gawguy Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 I will be transferring funds from USA acct to BKK Bank. I've done this before, but now I see a discussion about off-shore rates and on-shore rates. BKK Bank has a US headquarters in NYC so I thought their transfers went through that route. How do I know in advance if I'm getting the best rate? Does anyone know about BKK Bank policy? Also, the other discussion mentioned that the best rate was from in person exchange in Thailand. I can carry over Trav Checks to do that too. Is that a better rate than the best bank wire rate? Thanks, GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Try these sites to give you a rough idea of the rates you would get at a FX kiosk in LOS http://www.scb.co.th/html/exchange/bk-txtexchange.htm http://www.bangkokbank.com/Bangkok+Bank/Personal+Banking/Foreign+Exchange/FX+Rates/default.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 This is the BKK bank on-shore rate. http://www.bangkokbank.com/Bangkok+Bank/Personal +B... Make sure to check with the bank on the USA side as to what rate you will receive. If you take T/C, try to get them in $500 (or larger) denominations or the "stamp" (fee) that the BKK bank charges for each T/C will quickly eat up the better rate, making T/C a little less then cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 wire/TT rate is better than cash anyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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