As quickly as you get out of customs on the Montego Bay airport you’ll discover a distinguished forex change accessible to get Jamaican {Dollars}, however do you have to make the change?
First, the short and simple reply is not any. Use USD as you travel in Jamaica. It’s most popular by Jamaicans and in the event you use Jamaican {dollars} you’ll find yourself spending extra.
I discovered this by expertise on my first journey to Jamaica. We took some cash for tipping on our journey however realized once we arrived that it was not going to be sufficient so we went to the ATM and bought some Jamaican {dollars}. I preferred the Jamaican forex as a result of the denominations had been price much less, making it simple to tip smaller quantities for minimal providers vs with $20 payments we had from the US.
We realized we made a mistake once we would ask for taxi costs and they’d give a value in {dollars} and be disillusioned that we had Jamaican {dollars} so they might improve the value. For instance they could say a taxi is $40USD or JMD$7500, when that’s nearer to $50 when exchanged.
We additionally seen disappointment from folks once we tipped in JMD vs USD.
The most important motive you do not need to get your forex exchanged within the airport is it’s a rip off. They offer you a horrible change fee.
If for some motive you do want additional cash, discover an ATM at a financial institution for one of the best change fee and lowest quantity of charges.
The perfect factor to do is to convey USD in numerous denominations. $1 payments are nice for tipping a bellhop just a few {dollars}, $5 or $10 payments are nice for hospitality employees, or $20 for tour guides.
