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Save money when traveling abroad by thinking like an economist

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University

A record number of tourists and business travelers visited a country other than their own in 2017, and this year is already on pace to exceed that tally.

One thing you definitely need when traveling abroad besides a passport is local currency, such as euros in Europe, yen in Japan or rubles in Russia. In the past, travelers would typically withdraw...

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