Is it possible to buy travelers cheques in Chiang Mai, Thailand?

I found small denominations of US$ the most convenient for day-to-day expenses when traveling around Vietnam and Cambodia.

Traveller's checks can be a PIA to cash these days. Kind of surprised they still exist.

The following banks sell American Express Travellers Cheques in Thailand:

BANGKOK BANK

CITIBANK

@Char*****

this is only really any sort of risk if you are flying back in to Thailand. If you are returning by land, you can just try without the 20k and if you are refused, just go to an ATM on the Cambodian side and take it out. Also note that it doesn't have to be THB, so as

@J**

says if you are flying back from Cambodia you can just take out ~$600 in USD there immediately before you leave. USD is no problem changing in Thailand and you will get a good rate. Don't follow this advice with VND if you are flying direct back from Vietnam though as that is very difficult to change and a bad rate.

Use an ATM to withdraw USD (20k equiv) in cambodia the day before you return to thailand. Ive never heard of travellers cheques here

Dear

@Char*****

, I understand you want to travel, without cash. Hard to do in Asia where almost every transaction is done by cash. But the day you decide to come back to Thailand, why it seems to be impossible for you to stop if you're on the way at an ATM and take the equivelant of that 20k Thb out an ATM, show if needed, change it into Thb after arrival and use the money during your stay here.

Use of Travelers Checks is way down as ATMs are everywhere. You can also get a cash advance on a Visa / MasterCard credit card inside a Thai Bank with ID-passport... If your Card is approved for cash advance by your issuing bank

Post office sells them from what I heard

You can be asked to show 20k Thai bath or equivalent in foreign currency. You can take money out of the bank before departure to Thailand.

Your only possibility would be American Express themselves.

American Express (Thai) Co.,LTD.

388 Phahonyothin Rd, Khwaeng Samsen Nai, Khet Phaya Thai, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

02 273 5441