Works the same as anywhere else, just need internet and maybe a VPN, depending on what you're trying to use.

@Ruth ******

not sure if it's an option with your medical condition but AirAsia does have a ticket counter at the airport that should be able to help book it.

Use Google flights. It'll have all the airlines and multiple options for prices with links to various booking sites as well as direct. Then just pick the booking site with the cheapest rate.

@Joanne ********

of course, and it sounds like the op has no choice now, but they were trying to avoid that.

@Harry ********

based on their post it seems they wanted to stay more than 30 days. Not sure if it's more than the 60 days they could get with the extension. Even if it wasn't I know I'd rather take the time and apply for the tourist visa ahead of time which gives them 60 days on entry than to have to lug my family to immigration for a half to full day while on vacation. Getting the tourist visa is usually pretty easy and doesn't take that long at most embassies.

@Peter ***************

yes, thats for the rate that the atm gives. What I was talking about and the original post implied was that their friend rejected the atm rate and then the atm somehow told them what the rate of their card would give. Which I have never seen.

@Tony ********

I use Schwab. I just double checked a recent transaction and you are correct that the wise rate is a touch better, but offset somewhat with their fees. If schwab didn't reimburse the atm fee then wise would actually be a better value, with the reimbursement schwab is slightly better value, although they're not as far off from each other as I had thought. With larger withdrawals/transfers at the atm limit wise may actually come out equal or ahead since the rate of their fee goes down and the 220 reimbursement gets smaller as a percentage of the withdrawal.

@Gordon ***********

I take out all my money here in Thailand through the atm becasue my bank gives a great rate (as good or better than wise), charges no fees, and even reimburses the fee from the atm.

@Gordon ***********

he must've just been trying to take out 39,000 baht, declined the atm conversion, and then the transaction was declined becasue the maximum thai atms will allow to be withdrawn is 30,000. Most only allow 20,000 I believe. Either way I don't see any way he would've known the rate his card would've given or how much it was in sterling, since it was a failed transaction.

I've never seen an ATM here where you request the amount in the foreign currency. The atm will also not display the exchange rate that your card will give, even after declining the atm rate. So I'm not sure how your friend could have known his cards rate for a failed transaction. Even if there were some atm or his banking app that did, all it showed is his banks card has a terrible rate. Once you decline the conversion the only money the atm makes is the 220 baht per transaction. Whenever I've compared my bank card rate it is as good a rate as it gets.