Brendan said:6) Load up your Credit Card before you go abroad and take out cash on it.
There is no cash advance fee.
Extremely dangerous.
If your card is in pre-loaded and in credit, and you are probably talking about a couple of thousand for a family here, and if that money is fraudently taken from your account, the bank is not liable. You have to suffer the loss of the amount that the card was in credit for yourself. It could turn out to be the most expensive and least enjoyable holiday you have ever had, at least, I cannot imagine how I could possibly enjoy a holiday after finding out that someone had taken 2-3 grand off me.
The interest that you will have to pay for taking out cash advances will pale into insignificance beside the potential loss you are leaving yourself open to.