Barbados Download this Barbados travel guide to your Palm or Windows CE handheld. The island is served by the Barbados National Bank and a range of at least six international banks, each with a main office in Bridgetown and further branches in Hastings, Worthing, Holetown and Speightstown.
Cash dispensers are available.
Diners Club, Visa, American Express, Barclaycard, Carte Blanche, Eurocard and MasterCard are accepted in the resorts, but cash is preferred for customs duty payment. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services that may be available. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take travellers cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling. The import of local currency is unlimited, subject to declaration. The export of local currency is prohibited.