By Syam, JesTiny Guide · Last updated: 9 November 2026

Updates and Corrections

When we find that a guide was wrong or out of date, we fix the guide and record the change here. The guides themselves show only the current, checked information. The newest changes are at the top. Each date is the date the guide's facts were checked. To learn how we check, see How we verify. If you spot something we should fix, email jestinyguideofficial@gmail.com.

9 November 2026

• India Money Rules for Travellers: New page. The Indian rules on paying for forex in cash, PAN, carrying rupees, exchanging rupees before you fly and declaring cash were repeated on many airport guides; they are now kept on this one page, and the guides link to it.

3 November 2026

• Thiruvananthapuram Airport (TRV) Currency Exchange: Counters, Terminals and Rules: The page now gives Ebix Cash's four Terminal 2 positions as listed on the airport's own forex page (read 3 November 2026), and states that the two terminals are on opposite sides of the runway, about 5 km apart. We removed unsourced ATM bank names and a claim that Thomas Cook has no counter.
• Guwahati Airport (GAU) Currency Exchange: Counters, New Terminal and Rules: Counter details corrected from Adani's two forex pages: Thomas Cook runs two Terminal 1 counters (near Gate 1 or opposite the ticketing counters; near Belt 3 or opposite Belt 2, as the two sites differ), and Terminal 2 has counters next to Departure Gate 2 and near the Guardian Pharmacy. We removed retracted claims about the new terminal's size and airline moves, and unsourced ATM names.

2 November 2026

• Istanbul Airport (IST) Currency Exchange: Branches, Rates and Rules: We removed claims that nearly all Global Exchange branches are open 24 hours, that they sit at named zones, piers and belts and a VIP terminal, and that Ziraat Bankasi and QNB have airport branches; we found no source for them at the time of this check. Added the count from Istanbul Airport's own foreign exchange page, read 2 November 2026: 43 Global Exchange offices.
• Hyderabad Airport (HYD) Currency Exchange: One Terminal, Counters and Rules: Operator corrected: the airport's own Conveniences page (read 2 November 2026) names EbixCash, and the counter list now follows that page; Weizmann Forex is described as the earlier operator. We also removed unsourced claims about Gulf-flight rush hours and ATM positions.
• Heathrow Airport (LHR) Currency Exchange: Global Exchange, Hours and Rules: We removed claims that the Global Exchange counters sit next to Marks and Spencer, WHSmith and Costa, and that No1 Currency keeps a kiosk at the Terminals 2 and 3 Underground station; we found no source for them. Heathrow's own page, read 2 November 2026, confirms the 05:00-22:00 hours and shows both the 23-office and '24 Store' figures.
• Ahmedabad Airport (AMD) Currency Exchange: Counters, Terminals and Rules: Operator corrected from Travelex to Ebix Cash, at four locations (T1 Arrival Hall, T1 Departure Forecourt, T2 International Arrival Hall, T2 Departure Check-in Area), per the airport operator's page. We also removed unsourced claims about the Air India move date, the terminal walkway, a Dena Bank ATM and a statue.

30 October 2026

• Visa on Arrival at Bangkok Airport: Fee, Cash and 2026 Rule Changes: Corrected: Indian passport holders do not need a visa on arrival; the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi announces a 30-day visa exemption from 15 September 2026. We also removed a US dollar fee conversion, claims that counters accept dollars and that every family member pays, and the old 300-baht entry-fee figure.
• Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) Currency Exchange Guide: We removed a line referring to discrepancies with our older notes; the counter list follows the airport's own list.

23 October 2026

• Cash Declaration Limits in 16 Destinations: What the Sources Say: We corrected the count of official sources to eight of the 16 destinations, to match the list on the page.

22 October 2026

• Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed unsourced claims about GPA's ownership and its 34 currencies, the left/right counter positions, a Euronet ATM warning, a 110-220 yen ATM fee range and Narita-Haneda transfer times. Counters and hours now follow Narita's own page: the Terminal 1 South Wing shift counter is Keiyo Bank's, and the Terminal 1 Central machine runs 17:00-6:50, not 24 hours.
• Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed claims that Terminal 3 has seven exchange locations, that Mizuho runs a 24-hour exchange counter, that SMBC and MUFG run exchange counters, and that a shop called Access Ticket beats terminal rates; the airport's own list names only Travelex, Shinhan Bank Japan and Japan Airport Terminal.
• Taipei Taoyuan Airport (TPE) Currency Exchange: Banks, ATMs and Rules: We removed claims that Mega Bank keeps the same 24-hour schedule everywhere, that rates are government-regulated, that the 15% taxi surcharge is negotiable, that there are airside counters and that Terminal 3 opens at the end of 2027; we found no source for them.
• Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) Currency Exchange: Operators, Rates and Rules: We removed the claim that every Changi counter charges the same rate, and an unsourced Singtel counter. The operators are now Travelex and Prosegur Change (UOB and ChangiFX arrival-hall counters are out of date), and the page states that Terminal 4 has no Skytrain and a free 24-hour shuttle bus.
• Mactan-Cebu Airport (CEB) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed unsourced counter hours (Curex 24 hours, LuLu 6:00 to 22:00), a second LuLu counter, named ATM banks with a 250-peso fee and 10,000-peso limit, ride-hailing bay numbers and the claim that excess pesos are confiscated immediately.
• Leftover Foreign Currency: What to Do Before You Fly Home: We corrected the description of the Cebu figures: they are the counter's buying rates for foreign currency, not measured sell-back rates.
• Landing at Night: Are Airport Currency Exchange Counters Open?: We corrected the Changi entry: Prosegur Change lists its 13 Changi branches as open 24 hours and most Travelex counters are listed as 24 hours, so Changi is no longer listed as having no confirmed all-night counter.
• Jaipur Airport (JAI) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed claims that Ebix Cash is the only operator, that the terminals are 780 metres apart, that Bank of Baroda has a branch and ATM in Terminal 1 and the taxi fares; we could not confirm them. A 2018 report says Thomas Cook opened two counters here.
• Hanoi Noi Bai Airport (HAN) Currency Exchange: Banks, Rates and Rules: We removed claims that VPBank ATMs waive fees for foreign cards, that touts say the shuttle has stopped, that gold shops are banned from changing money, that ATM fees are 50,000 to 55,000 dong and that the shuttle runs 6 AM to midnight; no source supported them. THAIest's rate figures are now marked as undated and probably several years old.
• Exchange Money Before or After Security? What Airport Sources Say: The Changi entry now names Travelex and Prosegur Change as the current money changers; lists naming UOB or ChangiFX are out of date.
• Airport ATM Limits and Fees: What the Sources State: We corrected the credit-card cash-advance example: with 18% GST on the 500-rupee fee, the cost of withdrawing 20,000 rupees and repaying after 15 days is about 919 rupees (4.6%), not 829 rupees.
• Abu Dhabi Zayed Airport (AUH) Currency Exchange: Counters and Rules: We removed claims that Travelex runs nine locations around the clock, that US preclearance closes 60 minutes before departure, and the tourist VAT refund details; Travelex's own release lists seven stores and eight ATMs, and a later report says fourteen locations.

21 October 2026

• Techo International Airport (KTI) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed claims about the old PNH airport's closing date, a 45 to 60 minute drive, a southern pier planned for 2030, a 30-dollar visa fee and refusal of torn dollar notes; no source we read supported them. The distance to Phnom Penh is now given as about 19 to 20 km with 45 to 60 minutes by road, and the old Phnom Penh airport is dated as closing on 8 September 2025.
• Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN) Currency Exchange: Counters, Rates and Rules: We removed unsourced claims about an Eximbank arrivals counter, a Vietinbank counter at Gate D2, ATMs from ANZ, Citibank and Shinhan and a 2 to 5 million dong withdrawal limit. The page now lists all three terminals, including the new domestic Terminal 3, and marks the THAIest rates as undated.
• Siem Reap Angkor Airport (SAI) Currency Exchange: Counters, ATMs and Rules: We removed claims about two Cambodia Asia Bank counter positions, a Bank of China counter, a 4-11% markup, four named ATM banks, a 45-60 minute trip, worn-note rejections, a 30-dollar visa fee and two city changers; we found no source for them. The counter operator, the BRED Bank ATM and the 60-90 minute trip now come from HelloAngkor and The Traveler.
• Schiphol Airport (AMS) Currency Exchange: GWK Travelex Hours and ATMs: We removed the unsourced Schiphol Plaza counter hours, the F-pier and G-pier counter claim, and the claim that Geldmaat ATMs at the airport are fee-free while Euronet ATMs cost more; Wise says the airport ATMs are run by GWK Travelex.
• Mumbai Airport (BOM) Currency Exchange: Counters and Rules: We removed claims that EbixCash and Akbar Forex both run 24-hour counters, that Thomas Cook has no counter, and that airport counters run 5-15% above mid-market. The airport's own forex page names EbixCash as its only partner, and the page now lists its positions.
• Manila Airport (NAIA) Currency Exchange: Terminals, Counters and Rules: We removed an unsourced airline-to-terminal list, Land Bank's Terminal 1 hours (08:30-15:00), a claimed Bank of Commerce self-service kiosk and a Lulu Money Terminal 2 listing. The counter lists and measured rates now come from Thaiest, and the self-service machines from Spot.ph's report on BDO.
• Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) Currency Exchange: KLIA, klia2 and Rules: We removed claims that Mach by Hong Leong and Maybank keep set hours at klia2, that one traveller got about 65 ringgit for 20 dollars, that a posted rate came within half a percent of mid-market, and passenger-growth and Suka Money Changers details; no source supported them. THAIest's rate figures are now marked as undated.
• Jewel Changi Currency Exchange: What You Can Actually Do There: We removed the claim that airport rates, Jewel included, run about 1-4% worse than city changers; the page now cites the published 1-3% and 2-2.5% estimates. The terminal operators are now Travelex and Prosegur Change, and the page no longer names specific city changers.
• Jakarta Airport (CGK) Currency Exchange: Counters, Rates and Rules: We removed earlier claims that Bank Mandiri and BNI run counters at Terminal 3, that a Terminal 2F counter was discontinued, that Terminal 1 has only ATMs, that BCA and Mandiri ATMs are across the terminals, and that BRI's Terminal 3 counter is open 24 hours; no source supported them. BRI's Terminal 3 money changer is kept, as reported by InvestorTrust.
• Incheon Airport (ICN) Currency Exchange: Banks, Hours and Commissions: We corrected the claim that all three banks run full branches on B1 in both terminals (the tourism page puts Hana at Terminal 1 on 2F and Woori on 1F), and removed an unconfirmed Terminal 2 self-service kiosk.
• Hong Kong Airport (HKG) Currency Exchange: Counters, Hours and Rules: We removed claims that Global Exchange has six branches, that Travelex has two Terminal 1 branches including one on Level 5, that some counters run 24 hours and that HSBC, Bank of China, Hang Seng and Standard Chartered have counters in both terminals; no source supported them.
• Hamad International Airport (DOH) Currency Exchange: Counters and Rules: We removed earlier claims of 13 exchange stores, kiosks in Concourses D and E, QNB, Doha Bank and Commercial Bank ATMs, IBQ counters, an Al Fardan point and a Travelex pre-order service at DOH; no source supported them. The page was also rewritten in plainer English with the same facts.
• Goa Airport Currency Exchange: Dabolim (GOI) and Mopa (GOX): We removed earlier claims that the Dabolim arrivals counter is open 24/7, that Thomas Cook has no Dabolim counter, the four Mopa counter locations, that EbixCash is absent from Mopa, IDFC and IndusInd ATMs at Mopa, the opening dates and the check-in count; no source supported them.
• Forex Cards for Indian Travellers: Fees Compared, Not Ranked: We removed an unsourced "average 4.13% saving" claim, the claim that SBI cards carry a 3.5% markup (CardTrail lists SBI Elite at 1.99%), a 1% HDFC rupee-billing fee, a Wise fee of about 1.16%, and a Form A2 requirement; no source supported them.
• Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) Explained: What It Is and How to Decline It: We removed the claim that Visa's guidance says choosing your home currency triggers the merchant's rate on any card, and the list of hotels, restaurants, car rental counters and online checkouts as named DCC locations; the networks name only merchants and ATMs.
• Delhi Airport Currency Exchange: Counters at T3 and the Rules That Matter: We removed earlier claims that Thomas Cook's T3 counters have closed, that Punjab National Bank runs an exchange bureau at T3, that airport rates are 6 to 12% worse, and an ATM fee of 125 rupees plus 3.5%; no source supported them. EbixCash at T3 is confirmed by Delhi airport's own website, and the DCC figure now matches our DCC guide.
• Currency Exchange Scams: What Reports Describe and How to Avoid Them: We removed the unsourced claims that counters use a worse "night rate", that counter calculators are rigged and that terminal counters are generally safe; no source supported them.
• Cochin Airport (COK) Currency Exchange: Counters, Terminals and Rules: We removed earlier claims that Thomas Cook, Federal Bank and EbixCash are secondary operators at Cochin, that ATMs are spread across the terminals and that a boarding pass is needed for larger transactions; no source supported them. The LuLu Forex counters are now described as the company's own claim.
• Chennai Airport (MAA) Currency Exchange: Terminals, Counters and Rules: We removed claims that EbixCash runs five counters at MAA, that an AAI concession schedule lists eight counters, and that Prime Forex has shops at the Metro station and Aerohub Mall; we found no source for them. The terminal names now follow the Airports Authority of India and Air India.
• Bengaluru Airport (BLR) Currency Exchange: Counters, Terminals and Rules: We removed unsourced claims that EbixCash also trades as Centrum at BLR, that map listings confirm the operators, and that Thomas Cook has a broader footprint than EbixCash; our sources name Thomas Cook and Centrum.
• Bank vs Airport vs Online: Where to Exchange Currency in India: We replaced a summary table that put online platforms at 0-1%, banks at 2-5% and airports at 5-15% above mid-market, and a 2-3% home-delivery spread, with a source-by-source comparison; the online, airport and delivery figures had no source.

19 October 2026

• India Cash Declaration Rules: What You Can Carry In and Out: Corrected: non-residents may bring up to 25,000 rupees into India through an airport, per RBI's FAQ, and USD 3,000 is a limit on buying foreign notes for a trip, not on carrying them. The CDF requirement took effect on 24 February 2026, when the 23 February amendment was published in the Gazette.
• GST Refund for Tourists at Changi Airport: Rules, Timing and Cash: We removed older claims that card refunds take 3 to 14 working days, that PayNow refunds arrive within 5 working days and that you should arrive 2 to 3 hours early; the official sources give card refunds within 10 calendar days, do not list PayNow and give no number of hours.
• Dubai Duty Free: Should You Pay in Dirhams or Your Home Currency?: We reworded the claim that the home-currency option is 'almost always worse'; no source measures it at Dubai Duty Free, and published estimates range from about 1% to 8%.
• Dubai Airport Terminals 1, 2 and 3: Does the Terminal Change Your Exchange Options?: Corrected: Terminal 3 does have arrivals-side exchange (Travelex counters in the baggage hall and landside counters past Customs). We also removed earlier claims that Al Ansari operates in several terminals, that FAB, ADCB and Mashreq ATMs are at DXB, that Terminal 3 is for Emirates only, and a 15 to 20 minute Terminal 2 shuttle; no source supported them.
• Apple Pay and Google Pay Abroad: What We Could Confirm for Thailand, Singapore and Dubai: We removed claims that Apple Pay does not work in Thailand or India, that Singapore is cashless even at hawker centres and taxis, and that the Dubai Metro added contactless card tap-in at Terminals 1 and 3. Apple Pay launched in India on 29 September 2026, and the other claims had no source.

18 October 2026

• eSIM vs Roaming vs Local SIM: How to Choose Before You Land: We removed claims that airport SIM kiosks cost more than the city, that carriers cap speeds on unlimited roaming, that eSIMs usually cost the same or less than a physical SIM, and that eSIM is the most popular option; no source supported them.
• Mid-Market Rate Explained: How to Find It and Use It Abroad: We removed the rule of thumb that a 1-3% gap from the mid-market rate is reasonable and that 8% or more is worth walking away from; we found no source for either threshold.
• Dubai Airport Currency Exchange: Use the Dirham Peg to Check Your Rate: Terminal 3 detail corrected: Travelex has counters in the T3 baggage hall and there are landside exchange counters past Customs, and our airport data also reports an Al Ansari branch in T1 arrivals as well as T1 departures.
• Credit Card or Cash Abroad: When Each One Actually Wins: We removed the claim that a card's foreign fee is usually smaller than a cash exchange markup, which had no source. The DCC cost is now given the same way as on our DCC guide: no standard figure, with the 2016 Norwegian study as the one measurement, instead of two conflicting percentages.
• Bangkok vs Singapore vs Dubai: Airport Currency Exchange Compared: We removed the claims that Changi's Terminals 2 and 3 have more competition than Terminal 1 and that counters nearest the gate are the worst deal at all three airports, and corrected Changi's hours: Prosegur Change lists its Changi branches as 24 hours. The Changi entry now names Travelex and Prosegur Change as the current money changers instead of UOB and ChangiFX.
• Airport Currency Exchange Markup: What Does It Really Cost You?: We removed the claim that airport counters routinely mark rates up by 8-15%; the figure comes only from commercial comparison sites with no stated method. The page now gives the measured and published figures we could trace.
• ATM vs Forex Card vs Cash: What Costs Least Abroad?: We removed the claims that card networks add their own markup, that forex cards carry a 1 to 3 per cent loading margin and that airport counters add 8 to 15 per cent; no reliable source supported them.

17 October 2026

• The BKK Suvarnabhumi Basement Secret: We removed a comparison between SuperRich and a Kasikorn airport counter, because none of the sources we checked placed a Kasikorn exchange counter at BKK.
• Changi Airport Currency Exchange by Terminal: T1, T2, T3 and T4: Operators corrected: Changi's money changers are run by Travelex and Prosegur Change, and older listings of UOB and ChangiFX counters are out of date, so ChangiFX order and collection times are no longer given. We also removed the claim that Terminals 2 and 3 offer better rates than Terminal 1, and added that the free Terminal 4 shuttle runs 24 hours (there is no Skytrain to Terminal 4).