By card or cash? How travelers pay worldwide - according to the "Cashless Travel Index"

The Falstaff Travel Editors, 12.03.2026

Vacation without cash? In many metropolitan areas today, the card is enough. The "Cashless Travel Index" shows where travelers can easily pay digitally - and where bills and coins still belong.

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No withdrawing money from ATMs, no currency exchange; for many travelers, cashless payments have become as much a part of their vacation as the smartphone in their pocket. But how easy is cashless travel around the world really? The latest "Cashless Travel Index" from the travel portal Urlaubstracker shows where holidaymakers can easily make cashless payments - and where their wallets should still be full.

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