American Express
Aside from its overpriced tours and travel services, American Express (Amex for short) can be useful to travellers. Their main office at 15 Sharia Qasr el-Nil (Sat-Thurs 8.30am-5pm, Fri 8.30am-3pm; during Ramadan daily 8.30am-3.30pm; tel 574-7991, fax 574-7997) is the best place to send money or letters, although this mail service (closed Fri) is only available to holders of Amex travellers' cheques or cards. As a rule, it's quicker to change foreign currency or Amex cheques here than in commercial banks. Refunds for lost or stolen cards or travellers' cheques can take weeks, though they claim it's the next day. Amex is acutely suspicious of fraud, which is widespread in Cairo. Other Amex branches can be found in the Nile Hilton (tel 578-5001), at 21 Sharia Giza in Giza (tel 570-3411), and 72 Sharia Omar Ibn el-Khattub in Heliopolis (tel 418-2144). Most of them will pay out US$ for Amex travellers' cheques, and allow cardholders to draw out emergency cash on a personal cheque. Transferring money from abroad via MoneyGram is explained below
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