The Currency: Egypt's currency is the Egyptian Pound  1 pound =100 piaster pt    There are    notes in denominations of  25 and 50 pt and 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds
Exchange Rates:  1 USD = 6.10 Egyptian pounds – 1 Euro = 7.10 Egyptian pounds (rates as per Winter of 2003) Money can be officially changed at American Express and Thomas Cook offices,

commercial banks, banks are available at 4 or 5 stars hotels & at the Airport, it is also recommended to keep the receipt of exchange you get from the Bank so in case you have extra Egyptian money & need to exchange back to your currency before departure, you must have the receipt

Credit Cards: Visa, Master & American Express Cards are accepted & widely used in many touristy places as hotels Nile cruise gift shops & travel agents also credit machines are available for cash withdrawal in Local currency credit cards can also be used for cash advances from many branches of Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt as well as Thomas Cook

Travelers' checks: Can be easily changed to local currency at any Bank but you must have your passport & must be signed in front of the bank employer, it is not accepted by many travel agent in Egypt.