How much spending money should each student bring with him/her?
This is a personal decision for each student, depending on the amount of additional travel and shopping, etc. each student intends to do. There is an ATM on campus and ATMs throughout the country, so students can easy withdraw dirhams from any U.S. dollar account. Traveler’s checks are not recommended as they are increasingly difficult to exchange for cash. A small amount of cash in dollars ($200-$300, perhaps) would be a good amount to bring for starters, along with an ATM card for future withdrawals. As with ATMs in the United States, withdrawals from machines here will each also carry a small fee (usually $3-$5 per withdrawal). Credit cards (VISA, Mastercard) are widely accepted at hotels and restaurants, and some shops, but if they are U.S.-based credit cards note that each international transaction usually carries an international transaction fee of as much as $15.
