I used taxis frequently in Algiers and Bejaia, and every single driver expected cash. I once asked about card or app payments, and the guy laughed. Pa...

Everything’s cash. I took the metro in Algiers and several city buses in Oran - not a single one had any option to tap or pay by card. Tickets were pa...

Stayed at three different hostels in Algiers and Oran - none took cards at check-in. One had a card machine that “wasn’t working,” which seemed to be ...

I brought my Amex hoping it would work like it does in Morocco - big mistake. Not a single ATM in Constantine accepted it, and shops either had no mac...

The most consistent ATM I used was Banque Nationale d’Algerie - they worked with both my Indian HDFC and Wise cards, especially in Algiers and Tizi Ou...

When I landed in Algiers, I checked both the exchange booth and an ATM near arrivals. The counter offered 125 DZD per USD, while my ATM withdrawal wit...

This happened to me at a Banque Nationale d’Algerie ATM near Didouche Mourad Street in Algiers. The card just disappeared - no beep, no message. I rus...

I spent a full month in Algeria this spring, mostly between Algiers, Constantine, and Ghardaïa. If you’re traveling low to mid-budget, you can easily ...

I stayed in two hostels during my trip - both wanted cash. One of them had a broken card machine and the other never accepted cards at all. Cash is ki...