The covid life is near to end and everything around us is returning to the pre covid situations with the lockdowns being eased and international travels and tours coming back.
So, the first thing everyone will consider will be the cash you can carry with you when you travel abroad and as you have suspected there are some limitations on how much cash you can carry abroad.
The maximum amount for which you can buy foreign currency remains the same irrespective of the place. It can be at the airport or the bank. As an Indian citizen, you can carry cash up to $3000 every time you travel to an exotic location. But the total limit for forex that could be exchanged is set at $250000 for a person for a financial year. And so, you can’t exceed this. The $3000 limit is only for the cash you are carrying and the rest of the permitted amount could be loaded up in your travel card or the travel drafts.
So, visiting the airport to buy forex will not be an ideal option since you have other better options available at your disposals like the banks and forex dealers.
One such great option is the forex dealers who are authorized by the RBI to do forex services. They follow a live currency exchange rate policy and so you can take full benefit of higher exchange value since today's forex rate will not be the exchange rate tomorrow or even the next second. These forex dealers deal with many such transactions and so they will be able to give amazing discounts on the transfer fees and conversion charges.
Along with this, you could also avail of their online service from their websites, enabling a buying and selling of the foreign currency experience from the comfort of your home.