Virgin Money adds Euro and Dollar prepaid travel card

Virgin Money has added Euro and Dollar prepaid cards to their prepaid range. The cards are ideal alternatives to travellers cheques and safer than carrying cash.

The Euro card can be loaded with sterling and converted directly into Euros and the Dollar card can be loaded with Sterling and converted directly into US Dollars providing commission free currency.

Customers will be issued with their main card and a spare emergency card free of charge, as standard, so should a customer's main card get lost or stolen when abroad, they can block this card and activate the spare emergency card to ensure they always have access to their cash.

Scott Mowbray, Virgin Money spokesman said: "The Virgin Prepaid Cards are a safe, smart and convenient way to manage your money when travelling in Europe or the US. The cards are more secure than cash and if you do lose your card we provide a back up for peace of mind. Pre-paid cards are a great money management tool as you can only spend the amount that is loaded on the card."

The cards are easy to top-up and cardholders can get discounts from a range of Virgin companies including £20 credit for each Virgin Media cable service, 10% off Virgin pay as you go mobile phones, up to 20% off Virgin Experiences, 10% off Virgin Wines, 20% off Virgin Travel Insurance, £70 e-Gift Card when you take Virgin Life Insurance, 30% off Virgin Books and much more.

You can use Virgin Prepaid Cards wherever you see the Visa sign.

The cards are free, there are no monthly fees and free to reload by debit card. A choice of 'Pay as you go', 'Pay monthly' or the new Euro and Dollar cards are available online at uk.virginmoney.com/virgin/ where full terms and conditions can be found.