Foreign Exchange
N&P’s Gold Classic Current Account saves travellers money
The changes to its Gold Current Account in January 2011 have saved Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) customers thousands of pounds in overseas debit card transaction fees and charges over the last 12 months - and won N&P “Best Debit Card For Use Abroad” in the prestigious Moneynet 2012 Awards - the building society announced.
‘Jingle’ all the way with my Travel Cash
Britons could collectively pocket just under £9m this Christmas in cashback rewards.
Autumn sun-seekers advised to watch out for card charges
The eight million people expected to head overseas for an autumn break are being urged to avoid charges to use their credit cards abroad.
Maximise festival spends with my Travel Cash
With heavy rain guaranteed year-on-year, the nation’s festival fanatics are going further afield to get their music fix. Statistics show that for Europe’s most popular festivals, Britons account for almost half the tickets sold.
Mutuals offer the best deals for debit card usage abroad
With Consumer Focus issuing a super complaint to the OFT regarding the cost of holiday money, Andrew Hagger of Moneynet looks at the cost of using your debit card abroad.
Finders Keepers for M&S Money Currency Seekers
M&S Money has £20,000 up for grabs this summer for players of its new Facebook game ‘Finders Keepers, Currency Seekers', which runs until Sunday 11th September.
Brits fail to budget for summer breaks
Research from M&S Money has revealed that despite holidaymakers feeling the pinch this year, 40 per cent don't budget for their summer holiday, leaving themselves open to over spending.
M&S offers foreign currency refund for Holidays 4 U customers
M&S Money has confirmed it will offer a full refund for foreign currency purchased from M&S by customers who have booked holidays or flights with Holidays 4 U and are now unable to travel to or back from their holiday destination.
Currency exchange marketplace helps increase SME profit margins
Shrewd British SMEs are optimising turnover by around 5% by avoiding bank charges and unfavourable exchange rates, according to customers of CurrencyFair - the world's first ever peer to peer online foreign exchange marketplace.
Travel light on your honeymoon with my Travel Cash
Newlyweds are increasingly shunning the wedding list and asking for money as a wedding gift to put the cash towards a honeymoon.
Holiday overspending is on the cards for one in three
Almost one third of holidaymakers overspent on their last foreign holiday, and have a significant lack of knowledge of how withdrawing cash overseas can pile on the pounds, according to research from N&P (Norwich & Peterborough Building Society).
Turn leftover holiday coins into charity cash
The return from a Summer holiday can often mean jet-lag, sun-burn and a pocket full of foreign coins that cannot be changed back into pounds.
Fee-free cash withdrawals in Spain for Santander customers
More than 12 million British people go on holiday to Spain every year and those who have their main current account with Santander can benefit from fee-free cash withdrawals when using their Visa Debit card at any of Santander's 4,300 cash machines across Spain.
Brits to spend £1.47 billion abroad this summer
As the final bells rang on the school term last week and thousands of holidaymakers jet off to sunnier climates, Barclays predicts that Friday 29 July will be the peak day for spend abroad this summer, with Brits spending £43 million overseas via debit cards on this day alone.
Holiday budgets stretched as sterling fluctuates
As the value of sterling has fluctuated, analysis from M&S Money shows its worth has slumped against five of the UK's top 10 most popular currency destinations in the last year. This means Brits will have to work harder to get more from their holiday money this summer.