Foreign Exchange
Family holiday hotspots 2011
Have you started thinking about booking your family summer holiday? As the pound is now stronger against the Euro and almost every other holiday currency than it was a year ago, families travelling overseas will get great value for their money this year in most top destinations.
Make gap year cash travel futher
Don’t break the bank when booking a gap year island hopping adventure in Greece or a sky diving ticket for New Zealand.
Great expat-tations
Expats living abroad move away from the UK for a better quality of life - and get it, according to the new Happiness Index from Post Office International Payments.
Currency card usage reveals half-term holiday favourites
The US, Ireland and Thailand were the big winners with UK holidaymakers this half-term, according to leading pre-paid MasterCard provider Escape Travel Money.
Sainsbury's Gold Card offers free overseas cash withdrawals
Around 380,000 Brits will withdraw the equivalent of £236.4 million in foreign currency over next week's half-term break, according to analysis from Sainsbury's Credit Cards.
Britons saving for the long haul
American Express Currency Index reveals British heading outside of Eurozone to get better return on their holiday spend.
Travel light this Valentine’s Day with my Travel Cash
Last Valentine’s Day Cupid bestowed a staggering £4.9 billion price tag on romance, with figures revealing that loved-up couples spent an average of £550 on their better-halves.
Payments to China soar in lead up to Royal Wedding
Travelex Global Business Payments, leading foreign exchange (FX) and payments specialist, has revealed that it has seen a significant increase in payments to China since the announcement on 16 November 2010 of the Royal Wedding.
Sainsbury’s Travel Money rewards Nectar card holders
Sainsbury's Travel Money has unveiled a new offer and extended an existing discount until the end of February giving holidaymakers the chance to make their money go further.
Top tips to avoid the slippery slope of overseas fees
As the ski season gets into full swing and thousands of Brits are hitting the slopes overseas for their annual fix of downhill fun, N&P (Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) is guiding skiers on how to avoid an unwelcome jump in the cost of their holiday this ski season.
Kalixa scraps FX fees to assist travellers this year
Kalixa, the prepaid MasterCard from Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd today announces that it will be permanently waiving its standard foreign exchange (FX) fee for all transactions made abroad in an effort to help beleaguered business and leisure travellers this year.
How to make your holiday money go further
Confused.com is reminding those planning a winter sports or sun holiday this New Year to make their money go further by thinking about how they will pay for the trip, as well as how best to spend when they're away.
Travellers losing out on Euros
New research from AA Financial Services suggests that travellers preparing for their winter sports fix could make their money go further with better management of their holiday money.
N&P Gold Account with free overseas debit card transactions
N&P (Norwich & Peterborough Building Society) is making changes to its Gold Current Account from January 2011 which could save customers millions of pounds in overseas debit card transaction fees and charges, the building society announced.
Travelling abroad Christmas? Check your credit card FX rates
Sainsbury's Finance is warning people travelling abroad over the festive period to check carefully the foreign exchange rate on their credit cards before making any purchases overseas as many people might be paying more for goods than they realise.