Use Abroad
Prepaid my Travel Cash card aims to reward shopping abroadPeople hoping to shop abroad for their Christmas presents this year could benefit from taking out a my Travel Cash currency card. |
New WAG card unveiled by TravelexTravelex has developed a special, World Cup-themed application for its prepaid currency card, Cash Passport. |
New guide published on using cards abroadA new guide has been published offering advice to holidaymakers and business travellers on using credit and debit cards while abroad. |
Overseas card transactions explainedSpending on credit cards abroad has been explained in a new advice guide from The UK Cards Association and Abta, the travel association. |
Credit card rates 'highest since 1998'Interest rates on credit cards have been driven to a 12-year high of 18.8% after the economic downturn made lenders increasingly wary of risk, a new report has claimed. |
Plastic abroad: How to spend it this summerTaking a debit or credit card abroad may seem a safer and more convenient alternative to cash on holiday but anyone who has been stung by a cash machine charge before will be understandably reluctant to pack their plastic. |
Citi credit card terms rapped by watchdogCiti credit card terms and conditions may have misled customers on their right for protection when buying goods abroad. |
What card do I take on holiday?Going on holiday used to be easy - passport, tickets and holiday money from the travel agent, with perhaps some travellers' cheques, and some sterling, along with a credit card just in case, but what card to take can now be a nightmare. |
Money's no problem for skiersA debit card which provides secure access to cash worldwide is being offered at a reduced rate to skiers. |
XL collapse: 'Stark warning to travellers'The bankruptcy of travel firm XL should come as "a stark warning" to travellers about ensuring their protection. |
Brits head on holiday spending spreeBrits are heading off aboard this summer determined to leave credit crunch fears and recession worries behind them and spend their way to high heaven. |
Keep safe with cards abroadBrits are increasingly using their cards abroad - spending £18.1 billion on card purchases and withdrawing £7.1 billion from cash machines last year - but they need to remember how to use their cards safely. |
We're not going on a summer holidayCredit crunchiness, rising prices and the falling value of sterling are conspiring to put British holiday plans in the can. |
Weak pound hits holidaymakersSterling's fall in value, so ?1 is now worth under 80p, will cost holidaymakers heading into Europe massively. |
Aspinall Foundation launches prepay payment cardPrepay card provider M-Cube is launching a new card that gives customers the chance to help to a charity dedicated to conserving endangered species and returning them to their natural habitats. |
House of Lords: Credit purchases abroad protectedThe House of Lords has ruled credit card customers should have the same protection for goods bought abroad, either on holiday or over the internet, as in the UK. |
Lords decide on credit card protectionWhether credit cards should protect buyers' purchases from abroad or not will be decided today in the House of Lords. |
The Sun launches pre-payment MasterCardThe Sun is offering a 'pay as you go' payment card to readers. |
Last midnight sun-seekers hit the high streetScores of Britons are set to hit the shops today for their last-minute holiday preparations, M&S Money predicts. |
Brits making holidays more expensive than neededBritons are making cheap holidays more expensive through bad planning. |
Counting the cost of holiday cashYou can get ten per cent more holiday money by choosing to buy your foreign currency on the high street rather than in the airport. |
Using the wrong credit card abroad costs £355mDeciding to pay with plastic when abroad could prove a costly mistake new figures reveal. |
Credit cards cashing in on withdrawalsCredit card holders are being charged an extra £41 million a year because interest on cash withdrawals has risen. |
Cheap credit card? Not abroadNo matter how good you cheap credit card deal looks in the UK, heading abroad sees Britons face hundreds of millions of pounds in charges. |
Credit card travel insurance gets betterThe travel insurance provided by credit cards is getting better. |
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