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As we're only a matter of weeks away from Brits starting to go off on their summer holidays, it seems that the press is turning its credit crunch focus onto how much travel money you can get for your pound sterling.
Firstly, and article by published by the Guardian on Sunday advised on how to be flash without the cash when you're on holiday by using a prepaid card when you're on holiday. Read the full article here.
Yesterday the Telegraph published an interesting article which highlighted money saving tips for gap year students. One of the tips included using the FairFX travel money card. Read the full article here.
Today the Daily Mail highlighted that if you obtained your travel money from the airport, you might end up having up to £300 less spending money for the average family summer holiday compared with using a FairFX card. Read the full article here.
Wednesday 27 May 2009, 04:08pm
FairFX Travel Money Card Chief Executive Stephen Heath being interviewed on CNBC
Wednesday 13 May 2009, 01:15pm
Tuesday 05 May 2009, 11:07am
The Daily Mail published an excellent article yesterday, highlighting that there is one entirely painless way to cut back on your holiday costs
They say that by simply avoiding credit and debit cards that charge rip-off fees when used abroad, and instead travelling with ones with lower or no fees, you could easily save enough to pay for a slap-up meal.
The article goes on to review credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards to find out which type of plastic offers the best value when it comes to travel money.
Click here to read the article in full.
Tuesday 21 April 2009, 01:52pm
New findings from uSwitch.com suggest that consumers will pay £754 Million in fees this year for using their credit or debit card abroad. This figure is 6% higher than in 2008.
In an article in the Daily Express, they went on to explain that the average exchange rate loading fee is 2.75 per cent for credit cards and 2.09 per cent on debit cards.
Click here to read the article in full and find out which travel money card uSwitch.com recommends.
Tuesday 21 April 2009, 01:49pm
In the video below, Stephen Heath, FairFX Chief Executive calls for greater transparency in the foreign currency exchange industry. View his comments on the foreign exchange industry at 3:10 and his explanation of why the FairFX Travel Money Card is different at 7:10.
Wednesday 08 April 2009, 04:49pm
Four great articles which mention FairFX have been published over the last couple of days.
Firstly the Telegraph started off by featuring the five ways to get the best deal on your holiday money. They confirmed that the best prepaid card for foreign travel is the FairFX travel money card.
Next it was the turn of financeMarkets.co.uk to advise 'Beware the myth of 'commission free' exchange rates' before TravelDailyNews.com discussed 'The myth Of "0% commission" holiday money'.
Finally, despite Auto-Europe.co.uk advising its readers on how to avoid currency cons they still confirmed that thousands of Brits would still headed for the airport as soon as the schools closed for Easter to soak up some sun in a European resort.
Wednesday 08 April 2009, 03:17pm
Four major UK newspapers are seeking to expose the 0% travel money myth to ensure that holidaymakers get as much foreign currency for their money as possible in 2009.
Stories in the Mail, the Guardian, the Observer and the Times have highlighted that 37% of travellers thought that meant they were getting their foreign currency for free when they were told it was "0% commission".
The Mail started off by announcing that the OFT asked to probe claims travellers are being 'conned by currency charges'. Soon after, the Guardian continued by saying that firms are being accused of giving misleading headlines to mask poor exchange rates. The 0% focus continued with the Observer saying that the falling value of the pound means getting a good deal on currency exchange is ever more important before the Times discussed the '0% deals' which are often anything but.
FairFX.com Chief Executive Stephen Heath concluded: "People think they are paying '0% commission', but that couldn't be further from the truth."
Monday 06 April 2009, 05:09pm
Currency cards are now starting to make serious inroads into more conventional forms of travel money.
After last week’s article in the Evening Standard which confirmed that FairFX.com took on nearly 60 per cent more card customers in January month than December, ThisIsMoney, the online publication from the Daily Mail have highlighted that currency cards do not carry a foreign currency exchange rate fee, an extra levy of approximately 2.75% compared with the average credit or debit card.
The ThisISMoney article goes on to say that debt and credit cards may also have a similar till charge when paying in shops and restaurants, but there is no such charge with a currency exchange card.
Click here to read the article in full.
Monday 02 March 2009, 12:29pm
The London Evening Standard today reported that tens of thousands of consumers are buying dollars and euros on currency cards to avoid high airport rates.
The article confirmed that FairFX.com took on nearly 60 per cent more card customers last month than December.
In it, the FairFX chief executive Stephen Heath said: "The consumer mindset has shifted towards 'every penny counts' as people try to offset the rising cost of living by planning ahead."
Click here to read the article in full.
Wednesday 25 February 2009, 11:51am
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