This Week in Travel episode 17: How to spend money in foreign currencies cheaper

Did you know that when you spend money abroad or buy a hotel or flight in a foreign currency, most credit cards charge a fee of around 3% or more? Luckily, there are many ways to spend money on a card abroad to get avoid these fees or reduce them to a very low levels. This week I will be looking at all the main options from card aggregators to pre paid cards and credit cards. Plus how you can still earn your miles and points abroad while getting the best deal on foreign currency.

Note: The Virgin Atlantic Mastercard that I discussed in a previous episode also offers fee free spending in Euros.

Links:

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Curve card:

https://www.turningleftforless.com/how-to-save-money-whilst-earning-miles-points-abroad-and-even-time-travel-with-curve/

Revolut:

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More info:

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Apply here:

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You can find the new episode on Youtube:

Podcasts will be available on the following platforms:

- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Libsyn
- Amazon Music/Audible

Google Podcasts

You can find episode 17 here:

If you missed our launch episode celebrity special featuring TV presenter Andi Peters, Sky News Reporter Jonathan Samuels and industry expert Paul Charles of the PC agency, you can find it below. They are all very regular travellers who gave me some fascinating insights. I chatted with them about their thoughts on what travel will bring in 2023 and what their personal travel plans are.

You can see the first episode on Youtube here.