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Pre-paid card trap: UK travellers have over half a billion pounds in leftover holiday money sitting on pre-paid cards
UK travellers are returning from overseas holidays with a total of £582m sitting on pre-paid travel cards as holidaymakers continue to default to these cards over more cost-effective alternatives, according to research from money-saving travel debit card Currensea.
People prioritize holidays
New figures indicate that people are continuing to prioritise holidays and other experiences as travel returns to post-pandemic normality with summer holiday daily spending doubling compared to June half-term - despite the cost-of-living crisis.
What’s more important to Brits than low Covid rates for summer holiday in 2021? Weather and cheap flights
The top factors for Brits choosing a designation for their long-awaited post-COVID vacation are weather (45%), location on the green list (44%), cheap flights (42%) and a good exchange rate (33%),
Brits can now collect air miles without credit card
Customers of UK Direct Debit Travel Card Currensea can now collect KrisFlyer miles whenever they spend abroad thanks to a new partnership with Singapore Airlines
Three travel advice you didn’t know you needed
Many thought that things will get better by the holidays with the news of effective vaccines now available. Some people whose holiday was thwarted by lockdown postponed their vacation this year.
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