James Lynn
Finance
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.
Global
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.
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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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