Wish you were here?

Posted in 'Personal Finance' by Lisa Maskell

17 June 2008

Can’t face another UK summer holiday and instead want to go abroad this year? Want guaranteed sun, sea and sangria, but are you finding that getting the funds together is too much to manage in one hit?

Why not use our free find a lender service which shows you what cashbacks and awards you could get when spending routinely on your credit cards?

Yes, a new card can help you to fund your break away but that’s not the point. Better still, why not get cashback on everything you spend, or collect Air miles for flights, travel and leisure activities or get free flights?

Don't forget, if you use your card abroad for cash withdrawals, many card companies will charge you heavily, and the best card to take with you for that purpose is the Post Office Card by a country mile.

By switching from store cards and bank cards you’ll often find a saving of interest of up to 50%. Chop up your old cards and rethink the way you plan for your next holiday.

Take advantage of the selection of credit cards offering a helping hand and you can find some with interest free offers for the first few months or, especially if you are comparing costs with a store card, half of the interest costs (check out the APR compared with a typical store card APR of around 30%).

You could be flying to your favourite destination and enjoying all the things you thought you’d have never been able to afford much sooner than you think. Now where did you put that lovely straw hat?