Card Confusion

Travelex's study of holiday spending money reveals that card CONFUSION is costing Brits... £100million Holidaymakers incur in excess of £100million in fees and charges over the Course of the summer circa 90% of those that use prepaid card would recommend to a friend/use again 77% of Brits taking a holiday abroad this summer will use a credit or debit card to fund purchases or withdraw cash 2.75% 043+ TO THE COST OF A FAMILY HOLIDAY FEE FOR EVERY TRANSACTION The fees see users incur, on average, an additional 2.75% every time a card is used abroad; which could add nearly £70 to the cost of a family holiday compared to using the cheapest prepaid card deliberately chosen not to take a prepaid card abroad after being left confused about which one to choose 48% cited that choosing a prepaid card was "extremely difficult" ( 41% revealed that they Couldn't work out the best value card 68% of holiday makers don't realise they are incurring fees and charges using credit and debit 25% cards abroad Survey of 3,000 nationally representative UK residents conducted by OnePoll