Summer is on its way and people will be going on holiday soon so it is good to know that when you finally jet away that the holiday money you have saved up is working as hard as possible for you.

You may not think too much about it, but they way you take your holiday money with you does have a large bearing on how much it will stretch.

What are we talking about?

A recent survey compiled by money gurus moneysavingesxpert.com has revealed the best and worst ways to take your holiday money abroad and the outcomes are quite surprising.

Their survey looked at a range of debit, credit and prepaid cards and examined the charges you could incur if you withdrew £1000 and spent £750 on each of them, while you were outside the UK.

The outcome showed the the fees ranged from £8 – £120 on the best and worst cards.

Who are the best and worst?

THE BEST
Halifax Clarity (credit card)
Sainsbury’s Gold (credit card)
Fair FX (pre pay card)
Caxton FX (pre pay card)
Travelex Cash Passport (pre pay card)

THE WORST
Halifax Debit Card
Lloyds Debit Card
Intelligent Finance Debit Card

read the full article here – www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money