
Could your travel money card be costing you a holiday?
Australians aren’t picking the right travel money card and could be paying over $1000 in bank fees, Mozo research has found.

Australians aren’t picking the right travel money card and could be paying over $1000 in bank fees, Mozo research has found.

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of travelling, but when setting aside money for your next trip it’s important to know how to spend your hard-earned cash without waste. Whether you’re still in the research phase or on the way to the airport, Mozo has collected these travel money hacks to help you save you from extra costs on your big trip.

On the official list of things Aussies love to do most, travelling ranks right up there with ditching Prime Ministers and talking up the quality of our coffee.

Australian globetrotters and international investors have a new option for wheeling and dealing in foreign currency, after Citi today launched the Global Currency Account, which allows customers to use up to ten global currencies through a single bank account with linked debit card.

It’s no secret that Australians love to travel overseas, but while picking the next destination to tick off the bucket list may be an easy choice, selecting the perfect travel credit card or debit card to take along can be more difficult.

Whether it’s for a family member’s birthday or a top-up for the next semester, more and more Aussies are sending cash overseas. But while the task sounds simple enough, how do you know you’re getting great value from a provider?

Snagging a cheap flight is one of the keys to affordable travel, but there’s often a downside to that rock bottom price tag - an inconvenient stopover in an airport halfway to your destination.

Many university students across Australia are lapping up the final weeks of a well-earned summer break with midweek trips to the beach or lazy days binging Netflix. Meanwhile, others are hard at work, saving their precious pennies for what is going to be a glorious semester abroad later this year - but how can their budgets benefit with an international money transfer?

Lately it’s starting to feel like everyone is either on holiday or packing for their next international adventure. But as Aussie travellers tick buying travel size shampoos or getting travel insurance off their to-do list, they’ll also be on the lookout for their perfect travel plastic match.

At approximately 6:30am, as Aussies across the country were preparing for the day ahead, the Aussie dollar hit 80.22 US cents for the first time in 4 months.