Lazy or unaware? The most avoidable travel traps that are costing Aussies $4.4 billion
Aussie travellers are losing an average of $448 a year to avoidable tourist traps, according to recent Mozo research.
1 in 3 Aussies send money overseas, despite not quite understanding the cost involved
Recent research from international money transfer specialist Transferwise has shown that although Australia is a multicultural society with many residents who were born or have relatives overseas, we only have a hazy understanding of sending money to our loved ones across borders.
The perfect plastic to match your travel money personality this holiday season
If you’re like a host of other adventurous Aussies, you’ve probably spent the last few months booking flights, organising accommodation and sorting out car hire and now you’re eagerly awaiting the day you head abroad.
Too stubborn to save: Aussies overpaying to transfer money abroad this Christmas
You would expect most Aussies to take up even the smallest opportunity to cut costs this festive season, but it turns out that a large chunk of us are passing up savings on our international money transfers, according to The Australian Overseas Money Transfer Index.
ING introduces new travel-friendly features to its everyday bank account
Aussies going abroad have a new travel money match after ING today announced it will be scrapping overseas fees on its Orange Everyday Account.
Mo money, mo mojitos: Travel money musts for Schoolies 2017
As year 12 students around the country enter the last stretch of their final exams, thoughts will soon be turning to celebrating their new found freedom which, for many, means just one thing - Schoolies 2017.
Big banks are still ripping off international money transfer customers with exchange rate markups says Transferwise
Although CommBank recently announced it was slashing upfront fees on Transferwise.
CommBank slashes International Money Transfer fees by 70%
The Commonwealth Bank has been on a fee-slashing spree lately, doing away with foreign ATM fees, cutting account fees and scrapping bank account transaction limits and more recently, dropping the monthly account fee on its Equity Unlock For Seniors reverse mortgage.
Fair exchange: Transferwise launches ‘Borderless’ international money account for Australian businesses
Aussie businesses that rely on international money for importing and exporting goods and services are getting whacked with over a billion dollars in exchange rate markups and other fees, a new study has found.
The Aussie dollar may be about to dive, so it could be time to lock your travel cash in
With summer just around the corner many Aussies will already be in the midst of planning their overseas vacations, but a falling Australian dollar could mean that now is the time to exchange travel money before rates drop any lower.