Recent data has shown that card payments have overtaken cash payments in the UK for the first time. However, this is not mirrored across the world and we see many different examples of monetary culture with countries that have been slow to embrace this new financial technology or conversely, become almost cashless societies. So which …
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With the FIFA world cup almost upon us Russia can expect a little boost in tourism not least from hopeful England fans hoping to see the Three Lions beating all oppositon! But if you are travelling to Russia either for the football or for any other reason you may want an idea of how much …
Russian Currency With the FIFA world cup nearly upon us we thought we could give you a little insight into the currency of Russia and other quite important things like where and when the games are being held and Russian dolls. Russian currency is the ruble ( sometimes rouble) shorthand RUB, which is subdivided into …
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We’ve all heard the horror stories. Cars being abandoned in fields and on random streets with no security. Or travellers arriving back at their car to find it damaged, covered in mud, or with an empty tank since it was driven miles away by the car park operator. Unfortunately, these are things that do happen …
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Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport with more than 275,000 flights per year! Unfortunately, this means that flight delays are common…In fact, Gatwick has been recently listed as the least punctual airport in the country! As we all know, waiting for a delayed flight can be a very frustrating experience. So what can you …
Half of Brits addicted to buying souvenirs: £1.9billion spent this summer is the headline from research* conducted by Debenhams Personal Finance, and has revealed exactly how hard-hitting our obsession is. It shows that nearly half of us are addicted to buying souvenirs and we are spending £1.9billion as a nation on objet d’art, otherwise known …
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On the face of it, buying currency for your holidays can seem like a straightforward process. You simply go to your bank or the airport exchange counter, buy the currency you need, and get on to the business of going on holiday, right? Yes, that’s one approach, but you almost certainly will not get the …
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It’s always difficult to know exactly how much spending money to take with you if you’ve never visited a country before. One of our best selling and most popular pre-paid currency cards is the WeSwap card and they have put together a little guide to how much spending money you might need if you are …
Last Autumn the BBSA, The British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association, withdrew funding from the GB Womens bobsleigh team. This meant that they could not compete in any of the upcoming world class events over the winter period. Team driver Mica McNeill set about raising money through sponsorship and “crowdfunding” and raised an amazing £30,000 in …
Bulgaria joined the European Union alongside Romania when the EU expanded in 2007. However, it has never joined the Eurozone; the countries using the Euro, so Bulgarian currency remains the LEV (shorthand BGN) it is sub-divided into 100 stotinki. Many traders will display prices in euros for visitor information but only Bulgarian Lev will generally …