Seasons travell Card

leedspete_2

Has anyone used this card and was it any good?
We usually take a travel card but at the mo are discussing which is best
Thanks
peter

eDicky

leedspete wrote: »

Has anyone used this card and was it any good?
We usually take a travel card but at the mo are discussing which is best
Thanks
peter

I had never heard of this card - it looks quite interesting at a quick glance. Free card, load GBP and convert at the mid-market rate at the time of use overseas for spending or ATM withdrawal, with a small percentage mark up. Apparently no other fees and excess GBP can be used for UK spending fee-free. Anyone has experience..?

leedspete_2

Has anyone used this card at all

malky39

Had a look at the web site and from what i can see there are better cards out there in terms of the transaction fees

budgetflyer

Id like to know which prepaid card has a better load than 1% for £ to € malky39?

eDicky

The main drawback I can see is that it's not suitable for deposit pre-authorisation on hotels and car rental, otherwise pretty good for a prepaid card. Contis are quite a well known firm. Strange that nobody seems to have used it.

NiftyDigits

budgetflyer wrote: »

Id like to know which prepaid card has a better load than 1% for £ to € malky39?

Kalixa Pay.

No fees on POS anywhere and as little as 0.75% on ATM withdrawals.

Seasons quoted exchange rates are 'pie in the sky' and whilst they claim no hidden fees....

* Additional fee of £1 applies if withdrawal is less than £100
** For loads of £250 or above (otherwise £0.50).

So a few caveats there. Withdraw less than the equivalent of £100 from an ATM whilst abroad and you can pay 1.5% plus £1.

eDicky

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Seasons quoted exchange rates are 'pie in the sky' and whilst they claim no hidden fees....

If they use Visa Europe rates why is that 'pie in the sky'? The fees are not really hidden if you look at the fees table. Cards are free and UK ATM fee 75p (Kalixa 1.75). It seems comparable to Kalixa Pay, similar format, but the curious thing is the complete lack of reviews after running for a year or so.

OP - why not give it a try? I might, just for the hell of it...

NiftyDigits

eDicky wrote: »

If they use Visa Europe rates why is that 'pie in the sky'? The fees are not really hidden if you look at the fees table. Cards are free and UK ATM fee 75p (Kalixa 1.75). It seems comparable to Kalixa Pay, similar format, but the curious thing is the complete lack of reviews after running for a year or so.

OP - why not give it a try? I might, just for the hell of it...

The rate on their front page does not tally with the VISA rate.

What have the UK atm withdrawal rates have to do with a card to be used overseas??

You can empty the card for free via POS transaction.

leedspete_2

But there is a £6.95 fee for kalixa pay though isn't there

NiftyDigits

leedspete wrote: »

But there is a £6.95 fee for kalixa pay though isn't there

You can get a £5 rebate via referral. I got mine for free....together with a £5 rebate. So I got paid £5 to obtain one.