Thomas Cook Credit Card & Travel Pounds

mr-mad_2

Anyone have one of these cards?

I always pay off my credit card (Nationwide) by direct debit, it does not charge me for transactions abroad. It gives me cash back, but I am not sure how much. The TC card gives me 2% on travel booked with them, 1% elswhere.

Any Comments?

Details...

http://www.thomascook.com/content/travel-money/travel-money-lp/creditcard-home.asp

• 0% interest on balance transfers for 9 months (2.99% fee applies)
• 0% interest for up to 3 months on all your purchases at Thomas Cook
• 0% foreign exchange fee on all purchases abroad
• Commission-free holiday money with no cash handling fee at Thomas Cook
• No Credit Card booking fee at Thomas Cook
• Earn Travel Pounds everywhere you shop

Every time you shop with your Thomas Cook Credit Card, you'll earn 1 Travel Pound for every £100 spent everywhere. And you'll earn double Travel Pounds on all your spend in Thomas Cook.

Each Travel Pound is worth £1 off any holidays and travel booked at Thomas Cook. Use your card regularly and you could make some great savings at Thomas Cook on great holiday brands.

What's more, Travel Pounds can be redeemed in conjunction with any of our late deals and special offers, so find yourself the best deal possible at Thomas Cook and then redeem your Travel Pounds to save even more!

*Please note: we’re sorry, but Travel Pounds can’t be redeemed directly online – if you’ve got some Travel Pounds you want to redeem, simply find your chosen holiday online and then call the number shown onscreen to book the holiday and redeem your Travel Pounds

mr-mad_2

Suprised no comments on this card?

Up to 2% cash back on purchases

Trotski

This household has 2 of these cards. I used to put everything on my Nat West visa for the Air Miles, but don't anymore.

Travelpounds can mount up, and providing you don't mind tying yourself to Thomas Cook to book, it'll be fine. (they book most companies anyway).
You can also set up a direct debit if you want to.
Have you considered keeping your Nationwide card for use abroad and getting a Thomas Cook one to book your travel?

mr-mad_2

I went in to apply for one today, but they wanted my partners income, which I objected to.

They say there are charges to use it in the US, though it says
0% foreign exchange fee on all purchases abroad?

Are there charges using it abroad?
I dont think the girl I spoke to really knew what she was talking about?

PosterBoy77

I have just been accepted for one. Even though I have a Nationwide Cashback CC for use abroad, they no longer give you cashback on foreign transactions. It is still a good card, as it is a good deal even without cashback. However this new Thomas Cook card appears to give you an effective cashback on all spending, which I assume would also mean on foreign purchases. This should mean that you get free-of-charge foreign transactions and cashback. I have not got the card yet, but will find out more when I get it and use it!

PosterBoy77

My first foreign transaction has not been debited from the card. I can confirm that it works very well as the foreign transactions earn travel pounds and incur no comission at all. Effectively all the advantages of a nationwide CC for foreign use, but also effectively giving you 1% cash back on all the foreign purchases!