Getting a credit card for travelling

Emily_Joy · 17 July 2018 at 2:50PM

It would be wiser to get a Revolut Mastercard. It is not a credit card so no need for a credit check and you should have no problems loading money on it from your saving account. There was a link in recent email to avoid £5 fee.

Sheeno · 17 July 2018 at 4:07PM

Thanks all - as it stands I'm looking to use a combination of a Revolut card and a Starling debit card. Between the two of them I think I should have enough avenues to avoid many of the foreign transaction fees. If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know. I'll also have my Lloyds debit card just in case of emergencies when the others don't work. Cheers!

DCFC79 · 17 July 2018 at 4:44PM

Sheeno wrote: »

Thanks all - as it stands I'm looking to use a combination of a Revolut card and a Starling debit card. Between the two of them I think I should have enough avenues to avoid many of the foreign transaction fees. If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know. I'll also have my Lloyds debit card just in case of emergencies when the others don't work. Cheers!

Its always a good idea to have 2 cards on you as a backup.

eDicky · 17 July 2018 at 5:30PM

Sheeno wrote: »

If having both is unnecessary and you think one would be preferable then please let me know.

Take both, there's no cost to have the backup.

Revolut puts a margin on the interbank rates during weekends (GMT), and always on Thai baht. Also 2% fee on cash withdrawals over £200/mth. Starling always gives MasterCard rate
(same as Clarity) without fees. Interbank and MasterCard rates have no significant difference.

Getting a credit card for travelling

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