The Packing Pod! Cut out hidden holiday costs: foreign exchange, insurance, travelling with kids & more
About this episode
Martin Lewis shares tips on cutting holiday costs and addresses consumer issues.
This week on The Martin Lewis Podcast, Martin is in full holiday mode – revealing everything you need to know right now to cut the cost of getting away. From the cheapest ways to spend overseas and avoiding costly currency conversion traps, to finding the right travel insurance, beating roaming charges and the single-person supplements, Martin answers listeners’ biggest travel money questions and shares the practical tips that could save you hundreds before you even leave home. Away from the holiday theme, Martin also takes on some of the biggest consumer issues closer to home. He explains when – and if – we're likely to see lower energy standing charges, why he believes recent regulator interventions have had the unintended consequence of pushing up the cost of broadband and mobile deals, and asks why Britain still doesn’t have a single, unified social tariff system for water bills to support those who need help most. For this week’s Tell Us, we're looking for the insiders' guide to travel. We hear the secrets of the trade from people who’ve worked as a holiday reps, in a hotel, for an airline, tour operator or anywhere in the travel industry, explaining what holidaymakers…
People in this episode
Host: Martin Lewis
Guest: Adrian
Topics covered
- holiday costs
- foreign exchange
- travel insurance
- consumer issues
- energy charges
- broadband costs
- travel tips
Keywords
- holiday
- travel
- insurance
- currency
- energy charges
- broadband
- social tariff
- pensions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 5 Live
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