Discover Seoul with benefits

THE Discover Seoul Pass, a travel card that offers free admission to Seoul’s main attractions, has now been upgraded to provide more benefits for tourists.

With Discover #Seoul Pass, tourists can enter designated main attractions in Seoul for free according to their remaining card hours. The card also serves as a transportation card, saving the hassle of carrying a separate transportation card.

Discover Seoul Pass up to now had only offered four main royal palaces along with sixteen other attractions, including historical attractions, but the newly released pass now covers twenty-two attractions for free admission. It also expanded its perks to include various discount offers at performance theaters, duty-free shops, tour service facilities, and more. Discover Seoul Pass is available in two options, a 24-hour card and a 48-hour card, so that visitors can choose the card that meets their travel itinerary.

Discover Seoul Pass Card can easily be purchased online, or at KEB Hana Bank within Incheon International Airport, CU convenience stores, and Tourist Information Centers in Seoul.

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Travel essentials . . .

THE I amsterdam City Card is your ticket to a more affordable, action-packed trip to #Amsterdam. Just one initial purchase gets you free, unlimited travel on public transport for the duration of your stay, plus a free canal cruise and free entry to a huge number of tourist attractions and museums.

The benefits also include a free, detailed city map, free giveaways & discounts on concerts, theatre, rentals, restaurants and more. The museums element of your card is automatically activated the first time you visit a museum or attraction. The public transport element is automatically activated the first time you use a tram, bus or metro in Amsterdam.

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Welcome to Berlin

THE official tourist ticket for Berlin is getting even easier to use, since the beginning of the year, the Berlin WelcomeCard may now also be used separately from the accompanying voucher guide. 

Users who would like to keep their hands free whilst sightseeing can now download the guide as an e-book to their smartphones so that they can find out about the available tours and discounts wherever they head. 

The Berlin WelcomeCard (fare zone AB) can also easily be booked, paid for, and printed before leaving home.

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Welcome to Berlin

TRAVELLING to #Berlin this January? The cheapest and easiset way to get around would be with the Berlin WelcomeCard. Save up to 50% on tourist attractions it also serves as your ticket on all public transport within Berlin, and on request, also outside the urban area. With each ticket, up to 3 children aged 6 to 14 years old travel for free.

• Berlin Fashion Week January 17-20, various locations throughout Berlin.

• Berlin Six-Day Race January 19-24, Velodrom Paul-Heyse-Straße 26 10407 Berlin

• International Green Week 20-29, ITB Berlin Messedamm 22 14055 Berlin

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Keeping your travel money safe

RESEARCH reveals that Brits resort to rudimentary tactics for managing their money abroad, with 65 percent admitting to hiding cash in shoes, clothing, or under mattresses when on holiday.

Rob Darby from Escape Travel Card has advice to travellers on how to look after holiday money when abroad:

Carrying cash

To avoid repeatedly paying ATM charges, travellers often opt to carry large amounts of cash, which could make them vulnerable to loss or theft. Using a prepaid currency card however, means that ATM charges can be avoided, removing the need for holidaymakers to carry lots of cash with them and giving them peace of mind.

Local currency or Sterling?

When using a credit or debit card for shopping abroad, tourists are often given the option to pay for the transaction in their own currency rather than the local one – which is portrayed as being more convenient. Rather than the till simply showing the customer what the amount translates to in their domestic currency, it usually uses a less favourable exchange rate meaning the traveller pays extra. Tourists are better off paying in local currency on their prepaid travel card to avoid paying these steeper rates, as this kind of expense can add up during the course of a trip.

Manage your budget online

It’s easy to get carried away when you’re making the most of your time abroad, but it’s important that holidaymakers keep on top of budgets so they don’t leave themselves short at the end of the trip. By using a currency card, such as the Escape Travel Card, that offers a secure online account to manage spending, travellers can stay clued up on their expenditure in the same way they would at home. Using the Escape online cloud account, cardholders can view their balance and statements and top up their account by debit or credit card. They can also check their balance by text with the Escape Travel card and receive low balance alert texts to warn them if they’re funds are running low.

Be safety wise

Preparing for the worst-case scenario is always advised when taking money abroad, and having safety procedures in place will help ease the anxiety of being stranded without cash. The majority of prepaid currency cards see funds held on them directly, meaning that if the card is lost or stolen the funds are taken with the card. But Escape’s unique cloud account offers increased security by allowing funds to be transferred from the card back to the account at any time, keeping spending safe if something should happen to the card. Escape also offers a 24/7 helpline for immediate support and can arrange for funds to be sent to a Moneygram outlet, meaning travellers will never be stranded without access to money. In addition, users can also take advantage of a free SMS service, which can be used to temporarily lock and unlock the card, providing peace of mind if they’re going for a swim and leaving their card in a bag or hotel room.

Be discreet

It is easy to see how holidaymakers can draw attention to themselves rifling through the unfamiliar bank notes of another currency when making a payment. It’s best not to make a scene when doing this and carrying a prepaid currency card means it can be avoided altogether. We advise tourists to be aware of their surroundings when on holiday, and to make sure they take the necessary precautions to ensure that their trip goes off without a hitch.

*The Escape Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard costs £10 to purchase, the fee being refundable if the card is loaded with £100 within 30 days of application. It can be order online at www.escapetravelcard.com.

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