UK couple Wed in Rome These are a few ideas and tips which we have discovered through planning and booking a wedding in Rome Money Saving Tips Weddings can be incredibly expensive so do try to be money savvy as much as possible. Use the Money Saving Expert website for advice on spending money abroad. For example, by using a Post Office credit card for purchases in a foreign currency (i.e deposits your suppliers will require, or settling your balances on your arrival) you will avoid paying added foreign commission charges. Also by searching for the best rate of Euro instead of just going to your nearest bank or travel agency can mean you get much more Euro for your pound. Money Saving Expert have a handy tool for searching for the best rates - usually ordering your cash online for home delivery is the best option. We have done this a few times now and found it safe and reliable as all money is sent tracked and insured. However if you still prefer going into a shop for your money, do haggle. Just by asking we once got a rate which almost matched the online currency providers at the time. If you can order your money in one go for you and your family members then do this, as they are likely to give you a better rate the more currency you buy. Search around for the best deals on hotels and B&Bs and email the hotel directly to ask what the best price is they can give you. Websites can vary greatly with the prices they advertise so do look around. Also by emailing one of the B&Bs directly we booked a room advertised on their website at 150 Euro a night for just 60 Euro, a huge saving! Use a visa Electron card for booking flights online and this could save anything up to £40 for credit card charges as there is no charge for using the Electron card (except Ryanair, who now only accept a prepaid mastercard without charging fees) For more information see: moneysavingexpert/travel/beat-budget-airline-charges Cash Back Websites Use a cash back website to earn money from your purchases. We use TopCashBack and to date we have earned over £500 cash back simply from purchasing things we would be buying anyway, simply by going through their website instead of directly with the retailer. There is no cost for this, no joining fee or annual fee, just sign up with a username and password and start earning your cash back. The money you earn is simply the advertising commission paid by the retailer, which the cash back website then gives back to you. For example: you need to book your hotel in Rome and have found good deal with Expedia. Instead of just booking straight away on the Expedia website, go to Topcashback, search Expedia and see what cash back is on offer for a hotel purchase (we received 10% for a hotel booked for our honeymoon) click on the link they give you for Expedia and book as normal. You can choose to receive your cash back by cheque, paypal or bank transfer, although this can take up to a few months for the process to complete. Other items you can get cash back for are: airport car parking, travel insurance, flights, car hire, trains and transfers. All items which you may at some point need to book if you are getting married abroad. Also try searching the web for voucher codes for the website you are buying from.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 07:18:51 +0000
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