Overview

• Martin Lewis advises using specialist travel cards like Barclaycard Rewards Visa to avoid non-sterling fees and secure near-perfect exchange rates.
• Travellers should always select the local currency when paying by card abroad to avoid poor conversion rates from dynamic currency exchange.
• UK holidaymakers are urged to renew expiring EHIC cards for free GHIC replacements to maintain access to healthcare abroad.
• Lewis highlights common holiday scams, warning against social media deals that seem too good to be true and urging payments by card for fraud protection.
• Travellers are reminded to check passport validity and the expiration of sunscreen products to ensure safety and compliance before departure.