Summer is one of the most looked forward to seasons as it gives families and friends the chance to go on vacations together. During this time, many airlines offer heavy discounts on air tickets on both domestic and international destinations. However, when you travel abroad there are a lot of things which need to be taken care of – right from getting visa, booking flights, hotels, customs and import restrictions etc. One of the major concerns while travelling to international destination could be managing finances and foreign exchange. Experts say a vacationer must have different forms of travel money, one of these is a travel card.

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There are many available in the market, but here we take a look at ICICI Bank Travel card. It is a smart, cost effective, convenient and a secure option to carry foreign currency while travelling abroad.

Now, ICICI Bank has added to the benefits that it offers by recently enabling its customers to reload their travel cards with foreign currency instantly online, at any time, from anywhere around the globe, using the bank’s internet banking platform and its mobile banking app, iMobile.

One can also reload the travel card/s of family members after linking it to their savings account and submitting a proof of relationship, whichever is applicable.

The Bank has introduced a promotional offer, wherein, customers can get a 40 paise discount on foreign exchange rates while reloading your travel card online. This is applicable when the card is reloaded with a minimum 1000 units of USD, AUD, SGD, CAD, CHF or 750 units of EUR and GBP. This offer is applicable till July 15, 2018.

Here's a glimpse of what all benefits you get with the power-packed ICICI Bank travel card. 

Instant reload with foreign currency through internet banking or iMobile

Managing travel card on the go: You can block/unblock travel card, view the mini statement, update email address and mobile number, all on-the-go

Multiple currencies: Your travel card can be loaded with up to 15 currencies

Currently, this feature is available on Android based smartphones and will soon be available on iOS based smartphones.