Thomas Cook Credit Card

  • Earn Travel Pounds everywhere you shop and redeem them against any holiday, travel and foreign exchange products at Thomas Cook and Going Places (including foreign currency and travellers cheques)*
  • No credit card booking fee at Thomas Cook and Going Places (saving you up to £50 per transaction)
  • Commission–free holiday money with no cash handling fee (at Thomas Cook and Going Places)
  • 0% interest on balance transfers for 9 months made within 60 days of account opening (2.99% fee applies)
  • 19.9% APR typical (variable)

At Barclaycard we have a partnership credit card with Thomas Cook that offers you great rewards.

Save money at Thomas Cook with Travel Pounds

The Thomas Cook Credit Card can turn your everyday spending into even cheaper travel, holidays and foreign exchange at the UK's leading travel company. Here’s how:

  • Earn 1 Travel Pound for every £100 you spend on holiday and travel purchases at Thomas Cook and Going Places
  • Earn 1 Travel Pound for every £200 you spend everywhere else with the card
  • Redeem Travel Pounds against any holiday, travel and foreign exchange products at Thomas Cook and Going Places, including foreign currency and travellers cheques. Each and every travel pound is worth £1.

Save up to £50 on your holiday booking

With the Thomas Cook Credit Card there is no credit card booking fee at Thomas Cook and Going Places, saving you up to £50 per transaction.

Want even more?

When you take out a Thomas Cook Credit Card you'll get two 0% offers to get you started including:

  • 0% interest on balance transfers for 9 months made within 60 days of account opening (2.99% handling fee applies)
  • 0% interest for the first 3 months from account opening on all purchases at Thomas Cook and Going Places

Important information

Thomas Cook Credit Card reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Thomas Cook Credit is subject to application and status. Terms and Conditions apply

*Full terms & conditions apply to Travel Pounds. Travel Pounds are earned on card purchases up to a maximum of £10,000 spend in any annual period.

 

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Think about Thomas Cook Credit Card if you:

  • Want a credit card that rewards you every time you make a purchase
  • You are aged 18 or over
  • You are not a student
  • You haven’t missed payments on a credit card, loan or mortgage in the last 12 months
  • You have no history of bankruptcy or defaulted credit agreements
  • You haven’t had any County Court Judgements (CCJs) or Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) in the past 5 years
  • You haven’t recently applied or been declined for the Thomas Cook Credit Card

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The information contained in this table summarises key product features and is not intended to replace any terms and conditions.

APR

Typical 19.9% APR (variable)

Interest rates Introductory Rates Monthly interest rate Annual interest rate
Purchases 0% interest on all Thomas Cook purchases for 3 months from account opening 1.527% 19.9%
Cash Advances N/a 2.207% 29.9%
Balance transfers 0% interest for 9 months on balance transfers made within 60 days of account opening with a handling fee of 2.99% on amounts up to £5,000 1.527% 19.9%

Interest free period

Maximum 46 days for purchases from the date of transaction if you pay your balance in full and on time each month.

No interest free period on cash advances, cheques or balance transfers (this is subject to any interest free promotional offer).

Interest charging information

If interest is payable, it will be charged from the date the transaction is debited to your account until it is paid in full.


Interest is charged on your average daily balance. By repaying more of your balance, or by making your repayments earlier, you will pay less interest.

Allocation of payments

Payments you make will be applied to your account in the following order:

 

  1. Default Charges
  2. Promotional balance transfers
  3. Purchases, balance transfers and other charges
  4. Cash withdrawals
  5. Promotional purchases

 

Please see the Thomas Cook Credit Card Terms and Conditions for further details.

Minimum Repayment

2.5% or £5, whichever is greater.

 

If you only make the minimum payment it will take longer and cost you more to clear your balance.

Credit limit

Minimum credit limit :     £250

 

Maximum credit limit:    Subject to status

 

We may restrict the amount of cash that you can withdraw.

Fees

No annual fee

Charges

  • Cash and cheques: 2.99% (min. £2.99). No handling fee on foreign currency and travellers’ cheques at Thomas Cook only
  • Balance transfers: 2.99% (min £2.99)
  • Overseas transactions: 2.50% foreign exchange fee on the value of non-sterling transactions.
  • Copies of statements: £3.00
  • Copies of transactions: £5.00

Default charges

  • Late payment: £12
  • Over credit limit: £12
  • Returned payment: £12

You can avoid additional charges. Please stay within your credit limit and ensure that your payments are received on time.

 

Pay less interest by repaying more each month

The example below assumes the following:

  • £1,000 purchase on 1st March 2010 and no further transactions made
  • Purchase is not a Thomas Cook purchase
  • Typical rate of 19.9% APR variable is charged
  • Credit limit is not exceeded
  • Minimum repayment of 2.5% or £5 (whichever is greater)is made
  • Payment is made each month on payment due date
  • Calculation excludes Payment Protection Insurance
Monthly payment Minimum payment each month £50 each month £100 each month
How much interest will be charged in the first year? £127.49 £102.78 £59.62
How much interest will be charged in the second year? £157.52 £57.01 £0
How long would it take to clear the balance? 23 years, 5 months 2 years, 2 month 1 year

Cancellation rights

You have a right to cancel this Agreement. This right will expire 14 calendar days after we post the card to you. Unless you cancel within this period you will be bound by this Agreement. If you wish to cancel this Agreement, please send written notice to Thomas Cook Credit Card, Customer Services, PO Box 6238, Basildon, SS14 9WY. If you cancel you will still need to repay any money already lent to you. Unless you repay this money in full within a month of cancellation, you may be required to pay interest or other charges under the terms of this Agreement.

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Thomas Cook Credit Card balance transfer terms and conditions

  1. You can transfer up to £5,000 or 90% of your credit limit, whichever is lower, depending on the available credit limit on your account.
  2. We reserve the right to refuse a credit card balance transfer or to limit the amount you can transfer.
  3. A 2.99% handling fee will apply to each 0% interest balance transfer you make.
  4. We can’t accept transfer from cards or loans issued by companies within the Barclays Group.
  5. If you choose to close your account with other lenders, please let them know in writing.
  6. You should continue to make payments to other lenders until the balance has been confirmed.
  7. At the end of their promotional periods, Promotional Balances will be transferred to the Standard Balance and the standard rate will apply unless they relate to cash transactions in which case they will be transferred to the Cash Balance and the cash rate will apply.
  8. We will transfer Promotional Balances to the Standard Balance or the Cash Balance (as relevant) at the end of the promotional period and also if you break this agreement.
  9. We will also apply the standard rate (or cash rate if applicable) to Promotional Balances before the end of their promotional periods if you do not make at least your minimum payment by the payment due date or if you exceed your credit limit at any time.
  10. To qualify for this balance transfer offer you must transfer any balance within 60 days of opening your Thomas Cook Credit Card account. Please see summary box and Thomas Cook Credit Card conditions about allocation of payments.
 

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