Press & PR

For those consumers keen to make a saving on travel in a gloomy economic environment, cutting out mobile calls made abroad has been touted as an effective way to save money.

According to the Guardian, people should as a rule avoid making calls abroad and stick instead to texting which is a cheaper option.

"If you plan to make and receive calls, register with your network to get the cheapest package. Data roaming - email and web surfing costs a fortune abroad," the newspaper suggested recently.

Other cost-saving tips included opting for all-inclusive holidays and avoiding currency converter cons where a bill arrives in sterling after being converted using an inflated exchange rate.

Elsewhere, the Post Office urges travellers to take long-haul trips to avoid the rising costs of holidays in Europe.

Vonage's VoIP services offer substantial savings on overseas telecoms costs, with the V-Plan 2 enabling people to make cheap international calls using broadband phone services.