Oktoberfest begins on 19 Sep – have you got your travel insurance and travel money?

Oktoberfest, the beer festival held in Munich, Germany, starts on 19 September, – if you’re going have you got your travel money and travel insurance sorted out?

Oktoberfest started in 1810 with ongoing festivities to celebrate the wedding of Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildenburghausen.

More than 6 million people attend the Oktoberfest each year and a staggering 20 million bottles of beer are consumed.

This year a litre of beer will cost between 8,30 € and 8,60 € and there’ll be a wide range to choose from -  Augustiner, Paulaner, Spaten-Franziskaner, Löwenbräu, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu – and it’ll be available pretty much all day, every day of the festival.

As well as sorting out travel and accommodation, it’s also important to consider your travel money and travel insurance requirements.

Travel insurance

There’s a single trip travel insurance option which would simply cover you for the duration of your stay at Oktoberfest.

Alternatively, if you’re doing some other travelling or have holidays planned, an annual travel policy may be a better option.

Compare travel insurance policies easily on a comparison website such as Confused.com or moneysupermarket.com.

Travel Money

A prepaid currency card is worth considering. These are becoming increasingly popular and are available from banks, such as Lloyds TSB or specialist providers, such as FairFX or CaxtonFX.

MoneyHighStreet has a special reader offer with FairFX

You can get a FREE FairFX currency card here – just sign up and load €10 and get the card free – it usually costs £9.95.

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