YouTrip now lets you lock in Thai Baht, with Malaysian Ringgit wallet “coming soon”
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YouTrip, now with Thai Baht (THB) wallet for locking in the currency. You like Thailand, chai mai? Image: YouTrip.
Multi-currency digital wallet YouTrip just got even more currencies for keepsies. As of today (17 February 2025), the YouTrip app lets users store money in Thai Baht (THB).
Users can now use YouTrip’s stored currency feature to "lock in" THB during favourable exchange rates, helping them stretch their dollar further.
This is in addition to the zero bank fees for paying in THB when using YouTrip (which is also true for all 150+ currencies it currently supports).
12 currency wallets in total, with MYR in the works
Google Finance's historical currency data of Singapore Dollar (SGD) pegged against the Thai Baht (THB), where SGD is treated as S$1. Screenshot: HWZ.
YouTrip decided it was time to offer a THB digital wallet in light of “recent currency fluctuations”.
The company’s decision to add a THB wallet makes sense, when we tallied it against the past six months of historical currency data seen on Google Finance.
Records show the Thai Baht fluctuating drastically against the Singaporean Dollar, from as low as 1 SGD = 26.31 THB (22 August 2024) to as high as 1 SGD = 24.23 THB (1 February 2025), an 8.5% difference. The dips and spikes between days can be as much as ~1 THB, as seen with the most recent heart-skipping 9 to 10 February 2025 data.
In addition to the THB, YouTrip is also looking to introduce a wallet for Malaysian Ringgit (MYR), bringing a total of 12 multi-currency wallets to the app.
The wallet also supports these 10 other currencies for storage:
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Euro (EUR)
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Great British Pound (GBP)
- Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
- Swedish Krona (SEK)
While 150+ currencies are supported with zero bank fees, only these 12 (including the THB and upcoming MYR) allow for locking in during favourable exchange rates (for now).
“User feedback and spending insights play an important role in our product and innovation roadmap. The introduction of the THB and upcoming MYR wallets demonstrates our dedication to providing a rewarding payment experience,” said Kelvin Lam, Chief Operating Officer of YouTrip.
YouTrip resumes Travel Wednesdays
When's the best time to book hotels and flights? Apparently, it's Wednesdays now. Image: YouTrip.
As an aside, YouTrip is bringing back a core rewards system called Travel Wednesdays in 2025. In partnership with popular travel booking platforms, upsized travel deals will be available every Wednesday until 2 April 2025.
Accessing the Perks tab inside your YouTrip app. Image: YouTrip.
Users can take advantage of these Wednesday bonuses in the YouTrip app's Perks tab. Some of these perks include:
- Trip.com: Up to 17% cashback on hotels and 11% cashback on flights (no cap), vouchers up to S$100 off
- Klook: Up to 10% cashback on hotels and 5% cashback on the Shinkansen, vouchers up to S$40 off
- Agoda: Up to 7% off on hotels
- Booking.com: Up to 15% cashback on hotels
- Expedia: Up to 16% off selected hotels, via vouchers
More details on YouTrip’s refreshed Travel Wednesdays perks can be found here.
Source: YouTrip
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