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UK Airport A Rip-Off For Buying Foreign Currency

The Daily Mail

The Daily Mail has written a short article about the huge cost of leaving foreign exchange until you get to the airport, to raise awareness of the issue ahead of this summers tourist season.


"Stephen Heath, chief executive at foreign currency provider FairFX, says travellers who buy currency at airports pay ten to 15 per cent more than they need to. At The Change Group bureau in Cardiff airport on Thursday, £200 would have bought you only 190.96 euros. The bureau charged 4.75 per cent commission making the exchange rate effectively 0.95."


Go to the Daily Mail site to read the article in full.

Wednesday 14 April 2010, 03:58pm

Tags: airport, airports, currency rates, heathrow, prepaid cards, press mentions

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