An article published in the Times today said that that Luton, Newcastle and Liverpool airports are some of the worst places for holidaymakers to take out foreign currency.

Stephen Heath, our chief executive said: "Most providers rely on the fact holidaymakers will be in a complete rush when preparing for a trip abroad, and fail to organise currency before they get to the airport.”

Tuesday 20 May 2008, 12:05pm

Tags: abroad, airports, exchange rates, foreign, holiday, luton, opodo, press mentions

An article on the Channel 4 News website has highlighted that Britons are having to fork out as much as £1.8 billion a year in cash machine and credit-card charges incurred abroad.

Our chief executive Stephen Heath said: "Travellers get hit every way they turn when spending abroad.

"Either they have to rely on carrying unwieldy and unsecured amounts of cash, suffer punitive charges for withdrawing cash from ATMs (automatic teller machines) or use a debit or credit card which not only inflicts more hefty charges but also subjects them to a growing risk of fraud."

Monday 26 November 2007, 05:06pm

Tags: abroad, ATM, cash abroad, consumers, feeling the pinch, opodo, press mentions

Britons take more than 44 million trips overseas each year, spending around £31 billion. Of this, about £1.8 billion is going in charges imposed when withdrawing money from foreign cash machines or for using credit or debit cards, a survey for pre-paid currency card provider FairFX said. More here.

Monday 26 November 2007, 12:29pm

Tags: abroad, cash, charges, foreign, opodo, press mentions