FairFX Publicity > Airport Related Posts
This weekend, the Sun highlighted the problem of expensive hidden charges that hit customers when they are travelling abroad this summer. In their comparison table, FairFX come out far ahead of the pack, saving our customers £86.01 compared to Thomas Cook, Manchester Airport.
"You can use pre-paid cards at cashpoints and to pay in shops and restaurants - they work just like your credit or debit card. But because you pre-load them with foreign currency, you don't have to pay commission each time you use them.
The best I've found on the market include Fair FX and Caxton..."
Read the full article here.
Monday 12 July 2010, 09:32am
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
According to a recent interview with FairFX Chief Executive Stephen Heath, people who buy foreign currency at airports could pay up to 14% more than travellers who buy theirs in advance.
The interview which was published on JournalLive.co.uk also revealed that some airports are more costly than others, with Birmingham, Luton and Stansted coming out as the most expensive.
Click here to read the article in full.
Tuesday 27 October 2009, 10:10am
An interesting article in the Independent on Saturday highlighted that Debit cards are cheaper than most credit cards, while still being widely accepted overseas.
They said that the FairFX prepayment debit card can be pre-loaded for trips and has no commission and good exchange rates (£500 bought 576 euros, the best deal of all).
Click here to read the article in full.
Click here to check current FairFX exchange rates against competitors.
Monday 27 July 2009, 12:22pm
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