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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
This week the Bank of England has highlighted that overseas investors may choose to reassess their willingness or ability to purchase sterling assets and thereby finance the UK trade deficit.
This has led them to conclude that "As a result, the long-run sustainable real sterling exchange rate... may have fallen."
Currency markets reacted suddenly to this statement. According to an article in the Express, the Post Office have been offering just 1.03 euros to the pound, Gatwick airport just 1.02 euros to the pound and Birmingham and Luton airports a poultry 98 cents and 99 cents respectively to the pound.
Here at FairFX our rates have also been dragged down – but not nearly as much. Today we’re offering 1.10 euros to the pound.
So in conclusion euro rates have fallen a little over the past couple of days – but they’ve also rebounded a little. Just be aware that at times when currencies fluctuate that some companies will feel that they can get away with giving consumers a worse deal. Keep your eye on the rate when you’re ordering currency at the moment.
Wednesday 23 September 2009, 01:00pm
As we're only a matter of weeks away from Brits starting to go off on their summer holidays, it seems that the press is turning its credit crunch focus onto how much travel money you can get for your pound sterling.
Firstly, and article by published by the Guardian on Sunday advised on how to be flash without the cash when you're on holiday by using a prepaid card when you're on holiday. Read the full article here.
Yesterday the Telegraph published an interesting article which highlighted money saving tips for gap year students. One of the tips included using the FairFX travel money card. Read the full article here.
Today the Daily Mail highlighted that if you obtained your travel money from the airport, you might end up having up to £300 less spending money for the average family summer holiday compared with using a FairFX card. Read the full article here.
Wednesday 27 May 2009, 04:08pm
FairFX.com chief executive Stephen Heath has warned: “The question is now when, not if, we see the pound fall to just one euro to £1, and perhaps slip even lower.”
The quote is taken from an article published today in the Daily Express.
The article also shared that passengers changing £200 at Birmingham and Liverpool airports were given just 187.88 euros yesterday showing the importance of shopping around for your foreign currency.
Friday 19 December 2008, 09:31am
Accoring to a report and as published in the Birmingham Post, British travellers heading abroad could be paying as much as 11 per cent more for foreign currency.
Stephen Heath, our chief executive said: "Holidaymakers will be in a complete rush when preparing for a trip abroad, and either fail to organise currency before they get to the airport or opt to use costly credit or debit cards for their foreign spending."
Remember to lock in market-leading exchange rates by ordering your FairFX Currency Card at least 7-10 days before you travel.
Friday 28 March 2008, 02:02pm
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