Holiday currency

The main holiday currencies we sell are predominantly Euros and American Dollars. If you are traveling to a country where the currency is not so well known we will be able to help you get the best exchange rate. Click here to view our world currency list. This is a useful guide that lets you know which holiday currency you need to take when visiting that particular country.

 

Many people still make the mistake of using a bank cash point machines abroad. Let’s say you withdrew £1,000 from a cash point abroad with a major high street bank credit card. You would pay a 2.75% foreign loading fee and a 2% withdrawal fee. In addition, your interest rate would be 19.5% – and there’s no interest-free period. So you would pay a total of £47.50 in charges! Ouch! No wonder banks love you to do this.

 

Another common mistake is to exchange your holiday currency at the airport. Airports charge a lot of money for retail space; the exchanging kiosk has to reflect this in their currency rates and you get less for you money. Often you get charged a commission just for the privilege of exchanging your holiday money as well as a poor market rate.