Save Money on Foreign Currency: Holidaymakers could save up to 14 per cent by purchasing their cash online.
In this article:
  • Avoid the ski holiday slalom of foreign currency charges.
  • Luton and Birmingham UK's most expensive airports for foreign currency purchases.

Travellers planning on hitting the slopes this October should beware when purchasing foreign currency, FairFX.com reveals. Holidaymakers who buy their foreign currency from the airport risk paying as much as 14 per cent more for their money if they leave it to the last minute.

Luton and Birmingham airports have been revealed to be the most expensive foreign exchange bureaux, charging unwitting travellers up to 14 per cent more for their holiday money than if they had purchased it online.

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Holiday Currency: Save Money on Foreign Curreny Purchases

FairFX.com’s analysis reveals the UK’s most expensive foreign exchange bureaux:

Luton Airport- ICE 
Birmingham Airport- Travelex
Stansted Airport- MoneyCorp

Foreign Exchange Rates: Save Money on Foreign Currency Purchases

Many travel money providers claim they offer travellers 0 per cent commission but this hides the true margins they add - meaning travellers aren’t in the know and could end up sliding down a slippery slope of confusing charges and misleading advertising.

Foreign Exchange Rates: Prepaid Currency Cards

However, prepaid currency cards offer a different solution. They work just like a debit card but can be topped up via the internet or by text. The FairFX currency card offers rates for Euros and US dollars at less than one per cent margin above wholesale rates - i.e. giving all users ‘business’ level foreign exchange rates.

Holiday Money: Foreign Currency Deals

For more information on the currency card offered by FairFX visiit: www.fairfx.com and

Please note: Rates on 13 October 2009. Based on spending €7,500. Airport Rates: 30-day Average of Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stanstead Rates inc any Commissions; Internet Rates: 30-day Average of Travelex/ICE/M&S/Amex; Debit Card Rates: Based on Margin of 3.00 per cent.

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