Tag: bureaux de change
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Buy before you travel
We always suggest you buy before you travel. It is surprising how many people get off the plane abroad and head straight for the nearest foreign exchange desk. Many of these now are also located in the baggage reclaim hall. They have a bit of a captive audience. You arrive at the airport. Do not…
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Don’t be fooled by high street rates
This was the rate board outside a high street bureaux de change in central London yesterday: This compares with the best available rates online yesterday of:Euro – 1.401US Dollar – 1.57Japanese Yen – 1.92 The rates were good on the high street but not as good as online and also there was a minimum £1000 spend…