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Should I change this years holiday currency now?

I've booked my well earned holiday for June this year. The other day I was walking past the travel agents and noticed the current exchange rate which seemed to very nearly £1 to 1 euro. I was wondering whether it may be an idea in the current economic climate to change my holiday money now in case the exchange rate falls any lower and I start to get even less euros for my pound? Does anyone have any other suggestions?

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  • GH
    GH Posts: 366 Forumite
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    Plenty of information here. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=789011
    Spare us the agony.
  • Voyager2002
    Voyager2002 Posts: 16,349 Forumite
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    Just check what the rate will be in June, and if it is even worse than today's rate then change now.
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    There are three answers.

    Yes
    No
    Maybe

    They may all be right. Or wrong. Nobody knows, and few are fool enough to predict.

    The best piece of advice is probably not to get your currency in a travel agents. There's a whole section of this site devoted to getting it cheaper.
  • Thanks for the advice. I'll have a root about and see what happens
  • I've booked my well earned holiday for June this year. The other day I was walking past the travel agents and noticed the current exchange rate which seemed to very nearly £1 to 1 euro. I was wondering whether it may be an idea in the current economic climate to change my holiday money now in case the exchange rate falls any lower and I start to get even less euros for my pound? Does anyone have any other suggestions?

    YES.
    JUST DO IT NOW.
    Please take the time to have a look around my Daughter's website www.daisypalmertrust.co.uk
    (MSE Andrea says ok!)
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