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Airports offer €0.88 for £1: how to get a better rate
Airports are taking advantage of their captive audience and “escalating their efforts to profiteer”, with the worst offender – Moneycorp at Southamoton airport – offering just €0.88 to the pound, according to research carried out by FairFX on Monday.
This means that airport providers are effectively charging holidaymakers as much as 26% commission for the convenience of buying travel money at the last minute
The survey found the average rate offered across 16 UK airports was €0.99 and $1.08 – compared to live market rates of €1.111 and $1.239.
The table below shows the rates being offered for the euro:
The table below shows the rates being offered for the US dollar:
FairFX warns holidaymakers that planning ahead is the only way to get the best value.
Ian Strafford-Taylor, chief executive of FairFX, said: “It’s no secret that airport exchange rates aren’t the best. They’ve got a captive audience and once you’re there, you usually have no alternative. However, we’re seeing rates offered by airport providers reach shocking new lows in what can only be described as downright scandalous.
“Travel money can often be left as a last minute purchase on the holiday checklist but it pays substantially to plan in advance, and certainly not running the risk of leaving it so late that the only option is the airport.”
How to get the best value
Here are FairFX’s top tips to get more foreign currency for your pound:
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