It is not often that we get to anounced something completely new but today is one of those days. Up until now we have shown reviews for each currency supplier and you have been able to add your own reviews but only from suppliers we already feature. As from today you can now add reviews for any company whether we feature them or not.

We are not only interested in currency suppliers. We already feature reviews from a wide range of travel insurers and we would like you to start adding any other travel companies that you have used.  Read more... (329 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

How will my currency be delivered? Well, Firstly do you actually want it delivered at all? You can collect your currency directly from several of top currency suppliers such as Covent Garden FX for example have a kiosk actually in Covent Garden so if you are based in London it should be quick and easy for you to go and collect your money. Then of course you will have no delivery charges at all even for small orders. Companies like The Post Office They have branches and you can just order your currency onine and get the best online exchange rates and then collect it at your local branch the following day.

We are all about getting you the best exchange rates and for some of you it will mean buying currency as cash and for others prepaid cards are the way to go. Occasionally we are asked about Travellers’ cheques but in every case so far the better option was card or cash.

The best exchange rates may be offered by the independent suppliers  Read more... (375 words, 2 images, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

I was just looking at the exchange rates for all the major currencies and they are all down on last week. Mostly they are down by a fraction of a percent and if you think that 1% represents one penny on every pound you spend or £1 in every £100 of currency you buy. This is not the end of the world.  Read more... (925 words, 2 images, estimated 3:42 mins reading time)

Travel Money Survey Winter 2012

It is time again for our twice yearly travel survey. We would really like you to take the 5 minutes it takes to complete. Not only do we share the results with everyone who takes the survey, but we also share the results with other small businesses that find it hard to carry out meaningful market research. If you took the Summer survey but missed the results you can find them here but more importantly the currency survey is the Winter 2012 Survey.  Read more... (159 words, 1 image, estimated 38 secs reading time)

Since the banking crisis in 2008 Australia has actually had a pretty strong economy and growth that would have George Osborne on cloud nine, at typically 3% or more for the past four years the Australian Dollar has been stable with fluctuations of plus or minus one or two percent.

You can see how the amount of Dollars you can buy has fallen since the banking crisis on 2008  Read more... (455 words, 2 images, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)