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At Compare Holiday Money we are actively involved in the press scene and can provide statistical data and expert opinions on currency-related issues at short notice.

We also carry out our own original research by conducting surveys about holiday and spending habits and inviting our visitors to share their experiences. We produce press releases from this data, as well as reports which we make freely available to anyone who wants them.

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Recent News

The most recent news involving Compare Holiday Money including guest blogs, newspaper editorials and tv/radio mentions:

24th August 2012

Online rewards programme Maximiles invited us to join their Customer Loyalty Programme. Visitors who leave a review on our site can now claim 5 free points to spend with the Maximiles rewards catalogue.

3rd August 2012

We published a report on the findings of our Summer 2012 Travel Survey and it was subsequently mentioned in articles by Travel Industry Digest, AOL, CheapFlights, and Travel Weekly.

24th July 2012

Cambridge News reported Compare Holiday Money as the website to visit to find the best currency deals in an article about travel money.

12th July 2012

Our Financial Director Peter Rudin was interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall by news reporter Martin Bailie about the success of Compare Holiday Money over the past 12 months.

Also, our Technical Director Dan Morley was invited to write a guest blog for comparison website SoSwitch on the strong Sterling rate being good news for British travellers.

11th July 2012

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Holiday Essentials Provider of the Year at the 2012 TTG Travel Awards!

27th April 2012

Compare Holiday Money was quoted as the source of Euro information on an article by the Guardian newspaper: Should you buy your holiday euros now?.

18th July 2011

We were asked to provide expert opinion on the rising cost of holidays abroad for Pirate FM's news bulletin.

11th May 2011

We were featured on Channel 4's Waste Not Want Not programme as the best place to go before you buy currency, and we remain one of the leading exchange rates comparison sites on the Internet.

Press Releases

These are the latest press releases published by Compare Holiday Money. All of the below have been produced and written by us (unless stated otherwise) and may be duplicated, quoted or reproduced providing CompareHolidayMoney.com is quoted as the source. For more information, please contact us.

3rd May 2013

Compareholidaymoney.com says 80% of families now buy holidays online. - It is no secret that the high street in general has been on a sharp decline for some time with many big names going into administration in recent years. Using their own comprehensive data, from their winter travel survey completed in February 2013, http://www.CompareHolidayMoney.com can reveal that over 80% of families are now buying holidays online.

27th March 2013

Spanish Finance Ministry Adopt Pieces Of Eight. - CompareHolidayMoney.com has revealed on their website www.compareholidaymoney.com/piecesof8/ that José Gaspar Spanish, Minister of Economy and Finance (Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda), has announced their intention to starting to use a secondary currency alongside the Euro.

5th March 2013

Only a third of Travellers are Currency Savvy - Latest research by CompareHolidayMoney.com, UK Compare Networks travel winter travel survey, shows that in the UK a little over a third of shoppers purchase their foreign currency online.

10th October 2011

Online Currency Suppliers Beat The Post Office and High Street - Latest research by CompareHolidayMoney.com, UK Compare Networks travel finance comparison website, shows that in the summer of 2011 Travelex became the UK's favourite online currency provider. The number one slot had previously been occupied by the Post Office who had been Britain's top bureau de change for the previous ten months.

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