Over the last year Compare Holiday Money had 21.8 million page views across the website* so who are the top 10 visited currency suppliers? They are certainly a mixed bag of companies from very small independent bureau de change to large multi-million pound corporates who are household names. Like all websites we are able to …
Pawnbrokers and travel money don’t necessarily fit together on first thoughts, but certainly Ramsdens, H & T Pawnbrokers, Albermarle Bond and The Money Shop are big, well established companies that will lend you money in exchange for your goods and chattels and have become synonymous with travel money. How do the exchange rates stack up …
Currency rates fluctuate all the time depending on many factors, but which are the best currency exchange rate improvements over the last year? Compare Holiday Money logs the exchange rates for all our listed currencies and we display this information on our exchange rate history pages. These provide valuable data for the actual domestic exchange …
Cheap Turkey holiday anyone? Turkey has never really been the most expensive place to go on holiday but at the moment it is particularly good value because of the Turkish lira exchange rate which has got better and better for UK travellers over the last few months. The cause of the devaluation has been the …
Asda, like all the major supermarkets will sell you travel money with your baked beans and fish fingers. So how do Asda travel money rates compare to other brands? We know them and trust them and it’s fair to say they do offer competitive exchange rates particularly online. Interestingly, Asda travel money is actually hosted …
Thomas Cook, Thomson and First Choice like all travel agents and holiday companies have a captive market when it comes to selling currency. You know them and trust them, you get a great deal on your holiday then they help you with the little extras like travel money and insurance. But, when you compare the …
Travel money advice comes in all forms and from lots of sources not just the best deals from Compare Holiday Money but from online forums, blogs, financial websites, supermarkets……. yes, even your local supermarket will not only sell you currency alongside your peas and carrots, but they will help you to get the most out …
Recent data has shown that card payments have overtaken cash payments in the UK for the first time. However, this is not mirrored across the world and we see many different examples of monetary culture with countries that have been slow to embrace this new financial technology or conversely, become almost cashless societies. So which …
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With the FIFA world cup almost upon us Russia can expect a little boost in tourism not least from hopeful England fans hoping to see the Three Lions beating all oppositon! But if you are travelling to Russia either for the football or for any other reason you may want an idea of how much …
Russian Currency With the FIFA world cup nearly upon us we thought we could give you a little insight into the currency of Russia and other quite important things like where and when the games are being held and Russian dolls. Russian currency is the ruble ( sometimes rouble) shorthand RUB, which is subdivided into …
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