THATS AN EXTRA 30 PINTS!!!!

Now who's the Drunk?

Obviously, you've gotta space them out over a day or two!!!

1.08 in town today

Ha to the extra beers! We got €1.07 a couple of days ago at Thomson.

When you order the euros, if you don't want the "buy-back" option, remember to mention it, or they put a sneaky £3 charge on.

We just keep our spare euros from one holiday to the next

Well I'm quids in or should that be Euro's !!

Went out last night and took a bag with me that I obviously hadn't used since last summers trip to Cyprus, I found 95 EU in there I'd forgotten all about ! So a head start for Portugal in June already

I saw 1.08 when I look somewhere (I can't even remember where I looked which is slightly worrying) too which is good

I hope it's reasonably good later on this year

I was getting 1.11 using my Nationwide card in Tenerife last week.

We always take out around a £100 in euros from the post office. This should get us by if we're ever stuck on route. Emergency type fund.

The rest I take out at an ATM using my Nationwide account. Its got to be the cheapest way to get euros when on hols.

I would love the rate to go up robbyw

Our car hire is costing us around £50 more because of the differance in exchange rate from last August

flipflopper

Our car hire is costing us around £50 more because of the differance in exchange rate from last August

I know what you mean, I'm away next week and my car hire will be around £20 dearer than expected, or as Chivas would say an extra 10 pints worth.
It would be cheaper to cancel and re-book via a UK seller, but as I've had great service in the past I will just have to grin and bear it.
I'll just have to get two straws with my drinks, don't see why the Mrs should suffer.

Robby

Hold on tight folks we're on a downward run.

1.06 today

Might have to hire a couple of mopeds this year instead
filpflopper

By the looks of things, it'll be a walking holiday for me now.

Anybody know where I can rent a cheap zimmer frame?

Bought euros today for Sunday. looks like its going down again

just in 5 days i have seen a marked diffrence, the amount of spending money i will be taking £1800 if i bought euros last week i would be up 100 euros compeared to what the rate is today, just by a couple of cents it can make a big diffrence

Post Office survey shows where the pound goes further

Holiday spending money will go furthest in Hungary and the Czech Republic, according to a recent survey by the Post Office.

Further afield, cash-strapped Brits will find they are best off in in Thailand and South Africa, where costs are lower and the pound is stronger.

"Although year on year sterling has dropped in value by over 10% against the forint and 15% against the koruna, its relative strength against these currencies, combined with lower local tourists costs, make Hungary and the Czech Republic two of the best value destinations for 2009," said Gordon Gourlay, managing director of First Rate, foreign exchange wholesaler for the Post Office.

First Rate predicts that UK travellers will be keeping a closer eye on exchange rates than in previous years in order to take advantage of any beneficial currency fluctuations.

"We expect that in 2009 foreign exchange retailers will find that many people who are travelling to the eurozone will be monitoring exchange rates well in advance so they can purchase their travel money to coincide with rises in sterling's strength against the euro, rather than just their imminent departure," added Gourlay.

The survey found that Turkey, Bulgaria and Croatia are cheaper than any of the eurozone countries, although Spain made it into the top 10 lowest-priced destinations.

Key eurozone destinations like Greece and France are also now looking more competitive.

The South Africa rand is worth over 8% less than a year ago, making it the fourth cheapest in the table of 27 countries.

In Kenya, a weaker shilling, hotel and flight discounts and low tourist costs make the destination an attractive prospect.

The Post Office's Worldwide Holiday Costs barometer measured the cost of tourist staples in 27 countries.

The top 10 cheapest destinations are listed below.

The figure shown is the total cost of buying a cup of coffee, bottle of Heineken and a can of Coco Cola in a cafe, a bottle of mineral water, sun cream, insect repellent from a supermarket, a packet of Marlboro Lights, and a three-course evening meal with wine in a local restaurant.

Prices are the lowest average resort prices supplied by tourist offices.

HUNGARY £35.72

CZECH REPUBLIC £37.32

THAILAND £39.27

SOUTH AFRICA £43.18

MALAYSIA £45.19

TURKEY £52.32

BULGARIA £52.52

KENYA £52.60

CROATIA £61.58

SPAIN £64.18

With permission from Travelmole

An analyst said sterling is dead buy dollars. I am A/I next year so that will take some of the costs off with the decline of sterling.

That list is good to read as I have property in Bulgaria and Turkey and am going to Croatia

1.10 at the post office today!!!

My local Coop Travel was doing €1.11 this afternoon - not sure whether to buy now in case it goes down again!

you don't want to do that at 1.11, not when you said only yestarday and posted you could get 1.13 from FairFX