https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/currency index/ Currency Index News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T09:14:06+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-in-the-dark-over-currency-conversion/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-in-the-dark-over-currency-conversion/ New research from the DCC Forum highlights UK consumers’ ignorance around foreign currency exchange rates. The research, released today to mark the launch of the DCC Forum, was conducted with YouGov across more than 2,000 UK consumers and asked Britons to convert £1 into its equivalent value in euros. Only one in ten respondents provided an accurate estimation, identifying that £1 converts to roughly €1.4. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:45:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/what-does-sterlings-strength-mean-for-holiday-makers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/what-does-sterlings-strength-mean-for-holiday-makers/ Mark Bodega, director at foreign currency specialists, HiFX, outlines what sterling’s strength means for holiday makers Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:00:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/european-holidaymakers-at-unnecessary-risk-using-cash-abroad/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/european-holidaymakers-at-unnecessary-risk-using-cash-abroad/ Many Europeans will put themselves at risk of losing money they cannot replace when holidaying abroad this summer by continuing to carry significant amounts of cash with them while away. According to MasterCard Europe, despite spending the equivalent of a full working day planning for their holiday in an effort to ensure maximum peace-of-mind and control of both time and money, holidaymakers are failing to see the benefit of opting for cards over cash. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:00:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/top-20-most-expensive-cities-in-the-world-revealed-in-new-study/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/top-20-most-expensive-cities-in-the-world-revealed-in-new-study/ A new study examining the top twenty most expensive cities in the world has been released with some perhaps surprising results. While most of the places hard on the wallet were in Europe, it is Scandinavia where tourists are urged to watch their pennies most closely. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:39:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sterling-surges-against-the-dollar/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/sterling-surges-against-the-dollar/ With UK inflation rising, further divisions are forming among the members of the MPC. Today’s minutes of the last meeting revealed that the number of members voting for a rate rise increased from two to three. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:30:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-waste-800m-a-year-on-un-exchanged-currency/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-waste-800m-a-year-on-un-exchanged-currency/ A new study by the UK’s fastest growing online independent travel agent has looked into the amount of money tourists are losing out on by not exchanging their left-over foreign money back to British pounds, after returning from their holiday. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:41:29 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-were-determined-to-take-annual-summer-holiday-despite-the-economic-cl/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-were-determined-to-take-annual-summer-holiday-despite-the-economic-cl/ Whilst Brits may have left it to the last minute to book , it appears the annual summer holiday is here to stay in spite of the current economic climate, according to the latest American Express Global Foreign Exchange Services Currency Index. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:57:51 +0000