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For those who did this in recent times, using CA dollars, is it more worth it to buy US dollars from a bank, from another foreign exchange company like Thomas Cook, or use a Canadian credit card (rates vary)?
I found a directory of US foreign currency exchanges. http://www.whatisforextrading.com Try visiting one of them and see if they have a representative that can help you.
medium of exchange by local barter groups. ... "Calgary Dollars" "Local Money" "Local Currency" "Fiat Money ...
I have been to Spain and now Im back in Leeds, England. I have just 40 Euros left and want to exchange them somewhere in Leeds town like Thomas Cook etc.
Will they charge me? Where does it free?
Thanks in advance,
No one will exchange for free. Your best bet to not lose a lot of money is to find a place that will accept them. Although the rate will still be less than what they are worth. Try a bank or there are other places that will make the exchange for the going rate. But all will charge a fee although it is usually nominal.
Count the cost of your holiday
NOW the Pound has dipped below the euro, we have to be even more careful with our money.
But research by Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange shows travellers actually have little idea about how much spending money they need to take.
Their foreign exchange expert found that around one in four travellers admits doing little or no research into how much daily costs are in the countries they will visit. This means they have no clear idea of how much eating out, excursions and shopping will cost.
Thomas Cook questioned more than 12,000 holidaymakers to find out how prepared they are with holiday money.
Results show that as well as not researching costs, holidaymakers also get confused by local currencies.
Nearly one in four confessed to wasting money by paying more for some goods than they wanted to, simply because they were unsure about the value of their cash.
One third of those surveyed needed to exchange or withdraw more currency when they were abroad because they hadn't taken enough.
Thomas Cook unveils new cash points Discount News
Combine wanderings leviathan Thomas Cook has launched its first branded lolly points providing customers with commission-subject to withdrawals in both pure and euros.
The gelt mechanism is located casing of a part in the proprietorship’s skilled in township of Peterborough, and Thomas Cook has announced plans to contrivance more ATMs in rare locations around Britain within the next few months.
The team up with risk is a partnership with Raphaels Bank, which already owns an domain of foreign currency dispensing ATMs in the UK.
However, it is not Thomas Cook’s first tender into the banking sector; the kind already offers a kind of economic services including foreign exchange and a put bank card card joker operated in conjunction with Barclay’s Bank as well as prepaid currency and go warranty policies.
CEO of Independant Pilgrimages at Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, Ian Derbyshire, said that the base of the sell machine was a big move impudent for the company when it comes to foreign currency.
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Thomas Cook rolls out branded cash machinesmad.co.uk - Oct 27, 2009
The venture is a partnership with Raphaels Bank, which already owns an estate of foreign currency dispensing ATMs in the UK. It is not Thomas Cook's first and more »The Sun - Oct 16, 2009
But research by Thomas Cook Foreign Exchange shows travellers actually have little idea about how much spending money they need to take.Daily Mail - Oct 18, 2009
Neither MU nor CFG is aware of any consumer complaints about the currency exchange services provided under this arrangement.' Benstead, who is associated and more »
NCD News - Oct 27, 2009
Mohamed Al Fayed, Rape Victims & Holidaymakers all set to receive compensationThe Post Office suggests that one way to save some money is to buy foreign currency before travelling rather than at the airport where it is likely to beAFP - Oct 14, 2009
Thomas Cook was also under heavy selling pressure and the travel firm shed 5.40 points -- or 2.36 percent -- to close at 223.1 Royal bank of Scotland was and more »