Article: Make your holiday cash go further Convert your currency the smart way and put more money in your pocket, say Kara Gammell and Rosie Murray-West

Sorting out where you are going to obtain foreign currency may not be the most entertaining part of planning your holiday - but it should mean you have more to spend when you get there.

Leaving this chore until you get to the airport is likely to be an expensive mistake, as our table demonstrates. Making the most of holiday cash is more important than ever this year, with research from Abbey showing that families are cutting their travel budgets in half.

"The one thing that Britons definitely don't need is for that budget to be further eroded by foreign exchange charges overseas," says Callum Gibson of Abbey.

Families who wait until they reach the airport or ferry terminal to buy their ...

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