By Mark Hodson, 101 Holidays editor
In preparation for a family skiing trip this Christmas I’ve been shopping around for the best exchange rate. Travelex, despite its best price guarantee, wasn’t the winner at €1.072. I went with the Post Office at €1.079, although I tapped in my credit card details with a heavy heart believing that the “proper” exchange rate is around €1.40.
But there’s at least some encouragement for people booking summer holidays. The French holiday parc specialist Siblu Holidays is launching its own EuroVouchers, which its customers can use in its parcs and which have a guaranteed fixed rate of €1.25 to £1.
Siblu customers can buy them in advance with no commission, and sell back any unused vouchers to the company at the same rate. So a family changing £500 would get €625, compared to around €540 at the Post Office.
That’s a cracking deal, and it’s good to see at least one UK tour operator doing something to soften the blow of Sterling’s woes.
Siblu has 14 holiday parcs with mobile homes across France, including locations in Normandy, Brittany, the Vendée, Charente Maritime and the Cote d’Azur. They’re great for families, with pools and waterslides, kid’s clubs and sports.