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Hibbyradge
07-12-2008, 08:48 AM
No, that's not a passage from the bible, 1.14 is the current exchange rate for a pound sterling to a Euro.

Unbelievable. I'm sure I was getting €1.47 not too long ago.

The dollar is worth a lot more too. A year ago, you could have got over $2 for a pound - now you'll only get £1.44.

What's Weston-super-Mare like in August?
H18sry
07-12-2008, 09:55 AM
No, that's not a passage from the bible, 1.14 is the current exchange rate for a pound sterling to a Euro.

Unbelievable. I'm sure I was getting €1.47 not too long ago.

The dollar is worth a lot more too. A year ago, you could have got over $2 for a pound - now you'll only get £1.44.

What's Weston-super-Mare like in August?

Like everywhere else in Blighty WET :greengrin
Sylar
07-12-2008, 09:55 AM
I think the dollar price will rise back up again as our economy will take a lot less to rectify than the States. Particularly when you consider their automobile industry is on the brink of collapse.

One thing's for sure though - there won't be the same number of people going to New York for their Christmas shopping at the moment!
notorious
11-12-2008, 06:15 PM
Very scary times, I thought it was bad enough going on holiday this year and getting a rate of 1.21. If I go away next summer may well look for an all-inclusive deal. Bad times :brickwall
Mikey
12-12-2008, 04:37 PM
We're booked for the US next summer and we've to pay the balance on the accomodation in January.

We booked in September and I reckon it'll be about £1000 extra because of the exchange rate.

I agree that it'll sort itself out though as our economy is likely to bounce back better. 2% interest rates aint helping the pound though!
Calvin
14-12-2008, 03:58 PM
The pound is a nightmare.

I'm financing my own holiday to Greece this year, to stay with relatives. We normally split the bill but I'm going to be paying twice as much as them because of the exchange rate: they earn euros straight, it's a shocker.
NYHibby
15-12-2008, 01:20 AM
Some of us like the stronger dollar. Makes plane tickets to Edinburgh cheaper
scott7_0(Prague)
15-12-2008, 08:31 AM
Some of us like the stronger dollar. Makes plane tickets to Edinburgh cheaper

Likewise :greengrin

When I move to Prague the krown was around 50 to the pound, now around 30 so much much much cheaper when coming back to the UK!!

:greengrin

HAPPY DAYS!!
jonty
18-12-2008, 10:12 AM
makes my holiday in February more expensive (where TF is the brickwall smiley gone.... :grr::brickwall)