Brits flying from Birmingham airport get just €1 to £1

Travellers flying from regional airports could find buying their foreign cash comes at a hefty price tag. New analysis from FairFX.com reveals changing £200 at Birmingham Airport will only get holiday makers €199 after charges – less than €1 for £1

Travellers flying from regional airports could find buying their foreign cash comes at a hefty price tag. New analysis from FairFX.com reveals changing £200 at Birmingham Airport will only get holiday makers €199 after charges - less than €1 for £1.

Stephen Heath, Chief Executive of FairFX.com, said: "It's probably only a matter of time before the Pound weakens to a point of currency exchange rate parity with the Euro. However, Brits buying holiday spending money from Birmingham Airport will be faced with this dire exchange rate before the rest of the country, with Liverpool and Luton airports not far behind.

"This is because regional airports have long taken advantage of travellers who leave buying their holiday cash until they reach the airport by offering far worse rates than outside the terminal

"Brits planning a European skiing holiday in the New Year might want to buy half their Euros now at today's rates to limit the pain should Sterling fall even further, and the rest before they depart just in case Sterling should improve."

Currently, you can still get €1.12 to £1 with the FairFX.com currency card, seven per cent above the average airport rate, and 12 per cent better than Birmingham Airport.