Travellers hedge bets on currency

People are advance buying their summer holiday foreign currency "in droves" ahead of the general election, it was claimed yesterday…

People are advance buying their summer holiday foreign currency "in droves" ahead of the general election, it was claimed yesterday. A spokesman for one travel firm said that while holiday bookings were running on a par with 12 months ago, foreign currency and travellers cheque sales were up by 57 per cent since the election was called.

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