Exchange rates

bill.lederer@ wrote:
>
> In the book our tour company sent us, there are different exchange
> rates.
>
> In France, Spain and Italy, there is a slightly higher exchange rate
> than in Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.


The exchange rate fluctuates daily (actually it fluctuates within a day
but no store/restaurant/hotel can deal with these additional changes) so
I'm not sure why your tour company sent you information about rates at a
single fixed point in time. However, I sincerely hope your tour company
sent you advice recommending you carry very little US cash to convert to
Euros and simply get money out of an ATM on an as-needed basis.

Karen Selwyn

"Karen Selwyn" <kselwyntacc@erols.com> wrote in message
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> bill.lederer@ wrote:
> >
>> In the book our tour company sent us, there are different exchange
>> rates.
>>
>> In France, Spain and Italy, there is a slightly higher exchange rate
>> than in Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.
>
>
> The exchange rate fluctuates daily (actually it fluctuates within a day
> but no store/restaurant/hotel can deal with these additional changes) so
> I'm not sure why your tour company sent you information about rates at a
> single fixed point in time. However, I sincerely hope your tour company
> sent you advice recommending you carry very little US cash to convert to
> Euros and simply get money out of an ATM on an as-needed basis.

What if the OP isn't from the US. They should still carry a little US cash?