Euros or card?

[callmedave]

Hello, Planning an holiday to Spain in September.

This might seem a silly question but is it worth me changing all my holiday spending money into Euros? or can i just pay on my Visa debit card same as in the UK?

If i can use my card there how do t hey work out the exchange rate?

Sorry for a dumb question.


Callmedave

[matt3001]

It depends on your bank.

[joe58]

What about all the items you won't be paying on your card?

[Bluebarge]

ask your bank if you can use it in Spain and tell them when you're going so they don't block the card because of unusual spending patterns. I would have thought a Visa debit would be fine for ATMs and direct payments so you should be able to withdraw cash once you're there.

[Marti99]

I'm just back from Spain. I took euros with me which I ordered from Travelex.com and picked up at the airport. They offered the best rate I could find.

I also used my Halifax visa debit to take out cash. They charged me £1.50 per withdrawal or transaction and while the rate they gave me wasn't as good as the Travelex rate there wasn't much in it.