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holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:25
by geordiedave1964
1st time to
icmeler in aug is the rate better in turkey or am i better of bringing lira with me.....
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:29
by Dannii_89
Will be a better rate in resort so just take the majority of your money in travellers cheques. Might be a good idea to take a small amount of lira with you for when you first arrive as you may want to buy water on the coach ect.
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:37
by geordiedave1964
thanks for the fast reply...
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:44
by Erik The Viking
I agree, we have found that if you get 2.2 to the £ here, you more likely to get 2.4-2.5 in Icmeler, doesnt sound much but when you change a large amount it adds up

Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:51
by geordiedave1964
so get the travellers cheques in sterling and change in resort is proberly best ?
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 17:56
by Erik The Viking
definately, also got piece of mind not having vast amounts of cash. You will find the small supermarkets will give a much better rate than the banks too.
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:24
by geordiedave1964
do the small supermarkets change or accept travellers cheques
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:36
by Katiehutchinson_1991
nope i dont think the small supermarkets will accept travellers cheques
you will probably have to change them at exchange offices in
icmeler xxx
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:37
by geordiedave1964
will the supermarkets accept sterling and tl
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:39
by Katiehutchinson_1991
yeah they accept any currency they will just show you the rate that they are using
according to the turks "money is money" meaning that they dont care what currency it is
as long as its money

xxxxx
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:40
by daviemc
The supermarkets will change your travellers cheques as long as you have your passport with you
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 18:50
by geordiedave1964
you have all been a great help i will take travellers with me and the rest in sterling with a bit of lira....cheers to all
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 19:19
by smc4761
if you want there are plenty of cash machines in
Icmeler as well, all the instructions are in Emglish so very easy to use
Stewart
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 19:24
by pip
you will find all the small markets change your sterling travellers the one under
icr always seem to give the best rate.
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 20:48
by dksbbs
Never had a problem changing Travellers Cheques at the small supermarkets, one did try to give me lower rate. I tend to use the BEST supermarket opposite Romance restaurant, he always gives a good rate and its the same for cash or TC's
Dave
Re: holiday money

Posted:
20 May 2010 21:17
by reesy1959
We only take about 50-100 lira, depending how much was left from the previous holiday, and a few hundred pounds in sterling for shopping. Apart from that I use my Nationwide Flexi Account, which has no charge for withdrawals in Turkey. We have always had a better exchange rate when I see the statement that what was offered in any of the supermarkets or bars.
If the bar is offering 2.3, I know I will probably be getting nearer to 2.4, because you get the international bank exchange rate.
Re: holiday money

Posted:
21 May 2010 09:33
by rachel06
I also use my Nationwide account. As the previous poster put, i tend to get a better rate when i get home and check my bank statements. However as my dad is giving us some spends this year too we will have that in travellers cheques so i'll have a combination of the two.
The supermarket under the
ICR office will change travellers cheques no problem, my BIL took stirling travellers cheques last year and got the same rate at the people who were changing cash. After the first couple of times of changing the travellers cheque he didn't need his passport as the shop owner remembered him.
Re: holiday money

Posted:
21 May 2010 12:06
by Clairey82
My mam uses her Nationwide account to withdraw sterling while we're in
Icmeler then change it into lira to get the best exchange rate, cos even the Turkish cash machines have lower rate than the supermarkets, hotels, etc.
Enjoy your holiday

Re: holiday money

Posted:
30 May 2010 18:22
by geordiedave1964
thanks for all the great replies ....much appreciated