Currency

Holidaymakers have been left unable to use foreign currency firm Travelex's website or app for days, after its online systems were suspended due to a software attack.

We've long warned travellers to pay in the local currency rather than pounds to avoid hideous exchange rates – and from Friday, if you've a Mastercard prepaid card you won't be offered transactions in pounds at all.

RBS and NatWest customers who use their debit cards on flights and ferries have been warned to watch out for unexpected charges, after a Virgin Atlantic passenger was stunned to find a 'foreign purchase fee' added to transactions made in pounds.

Thousands of Tesco Bank customers' names, addresses and partial payment card information have been inadvertently leaked by provider Travelex.

Holidaymakers paying by card are being hit with hideous exchange rates because some card machines allow foreign shops, hotels and restaurants to rip off customers by switching the currency AFTER they've entered their PIN, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.

The new plastic £10 note has been officially unveiled – but you'll have to wait till September to get your hands on one.

Holidaymakers are losing out by being charged in pounds despite explicitly opting to pay in local currency, according to reports we've had from MoneySavers. We're now investigating to see how big the problem is – here's what to do if you've been affected.

The pound has dropped following yesterday's general election, as a hung Parliament causes uncertainty on the currency markets. And with summer holidays on the horizon, many are asking if they should be buying travel cash now.

If you've still got any old-style £5 notes, beware – you only have until Friday (5 May) to spend them before they're officially withdrawn by the Bank of England. Here's what's happening and what you can do if you miss the deadline.