About Best Travel Money

How to get the best exchange rate

At besttravelmoney.com, we make it easy for you to compare travel money exchange rates from the UK’s top currency providers so you can save money when buying foreign currency online. Whether you’re looking for the best Euro rates, US dollars, or over 70+ world currencies, our live comparison tables show the latest deals — updated every 10 minutes — so you always get the most competitive rate available.

We’re based in the UK and specialise in helping travellers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland find the best value for their holiday money. We also guide you on travel-friendly cards and tips for spending abroad, so you get more from every pound you exchange.

Why us?

Before we started besttravelmoney.com, we were frustrated by the lack of a single, reliable UK website that compared exchange rates, travel money cards, and payment tips all in one place. Some sites showed rates but ignored card fees; others reviewed travel cards but didn’t compare cash deals. We decided to fix that. With over 100 years of combined experience in banking, payments, cards, and travel money, our team built a simple, transparent comparison service to take the stress out of buying currency — whether online or in person.

How Our Service Works

Compare exchange rates from the UK’s most trusted currency providers.

  1. Choose whether to order online for home delivery or collect in person.
  2. Select the currency you want buy
  3. Compare rates from leading UK providers of travel money
  4. Order currency using the link on our site to reserve the best exchange rate
  5. Use our guides and tips to avoid hidden fees, poor rates, and unnecessary charges abroad.

We cover major currencies like Euros, US Dollars, Australian Dollars, and more, plus popular holiday currencies such as Turkish Lira, Thai Baht and UAE Dirhams.

Our Promise

Independent – providers are always ranked in the order of who gives you the best deal

Transparent – You see the real exchange rates, including any fees.

Latest rates –  Our rates are updated every 10 minutes so you always have access to the latest rates

UK-focused – We only list providers that serve UK customers.

Helpful – Our travel money tips can help you avoid the high street rip-off rates (looking at you, Post Office).

Meet the Team

Tony Gibbons | Owner of Best Travel Money | Specialist Travel Money website

Tony Gibbons

Co-Founder and Director

Tony has over 30 years’ experience in the banking, payments, and foreign exchange areas, and has held senior appointments at Lloyds TSB Bank, Visa and eurochange.

Having helped establish the use of debit cards with UK consumers early in his career, he has seen them develop over time into mobile payments, contactless and of course internationally. He has worked on credit cards, savings, loans and current account products and is an expert on how banking and payments work. His last position as Managing Director of a foreign exchange business made him think there was an opportunity to build a new business helping customers understand how money works when they are on holiday abroad.

Tony has been an FCA Approved Person, has a degree in psychology and is a Chartered Marketer.

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Mark Austin | Owner of Best Travel Money | Specialist Travel Money website

Mark Austin

Co-Founder and Director

Mark is a payments business leader with a record of launching innovative mass market products at scale. His expertise includes business development, marketing and product management

He was previously an Executive Director at Visa where he led initiatives such as the European roll out of contactless and mobile payments. At Visa, he took the contactless product from concept to mass adoption and delivered the acceptance of Visa cards on Transport for London’s bus and underground network. Mark is a qualified Chartered Banker and has previously held senior marketing roles at Lloyds, RBS and Tesco Bank. In addition to his role at Best Travel Money he is a Non-Executive Director of London Community Bank and Chair of the Hypermobility Syndromes Association.

His personal interests include watching Southend United football club and promoting live music events (just recently Dean Friedman and The Korgis).

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Graham Pilkington | Owner of Best Travel Money | Specialist Travel Money website

Graham Pilkington

Co-Founder and Director

Graham has spent 35 years in the financial services industry working as a Director with some of the UKs major financial services brands including Lloyds TSB, Alliance & Leicester, Santander and Nationwide Building Society.

His roles have been in the consumer side of the business, being responsible at some time for every financial services product as well as marketing communications, brand and digital. Graham has been an FCA approved person and worked as a non executive director on the Visa Board, the Council of Mortgage Lenders and as a Pension Trustee.

In his last role as Managing Director of a privately owned financial services business (part of which was a foreign exchange businesses ) Graham recognised an opportunity to develop something different that could inform customers on the best way to make the most of their money when travelling abroad.

His hobbies include travelling, football, golf, tennis and as a result of lockdown has become a reluctant gardener.

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