As well as a tribute to the Queen from none other than Alan Titchmarsh - and a free pair of gardening gloves from the very same - today's Sunday Express leads with a front page "EXCLUSIVE" lifting the lid on why now is a good time for Brits to go on holiday - or rather why it's a good time to buy some euros due to a favourable exchange rate (a fact surely available to all journalists):
In its lead quote,the Express introduces us to David Swann from Travelex, who tells us:
"With the Easter peak over, now is a great time for Brits to grab a bargain in Europe."
The Express also tells us:
"Last night currency specialist Travelex reported that someone changing £500 into euros will get the equivalent of nearly £50 more in the single currency than this time last year."
But is this nice bit of PR for Travelex really "exclusive"?
Last Wednesday (18 April), the ThisIsMoney.co.uk website - owned by Associated Newspapers and part of the same family as the Express's rival, the Daily Mail - carried a very similar story, also quoting David Swann from Travelex:
"With the Easter peak over, now is a great time for Brits to grab a bargain in Europe."
The ThisIsMoney.co.uk story added:
"...if you exchanged £500 at currency exchange firm Travelex this week, you would have received €595... That is ...£50 more than you would have got at the same time last year."
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