Please could someone advise how good the euro rate is in resort.I am not sure whether to get money here or withdraw from cashpoints in resort.I am concerned just in case my card gets eaten by a machine. Any advise will be helpful Thank you

The rate in PDC is 1.23 and would imagine the same in PB.

No one but yourself can decide what to bring. You may find you get the same rate for travellers cheques if you don't want to bring cash. Alternatively a few on here have mentioned if you have a Nationwide card you don't pay commission.

Thank you.
Another question,is it good to take english money and change it in th bureax out there or take euros and use plastic in cash machine.

If you bring money then ensure the first thing you do at the apartment/hotel is take a safety deposit box.

Plastic as you know incurs commission unless as other members on here say you use a Nationwide card and there are no charges.

Todays rate is €1.24

Hi thank you.There is a safe in our apartment already I have nationwide cards but was wondering if cash at the bureaux would be better

If you have a nationwide card, use it. No commission and a better exchange rate than you'll get anywhere else, normally at least 5 cents better.

I used mine in April when the rate in the resorts was 1.19 and I got 1.27. Over a fortnight's spending money that's a couple of meals paid for.

And you have the added safety that you're not carrying a lot of cash.

We normally take a card each, just in case, but we've never had any problems with the ATMs.

I should add that I'm talking about a debit card, a credit card will incur a small charge in ATMs, just as you would in the UK. But not in shops/restaurants.

Great thank you. I have a debit card with nationwide,but only one

You will be fine, very rarely do the Lanza machines throw a wobbly.
Just sit back and enjoy your holiday.

Thanks have been before so quite confident with atmsbut was going to bring minimum euros and then use atm but then had a nasty thought What if card is eaten,we would be stuffed as its only my a/c with one card. But the rate here os so c**p,I want the best for my money.
Also it was two years since we came and restaurant prices were good.Have they gone up loads

Prices have gone up in the last 2 years but then again lots of restaurants are offering you 3 courses at various prices so it will pay to just have a look around when you go out.

You could bring a credit card as a back up, just don't keep the 2 cards in the same place.

I've been using my card abroad for years and have never had any problems though.

Tried to change some Euro Travellers Cheques a few weeks ago at a bank in Costa Teguise but but they did not want to know. Could have changed them at the local Thomson hotel for 5% commission-didnt bother since not desperate.
Bikerphil

Can you "spend" these in the shops and restaurants? I remember taking Peseta traveller's cheques a long time ago and using them as cash in the restaurants meaning we didn't have to pay commisssion or anything to change them.