Fewer Brits go abroad but more spent on currency

FEWER Britons have taken foreign holidays so far this year but those heading overseas are splashing out more on spending money.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th May 2010, 11:08 BST

Updated 5th May 2010, 12:13 BST

Sales of foreign currency rose 6 per cent in the first three months of this year compared with January-March 2009, the poll by American Express showed.

This is in contrast to actual numbers of UK citizens travelling abroad, which fell 10 per cent in the first two months of this year.