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Welcome to Arillas => Arillas general information => Currency, cash and exchange. => Topic started by: vivian on September 20, 2009, 06:58:35 PM
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Hi Eggy, Can you please tell me what the latest exchange rate is at a.t.m. our tickets came yesturday and they offerd us 1.04 per £. Viv
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It was 1.07 at ramsdens and hays travel yesterday. Rubbish isn't it. We're gonna take english with us and keep our fingers crossed it improves.
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Yes that is we intend to do take £s and exchange over there.
riggers.
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\we normally do the same but was just wondering if we might get a better deal at travelex. Viv
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Thanks to you guys,i ordered from crown currency for 1.1437.Not a big difference,but every little helps!
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Only just over e1.07 here yesterday.
Negg
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Now it's a "healthy" e 1.097 today.
Negg
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wey hey that's a bit more like it....a little higher would be even better..
Thanks for the bit of good news Negg
riggers..
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That is good news.We are taking euros but also some cash"just incase"
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I do not believe it. We are celebrating euro just touching 1.10! Chris and Mark's mum, our own forum Margaret Meldrew, must feel the same. Tell us about it luvver...
Fine for French, German, Spanish, Irish and every other Euro country including our Greece who want to buy things from the UK. They get everything cheap.
But disaster for Arillas - most of the income comes from us lot who are struggling with it in the other direction. Full occupancy of the accommodation at a paltry 6 euros profit a night from the Tour Operators, but nothing in the till each day, spells disaster. It can't go on like that for too long.
We don't need the crunch to kill off lame ducks - I would like to see Arillas expand a bit, rather than lose anything. We have a few lame ducks, but like Judy and the donkeys, I would rather we rehabilitated them. Sea Breeze comes to mind. Really bad press recently but still worth saving. Yanni, get yer finger out...
Jen and me are so glad we didn't let heart rule head. We are still young (relatively) and can do better in a while. Poverty we can cope with - but tent on the beach is only a holiday....
If UK had joined we would be living in or about Arillas right now. And guess what? I have opposed it at every opportunity. W****r.
Phil
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C'mon Phil you should know how to spell by now the word is M*L*K*
PS Sorry if this offends
Yammas
Dave
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1.084 today in Arillas ..less commision get arounf 1.06
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It's going in the wrong direction, 1.097 yesterday...grrrrrrr
Ahhh well still can't wait to get there.
riggers...
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Ne'er mind Riggers - Yer did win a Rainbow T-Shirt in the raffle
( Worth more than e1.09 I fancy )
Negg
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Yippeeeeee i win ???, will collect soon Negg.
Cheers.
riggers.
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The euro is having a knock on afect in Arillas. Not many visitors, Grill Bar closed mid week, Cshelles has closed and had half price sale
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The euro is having a knock on afect in Arillas. Not many visitors, Grill Bar closed mid week, Cshelles has closed and had half price sale
I've also heard that there are a few businesses closed, to what extent I don't know, but it is a concern considering this is only the 2nd of October with another four weeks to go until the end of season. I understand how difficult it must be for any business to stay open when it's so quiet, especially so for anyone in the restaurant trade. It's a bit of a no win situation because unfortunately closed up premises do not give a good impression to first time visitors to Arillas. It's one thing to book a destination on the understanding that it has limited local facilities, but quite another to book a village portrayed as having a lot of local facilities only to find many of them closed.
With any luck next year will see an improvement in visitor numbers to help support the shops and restaurants of our Arillas friends.
Eileen.xx
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That is a shame that some people are struggling,but it's a sign of the times,i suppose.We are so looking forward to trying out the restaurants as they all sound lovely.There might not be so many to choose from,but i'm sure there will be ample.We'd never get round them all in a week anyway!
So looking forward to a good gyros!
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Business is business closing down early just because the visitors numbers reduce from now till end of season is not the right approach to ensure continued business for the following season.
Closed or reduced service does not encourage people to return, its a cost that must be factored in to the business plan for the season, the way its going the season will end up being may to september 5 mths,I'm afraid luck is not something business should depend upon, Arillas is indeed a very special place for most of us, but,the whole world is after that leisure £1 or euro
If direct flights are available until the end of October then so should all facilities be available they should maximise on this opportunity.
As an example i enquired about popping over mid October,accommodation was available but the restaurant was going to be closed...if the season ends late October then it needs to be business as usual or explore those opportunities out there to attract new business to ensure the season ends when it should end or better still extend the season
Ang
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It has indeed been a tough year for Arillas folk. But all the ones I know will fight back, and offer even better service (if that's possible.) Agree with you Ang, it is too short-sighted to just close earlier. Sandy posted to me that The Rainbow stays open until the last plane has left. Thalassa was the same when we were there on the last day of the season. Spiros made our lunch himself that day. Many others are the same.
But the impression that Arillas is all closing down is wrong. It seems to have survived what must have been its worst year ever, relatively unscathed. We need to talk it up, not down. Even on 30th October, it is still a wonderful place to be. With any luck Jen and me will be there on this 30th October.
Phil
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Phil you said
"But the impression that Arillas is all closing down is wrong. It seems to have survived what must have been its worst year ever, relatively unscathed"
Why has this year been its worst ever? it cant just be attributed to the exchange rate.
Ang
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All credit to places like the Rainbow, Thalassa, Brouklis, Yiota's and the other's who provide their services until the very end. I shall certainly be enjoying their hospitality and supporting their steadfastness when I go over in a couple of weeks.
Some of us are lucky enough to enjoy a visit to Arillas in the higher season when everything is open and also to return again later on when it is quiet. Not everyone can afford to visit in high season, but late visitors expectations are based on tour op' literature is for a resort which is fully open May-Oct.
How can we be sure that Arillas has escaped 'relatively unscathed'? IMHO it's too early to say that. How many businesses will be unable to open next year? How many will be opening later/closing earlier? How many are reducing their staff numbers? How many will be unable to upgrade their premises?
There has been a gradual decline in visitor numbers to Corfu for a number of years now, the blame for which cannot be entirely left at the door of the current poor exchange rate.
I fully agree that we need to 'talk up' Arillas, but to do that we need to know and understand why people aren't visiting in the first place or at least why they are not visiting in early/late season.
Eileen.
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I wonder how many people were put off by the `credit crunch` and didn`t book foreign holidays, fearing they couldn`t afford it or would not be in a job long enough to pay for it? Many people must have been in this position?
Even with the exchange rate not doing us any favours, it wasn`t going to stop Heather and I revisiting our favourite place. The way I look at it, is that I either spend less while I`m there, or I take more money with us. The cost of getting to Arillas wasn`t prohibitive.
As for people closing before the season ends, I think that their costs should have allowed for the real quiet times- you can`t have the good times throughout the whole season.
We all know what Arillas offers, and it is this that draws us back year after year, but it might not be enough for others to make them want to return as often as we do. Some may only visit once and decide there`s not enough to make them want to return.
I think that Arillas has a hardcore of visitor numbers which does not increase greatly each year and with increased costs year on year, it may not be possible for some to continue trading. More Arillas Adicts need to be found in greater numbers for our village to prosper and continue. This needs to happen but with increased commercialism comes greater responsibility to ensure Arillas keeps hold of it`s roots and values which draw us all there. Not an easy task.
For some, the credit crunch has been used as an excuse for scathing cutbacks- the euro is just another casualty.
May Arillas ` live long and prosper`. ( Who said that???)
Paul D
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Hi all
it's been a while, though when I can have kept an eye on "What is all Arillas"
As for the credit crunch, the lack of spending both here and in our favourite place, I am certainly going to take as much as I can. Not only to support the people who provide us with such a great time but to have as much fun and enjoyment as I can.
Having only one week left till we go we have gathered all the resources we have to enjoy the sunshine beach and the food of such an excellant place.
October is the time when people are winding down, had some great times there even if places had closed, for us it doesn't really matter, the feeling is still great, the scenery super, it is a well chill out experience!
Just cannot wait
8 sleeps and couting
yammas
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We are visiting Corfu in April - will anywhere be open for food in Arillas, if we paid a visit, at this time of year. We are visiting 5-16 courtesy of EasyJet.
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Armourada will be open....and Night Owl is open every night but only does food on Friday and Saturday at that time of year. Mon Amour will be open too.
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Heracles for light snacks. Maybe Gravia bar, I'll confirm this in a few weeks.
Eileen.
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Would love to sample April....
Phil
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I dont think the problem is just with Arillas, it is happening all over europe. In Crete it is the same, my friends daughter inlaws a run a large restaurant and its their worst year, what with a bad olive crop too they are in for a hard winter. Food is expensive in the supermarkets, drinks are more expensive.. 6 euros for a G & T - £3 for a pack of butter! Even Total Greek yoghurt is cheaper in the UK..
I have friends who go to Greece now and do all inclusive as its actually cheaper now to do it that way. People will cut back on a lot of things if it doesnt improve... holidays may well be a luxury soon wherever it may be.
It must be soul destroying to redecorate and spend as much money as you can on getting ready for the season only for it to be a "short one" because its not as financially viable as previous years.
I cant believe the season is coming to an end already anyway... where has the year gone?
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Agreed BG, where has it gone? I see more wrinkles when I look in the mirror but it is winter next, did I have a summer? Well of course I did. I got to Arillas, married off my son, got bitten by a mut.... It all seems so short a time though. Must be my age.
But like you say, they are in for a hard winter.
Many of us are. There is always hope though. For those of us who don't get huge bonuses for wrecking the world's economies, or expenses to pay for another house, moat or pig feed, there is something more precious. I can go to sleep at night dreaming about laying on the beach in a place I adore, swimming in the shallow sea, socialising with many many like minded people. Now that is pricelss, whatever the exchange rate.
Phil
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Exchange rate was between 1.06 and 1.08 the 2 weeks we've been there. In corfu airport on friday as we left it was 92.3!!! Daylight robbery or what? On the plus side the prices in arillas for food and drink has not changed for the last couple of years. We dont care we would pay whatever. We dont believe in going on holiday to eat and drink in your room, we can do that at home and the local businesses need our money to survive. we try to go to different restaurants and cafes all the time to spread it around a bit, but we stay loyal to the nut at night!
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we try to go to different restaurants and cafes all the time to spread it around a bit, but we stay loyal to the nut at night!
Exactly TonynGlenda. You say what I think
Phil
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we try to go to different restaurants and cafes all the time to spread it around a bit, but we stay loyal to the nut at night!
Exactly TonynGlenda. You say what I think
Phil
We are but many and our loyalties are our own :) Right beside at the end of the bar Glenda & Tony ;)
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It doesn't look very good for next year either :-(
Todays Business news on BBC website ........
UK rates 'to stay low for years'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8301418.stm
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I've just returned from Spain and the shops were accepting sterling notes in the shops at the same rate as euros. It made it an expensive hoilday.
June
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The rate is slowly increasing again - I just wish the graph below would get back to at leat 1.20 again
(http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/currency/11/13/img/208+GBP_EUR+bbc-big_thick-line+one_month.png)
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You and me both Terry!
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GBP at 5 month high against euro. 3 mins ago was 1.15 euro to GBP. Trouble is the market is so fickle it only one idiotic supposedly know it all to downcry the UK's economy and everything goes into reverse
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Exchange rate, and now the 'Greek alcohol tax'!
It's still worth every cent, Arillas is my 'tonic' no matter what. On a happier note, air fares seem about the same as last year, now that's a bonus!
Yammas,
Martin.
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excellent newwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwws................ is that an extra mythos for a £1000
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No Riggers! Last year's price plus 20%. O.K after one or five, what the ****! Local wine is tax free, so go for it!
Yammas,
Martin.
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1.15 today!
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Thanks Sandy - 1.15 and hopefully getting better. Don't you know we're officially out of a recession ??? I'll believe that when I see it, still we've got to have confidence
Janis x