article_snippet: On Friday, The pound was worth €1.38 – which for British holidaymakers heading to, say, France, Spain, Italy and Greece is the most favourable rate for more than seven years.
article_snippet: The pound’s around 14 per cent better than this time last yearlast year, and 20 per cent better than five years ago.
article_snippet: the pound was worth about €1.40 a week ago, but by Friday the pound had fallen slightly.
article_snippet: No one knows what the pound will do next, so if you buy euros now, you’re taking a gamble.
highlights_snippet: The pound's value against the euro on Friday was strongest in seven years .
  
highlights_snippet: The pound's worth of €1.38 is 14 per cent better than this time last year .
  