Ready to travel for the March holidays ?In today's inflationary environment, every cent counts and people are getting smarter and wiser when comes to traveling. I have heard of parents who plan their travels years ahead to enjoy the cheaper air fare, hotel fares and even exchanging the currencies along the way.
A quick look on some of the popular Asian countries shows that Japan by far remain Singapore favourite! A parent once told me now you can just go to the restaurant and order as you like unlike before where our SGD wasn't as strong.
Currency market , a trillion dollars industry remain the biggest capital market to date , outdebating the cryptocurrencies, stock market , etc. Don't forget we are talking about retail level where you go to the money changer to change for couple of thousand dollars. When you scale up to the corporations who do international trades, they can negotiate with their banker for even better rates as their volume is much bigger.
On a national level, it make sense for the country to protect its currency within a certain bandwidth so as to attract more visitors, encourage international trade, etc.