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Do you use private browsing when searching for holiday deals online?
I'm keen to hear from anyone who uses incognito/private tabs to research holiday deals. 🏖️ * Do you find prices appear differently depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you find new discounts appear for you depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you have any successes you can…
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Flights, Currency & Car Hire Sticky
✈️ Forum threads on this topic: * Cheap travel money discussion area * Cheap car hire discussion area * Travel credit cards discussion area * Prepaid travel cards discussion area * Easyjet tricks discussion area 🚙 Useful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Coronavirus travel rights * TravelMoneyMax - compare travel money…
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Quick question re unused Ryanair Flights
Booked some cheap return flights from Birmingham - Dublin next month. Might now change plans and stay an extra day or two, returning from Belfast instead and book a single flight from Belfast home. Presumably if I just don't check in for the Dublin - BHX flight and don't show up then there's no issues? Not after a refund…
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Can I just not turn up for an EasyJet flight to avoid cancellation charges?
Following some family issues, we are not able to go on a planned holiday in the Med in June. I know that we cannot get a refund, but it looks as though we would have charges to pay if we cancel the EasyJet flights we paid for in January. Is it therefore best to keep the bookings and just not turn up for the flights to…
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traveling to Europe Cash /Credit Card or Travel card
I'm travelling to Portugal - my first trip in 4 years and first since Brexit. In the past I have taken some cash and used credit cards - I'm a bit out of touch on what's the best option now - My friend today said she had a Hays Travel Card which she loads up with Euros before travelling and can also load up while she is…
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Ryanair Stanstead Airport parking booking no refund
I booked flights, parking and insurance in one transaction with Ryanair who have now cancelled the flight. They are refunding this but won’t refund the parking as they say it’s not their responsibility and have told me to contact Stanstead Airport Parking. I have done this and Stanstead say it’s not their responsibility…
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Etihad miles
I have 18000 Etihad air miles which are due to expire end of this month. I have not had time to fly long haul these last two years and when I have flown I have flown with other airlines. Is there any trick to use these before they expire? Buy a flexible ticket which can postpone to another date? Can the miles be…
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Method Not Allowed error message
I have been using Travel Money Max regularly while abroad for 3 months to check the best days to withdraw cash. It has worked perfectly until recently on both my laptop and Kindle Fire HD but in the last week or so it has been throwing up a "Method Not Allowed" error message. I have cleaned the memory on both devices and…
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Travel documents and money
Hello, First holiday abroad in several years and am travelling to USA. My holiday includes international and domestic flights within USA. What documentation will be required for the international flight as well as my passport? For USA domestic flights as a UK citizen. Will I need my passport for these flights and what…
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Small court claim procedures against an Airline for a refund ?
Hello, I am trying to draft a defence against an Airline company for a refund. The staff from airline company advised me to cancel my flight after I checked in and handed in my luggages. This is because my child suddenly collapsed, became unwell and was not able to walk to the passport check. I cancelled my flight and my…
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Easyjet extra seat
Anyone know how easy it is to book 2 seats for myself. Traveling with EasyJet.
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Car hire from Catania Airport Sicily
We are going to Sicily in June. There will be 6 of us. I'm trying to find a reputable car hire company that do 7+ seater cars. Lots of 'non-reputable' car hire companies seem to do 7+ but no one like Hertz, Avis etc., Any suggestions/recommendations. I've been looking for well over an hour now and going round in circles!!!
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EconomyBookings Hire Cars warning
Hello All. Thought I would share my experience when I recently booked a Spanish hire car using the brokers EconomyBookings. This was the first time I'd used EconomyBookings but I had some issues with the booking and I decided that I would use Free cancellation that was included in the package. I checked on their site and…
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Chipped windscreen on hire vehicle
Hello, I recently hired a car from Enterprise without any extra costs taken out, just the rental of the vehicle. Unfortunately on the M25 a speeding vehicle threw up a stone which chipped the windscreen in the drivers vision area. I returned the car to Enterprise and made them aware of what had happened. Because I never…
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Not been abroad for 20 years
My cousin has kindly offered to pay for me to go to Spain (hotel only) Ive not been abroad for 20 years I ain't a clue what to do. I'm looking for advice on getting cheap flights and should I change my money or use my debit card for purchases in Spain? Ive done some googling but it's confusing going abroad compared to when…
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Credit card use in Madeira
I’ve travelled quite a lot since retiring and always use a Nationwide credit card which has good travel rates and when asked I choose to pay in the local currency. I think this is correct? On a recent trip to Madeira I was confused by a new procedure, new to me. Sometimes I was asked to confirm I would accept the exchange…
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ordering Euros cash before trip
Hello, we need to get some Euros cash prior to our holiday, I am looking to order them online for collection at a local Sainbury's. If i pay with a debit card, will they class this as a foreign exchange purchase as i am buying euros (and therefore charge the fee) or would this only be if using the card itself abroad?
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For attention of Virgin Money and Nationwide account holders
Just for information of travellers who might be interested parties - just had an email from Virgin Money, there are ongoing negotiations with Nationwide for the sale of VM to Nationwide.No impact on VM customer accounts and cards etc. - at least in the short term presumably ? If I've reported this incorrectly, please flag…
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Time to get through Stansted?
Another of those impossible questions, but what would you do? I am booked on to a Ryanair flight (from Italy) scheduled to land at 18.40 on a mid-week evening early in March. There is a convenient train with an affordable advance-purchase ticket leaving Stansted at 19.30. Can I reasonably expect to catch that train, given…
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Touring Vietnam/Cambodia currency question
We are travelling in three weeks time - very excited! The Dr at our travel clinic was there last year and advised us to take plenty of US$1 bills (in good condition) for tips and small purchases such as street food. Should we also take Dong for Vietnam and Riel for Cambodia, or will $s and Debit card cover all…
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Banca March in Tenerife
I used my recently acquired Chase debit card in the local Banca March ATM in Costa Adeje last week - worked out well.No fees taken by BM - with the Without Conversion option the best deal.From time to time the subject of ATM fees in Spain and the Canaries comes up on this forum - so I can confirm what was already believed…
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Stay away from Autovia / Ecovia !!!
Dear people, Please be very, very careful choosing Autovia and/or Ecovia as your rental car partner/provider. This unreliable company is claiming all kind of car damages after your rental period for which you are definitively not responsible. It occurred to me two weeks ago when I rented a Fiat 500 at the Bergamo Airport.…