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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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USA Carhire Excess Insurance Query
Hi I used to be au fait with the ins and outs of this as a regular traveller, but I am returning to California after 6 years away and I've lost track. Can somebody help me with this query please? I have a quote for my car for 17 nights which I'm comfortable with, but the rental agency (Dollar) are offering: For only £7 per…
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Ryanair Winter Flights
Can anyone tell me when Ryanair will be releasing winter flights 2024 from Newcastle to Alicante and Teesside to Alicante. I have seen that there are winter flights from Leeds Bradford and Manchester to Alicante.
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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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Charged for a Boarding Pass?
Hi, I recently returned from Rome after picking up a travel document from the embassy due to the police stealing/losing it. Anyway, I rebooked a flight with Wizzair via eDreams as an intermediary. Eight hours prior to departure I received an email, from eDreams, with a link to check-in and generate a BP on their app. I put…
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Damaged golf clubs after easyJet flight
Hi. After easy jet flight we had to mini-bus from North to South terminal with our luggage close behind. 15 out of 16 golf bags arrived but mine did not. The belt stopped, still nothing so I reported it and went home.They found it and it was delivered the next day but the outer travel bag was destroyed as if it had been…
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Travel between Madrid and Lisbon
Hi. Wife and I are having a two-city break in October (Madrid then Lisbon) and are looking to identify the best way to travel from Madrid to Lisbon. In the past I've taken the direct train but this seemed to stop in Covid times. The only train option appears to have two changes. There do seem to be a few bus companies…
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Car hire excess insurance
Hi I recently took a trip to Iceland and was unfortunate to get a windscreen chip. The hire company said that the car needed a new windscreen which I tried to dispute at the desk but to no avail and I was charged £1084 for a windscreen replacement on my credit card. Before the trip I had taken out excess protection…
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Shannon Airport Car Hire
Hi all, Looking for a recommendation for a Car Hire company from Shannon airport for three days in September. Dollar and Carhire.ie have come up best price yet both have poor reviews. I would welcome suggestions.
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Ryanair Baggage Size?
Hi, we're travelling with Ryanair in a couple of weeks to
Spain. I've just checked the baggage size for 20kg hold luggage and it says the
maximum dimensions of a 20kg Check-in Bag are 80
x120cms x120cm. That's massive. We've not flown with them for a
good while but my recollection is of them penny pinching especially when…
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travel agent atol certificate worth £800?
An agent has quoted me almost £1800 for flights including an Atol Certificate, but I can book the flight myself for £1000. Is it worth using the agent to get the Atol protection? Thanks
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Reliable online agents for long haul flights?
I've been looking for flights to a few distant places via flight comparison sites like Skyscanner, Kayak, google flights and Kiwi.com but the online agents they refer you to i've never heard of eg GoToGate. Mytrip,trip.com, getaflight,travelup, carltonleisue, flightcatchers etc etc Reviews of all of them seem a bit mixed…
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First time car rental overseas - discount codes - recommendendations
Hi, We have 10 days travel in Sicility, Italy in June. We have a 1 year old and so want to rent a car to make the most of the trip and not practical to travel without a car there. There are local and international rental companies at Catania Airport. For the international ones there appear to be introductory offers and…
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Car rental excess insurance and VAT on excess
I have recently rented a car aboard from Budget and unfortunately had a damage. I have taken a car rental excess insurance separately, so I claimed the excess. However, Budget charged me the excess + 22% VAT on excess + 20% location surcharge (airport tax) on excess + 22% VAT on location surcharge. Basically, it ended up…
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Revolut or Wise for India?
Does it make a difference? Going there for work two weeks today, so I have a very limited amount of time to make a decision (a bit more notice would have been helpful!). Staying in Bengaluru, if that makes a difference.
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KIWI Flight Chaos - Refund Help
I'd love any help from anyone with experience of kiwi.com & how to get a refund. Part of my family live in the States, my cousin is getting married in August. My Mum booked flights 3 weeks ago from London -> Michigan for myself & parents via kiwi.com after researching appropriate flights on Skyscanner. Flights chosen…
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Best car rental for MCO Pickup.
Unwittingly my flight into Orlando airport is the day before Thanksgiving this year (it is a week later than normal). My point is in previous arrivals it is pot luck what cars are available when you arrive at the car rental desk or to the rental car park, no matter how early or what you actually book and pay for. Does…
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Ryanair help
Hi all, Me and the Mrs have recently adopted a little girl and as a nice suprise for them both I booked a holiday via on the beach to Spain and flight with Ryanair. Unfortunately social services have just told me we cannot take her away this year. The on the beach website said holidays are refundable except in small print…
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Drivalia Contactless collection and return
I'm sure I'm not the first, but on a recent trip to Edinburgh, 26th Feb I rented a car from Drivalia to collect city centre. I booked through third party online firm (that specialise in bookings) but wasn't advised that it was a contactless collection through an electronic key box. This rendered my collection over three…
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Jack's Flight Club hidden subscription scam?
Hi, I signed up with Jack's flight club premium back in January to try them out and although they were surprisingly vague with the offers they sent (they only suggest you search yourself for a period), I decided not to ask for a refund in my first 30 days as I wanted to support a small business. Anyway, jump to today,…
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Virgin Atlantic - Price change during booking?!!
Hello all, I’ve spent the last 10 minutes on Virgins website booking a flight to New York. I had selected my flights, agreed terms and clicked pay. Confirmed price was £496 I then got the normal notification from my bank to allow payment on my phone, which I did. Then the virgin page should refresh and confirm booking. but…