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Ripped off By Goldcar Madeira
If you're thinking of hiring a car in Spain/Portugal, beware ! I hired a car from 23rd-30th December 2013 with Holiday Autos, who are a broker. They booked me an all inclusive car from Madeira Airport with "Goldcar" (a Peugeot 308 or equivalent) costing £138. I took Martin's advice and paid for "excess insurance" in the…
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Will our holiday be cancelled!
Please give me some advice as I'm starting to panic. We have booked to go on holiday with another family, so far we have paid our deposit and travel insurance separately but with the same travel agent. The holiday was booked together rather than two seperate families. The problem we have now is that, reading between the…
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Thrifty car hire warning / help me get a refund
On 12th December I arranged on-line a rental car for 23rd December with the Bath branch of Thrifty. Upon realising that the Bath branch is actually a two hour walk / £20 taxi from Bath (with a Bristol postcode and phone number) cancelled it online (on 19th December). I hadn't noticed that I was only entitled to a refund…
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valid monarch flight codes
Hi wanting to book flight for next year, has anyone got a valid code or discount for a flight from east midlands to malaga september 2014. thanks clemm
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Best way to get cash in Paris
I have applied for a Halifax clarity card, according to this site it's the best way to spend abroad but I am trying to be mse about getting cash when I need it. Is it just me or is it confusing? a pre loaded card attracts an ATM fee and if I get cash on above card I will be charged interest until I pay bill in full Are…
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My big trip....how to get cheap flight?
I am planning on going to Thailand in the new year, and need to find a cheap flight in February. I'm very flexible with my dates and times which is proving tricky as eve with flexible dates I only get 3 days either side. Does anyone have any tips on getting cheap flights? I have already gone through the usual mse page...…
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Earning Airmiles on a Codeshare flight
I'm looking to do the following and I was looking for an opinion as to whether I could get United MileagePlus miles for the flights. I'm going to book via Expedia. Manchester - Boston (via DUB) & New York - Manchester (via Dub). All four flights are Aer Lingus flights. However, the flights are listed as Codeshares on the…
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Cayman Island Visit.
Hi to all from a newbie. Hope I am in the right place on the forum. My wife and I are going to the Cayman Islands to visit our daughter who works there. We would appreciate advice on the best way to finance our stay as taking a load of cash doesn't seem a good idea. We are going for three weeks and are looking at about a…
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Thailand and Aeon Bank ATMs
There's always a few threads about Thailand on the go and it's usually mentioned that Aeon ATMs are the best to use, as they don't charge the 150/180 baht ATM fee charged by the Thai Banks. That is all about to change as you can see from this announcement on the Aeon Thailand website.…
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Flightchecker not working for BA
I recently decided to purchase a flight using the flightchecker. However, when attempting to book the return flight (which was with British Airways), the price the flightchecker gave me was £1 but took me to the website which tried to charge me a few hundred pounds for the same flight. Has anyone had any similar…
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CarHire with Pre-paid Credit Card - Hertz
Has any of you hired a car with Hertz in the US (Florida, Nevada, etc). ???? and more importantly, have you handed over a Pre-paid credit card ? ones like FairFX, etc. I ask, as I book cars and pre-pay in advance, and always pre-pay for fuel too, so theres nothing they can sell me, or need anything etc when I collect the…
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KLM Flight Compensation Help
Hi I flew with KLM last month London to Amsterdam flight was deylayed resulting in me running to the gate of my connecting flight to Curacoa to be told when we got there that we have been taken off the flight and was refused entrance. They then rebooked us (onto an indirect flight) the next day and put us up in a hotel. We…
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Cheapest flight days?
Evening all Is there a "cheapest" day to get flights to New York on in march? I turn 40 next year and would love to go but the budgets tight... I'm looking at some options but if anyone can give me some pointers? We, the two of us, can go any time in March, if that makes any difference... Thanks all, and have a fantastic…
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British Airways Festive 10% Discount Code
British Airways staff were in the festive mood this morning at Gatwick, handing out mince pies and discount coupons to those travelling through the airport. Just in case anyone can make use of this offer here are the details and how to claim; Offer 10% off all flights to Europe and across the UK from Gatwick, travelling in…
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Any strikes planned by the French in January 2014
I am currently in France for Christmas but have to be in the UK by the end of January for an important appointment. Does anyone know if there are any threats of strikes on ferries, Eurotunnel, Eurostar or Air Traffic Control planned? Also if we did get a snow storm over Europe, which is the best method of getting to the UK…
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Ryanair prepaid card
I want to use up my credit on my Ryanair card as there doesn't seem to be any benefit in having it to beat the extra charges. Can I use the leftover pounds on drinks or food on the plane even if the value is £2.50 and I only have say £1.23 (and pay the rest in cash)?
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Virgin Atlantic premium economy
Hi All I'm just looking at flights to Atlanta from London and the prices for the return are: Economy £232.90 Premium £1178.90 I flew to New York last year and upgraded at the airport for £300. My opinion after was that the leg room was good, but not as good as an emergency exit seat and the seats were also a little wider,…
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January 2014 flight sales..
...have started and kicked off by https://www.ba.com/sale. Other airlines often follow so remember to double check using tools like https://www.skyscanner.net and Airline websites.
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Thomson Premium Club
Hello Does anyone know what drinks are offered 'free' on Thomson Premium Club as part of the upgrade?
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Hotel cancelled Xmas booking please help!
We booked in May an all inclusive deal through Travel Republic to Atalya Golf for Xmas. The accommodation voucher came on 2.12. Today recd a call the hotel is closed over Xmas transferring your booking to a different hotel in a different resort. We stayed at this hotel a couple of years ago and no way do we want to go back…
