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Archives for February 2014

Thailand ATM's
Evening We will be off to thailand later on this year. I have an N&P Debit Card and a Halifax Clarity Credit Card. So I have the best cards for overseas travel in my opinion I've read that all ATMs in Thailand charge a cash withdrawal fee and it can't really avoided. Is there an way to get cash out of ATMs in thailand…
Flights to Paphos - October
Just wondering if anyone knows when EasyJet and Ryanair might release their flights from Leeds or Manchester (or other nearby airports) to Paphos, Cyprus for 26 October and 2 November please? Anyone fly these dates last year? Was going to book with Monarch, but flights jumped from £990 to £1,400 before I could save the…
cash withdrawl abroad Credit or debit card: how to work out which is better
Going abroad for a short trip, and I can not work out which is the better way to withdraw cash..Hoping someone could help clarify something. BTW I will try and use credit card wherever I can as no interest will be accrued, but always good to have some cash imo for small things like bus fares etc. I have a Halifax clarity…
Thomsons- No on line check in except with extra cost
as far as we can see Thomson flights whether part of a package or just the flight do not have a standard on line check in with a baggage drop as standard. I believe you have to pay extra for this privilidge Easy Jet offer this facility free as standard so why not Thomson. it would save some of the horrendous queues to…
Pay in local currency or sterling?
Not a big deal, but I've just got my Barclaycard Visa bill after a trip to Spain. I noticed that where I paid in local currency, the exchange rate (which apparently included a 2.99% fee, which I guess is pretty standard) was marginally WORSE than where I paid in sterling (against all MSE advice). It was 1.16 as opposed to…
Group Flights
hi, just wondering if anyone knows the best company/website to book group flights with (approx 19 people). have searched around myself but they are all confusing and cannot make any sense from them! help would be much appreciated! thanks!
Cuba
we are lucky to be travelling to Cuba this summer and was wondering how to exchange money as you cant buy it here, do you take Euros or Sterling as Dollars incur a surcharge. Which credit card or not. and pre loaded are they viable? Cheers John
China Eastern Airlines
Flying to China on Friday but can't figure out the hand luggage allowance. It states 7 kg in weight and 45inches. Does this mean length x width or length x width x depth or what? Any clarification would be much appreciated.
Ryanair Riga Security Charge not included in price. Can I get a refund?
Just done a weekend in Riga and on the way back was stopped at the airport and told I had to pay a 7 euro security charge. They gave me a leaflet that says that Ryanair was the only airline to not include the surcharge in their ticket price so it had to be paid direct to the airport. No pay, no fly. Just as well I had 7…
Flights
I booked flights with easy jet last year. Now we want to change destination, when you try it's £35 per person per direction for administration,which you do for them, then the difference in cost of flights, which was £20 per person per direction, plus the original cost of flight. Purchasing new flights was £160, a lot…
Booked Flights, Now Can't Go. What To Do?
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please. My boyfriend and I booked some flights to go on holiday at the end of May. My partners boss is now saying he can't take two weeks off so we're stuck with some flights we can't use. I've done a lot of googling and spent 45 minutes on hold with BA to try and see what our options…
Thomas Cook - "promotional" discount not given
Hi All, Without boring you all too much, wondered if anyone else received a promotional email from TC last week inviting " all existing customers" to come into their local store on the 22nd February 2014, for an "exciting day of activities" and if you booked your holiday that day, and in store only, you would receive £100…
Jet2 No Online Check In
Used Jet2 for years now checking in online etc. Just tried to check in online for a March flight & this message came up We’re sorry, but to give us operational flexibility at the airport, online check-in is no longer available for this flight. You have been switched to airport check-in, at no additional charge and your…
Car Hire for America - Compact or Medium Sized?
A friend of mine has told me I should go for a mid-size car for my upcoming America trip this year. They have suggested a "compact" car would be very small and cramped inside. Obviously the price difference can be as much as £100. There are only two of us travelling. What are your thoughts?
Virgin Air Miles Linking family off the same booking
after some advice please folks I'm new to all this air miles etc I have recently booked 3 flights (Manchester > Heathrow > JFK New York) now when I booked I was told something like I could earn something like 24,000 air miles etc from 3 flights for 3 people all under the same booking now I've registered on Virgin etc for…
Backpacking in Australia Flights
Hello everyone :) Me and my other half are planning to go backpacking in May. We have been planning for a couple and years and have started looking to book flights but the all see quite expensive. We are looking to go between 14th and 21st May and preferably want to go to Cairns flying from any airport in the UK. We are…
Need some Help
Hi all, I am in need of some advice. We are going to Dubai > Thailand > Bali > Kula Lumpar on the 2nd of March - 7th April Being a novice I didn't do any research on how to travel with money. We have got a STA Travel card and I have now been reading it was a bad thing to do due to the horrific charges. We still have time…
Flight price sweet spots
I know that flight prices can change on a daily basis and there is always a risk of prices rising. I've been looking at flights to Houston, Texas for Saturday June 14th-Saturday 28th June and in January they were on average around £550 or £620 direct from Heathrow. However recently they seem to be around £600 or £700…
Ryanair FR8347 delay 14.02.14
This has cropped up on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASDuLY3F4v0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DASDuLY3F4v0&app=desktop Strange that the police had to take action and that Ryanair and Stansted Airport appeared to do nothing.
Transferring money onto travel money card
I thought I'd found a solution to fees and poor exchange rates offered by my bank when I read up on travel money card. I am planning to take out the Post Office one (I know there are cheaper but it's not a bad deal). However, I've just checked with Lloyds and they charge an extortionate 2.99% fee if I use my debit card to…

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