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1st ever flight what do i do?
I am taking my 1st ever flight on Tuesday with easyjet and i have checked in online and printed out the boarding pass. but on my account on there website i can not see anywhere where i can print out baggage tags. i am flying from Amsterdam to Manchester so can i get the tags from Amsterdam airport? also as i have checked…
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Anyone familiar with Travelex cash passport additional cards?
I received my cash passport today and asked to get an additional card. I received two identical letters with two cards with slightly different numbers. I'm not sure if I activate both of them and they can both be used interchangeably with money taken from the same pot of funds. Or am I meant to keep one as a back up and…
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FairFX
I was thinking of getting a FairFX card 'Anywhere Card' and on initial look here it seemed pretty straightforward. When I read this page it all seemed pretty straightforward to me. This is how I interpreted this extract from the page above regarding what charges I would face.... * The standard card fee is £9.95 for initial…
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Spain Car hire
We are flying out to Spain in a couple of weeks and have booked car hire through do you Spain - I have actually pre booked 2 thru Budget & Avis, I am panicking though on the amount they will hold on the C/C, the hire will be aprrox £250 & I only have a credit card limit of £1000. I rang budget who said they just hold…
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Free money from Thomas Cook ???
Went up to collect Euros from Thomas Cook on tuesday after reserving online. I paid by card and it went through on the chip and pin. Then whatever TC staff have to do on the computer crashed,burned and froze mid transaction. The manager joked that he could not let me leave there and then in case I had "free money". I joked…
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Easyjet luggage confusion!
Hi, A bit confused here!! I think I am correct, however.... 2 people flying. 3 bags purchased for hold. Assume therefore we are allowed up to 60kg? Can we therefore have one bag of 32kg (maximum allowed) and one bag of 28kg? Or even 1 @ 30KG, 1 @ 20kg & 1 @10kg? In other words assuming we do not go over 60KG and not more…
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Getting free additional driver
Just used MSE to help me book car hire for a trip to Canada. After a bit of digging found that if you join Hertz Gold Plus Rewards programme (need to give them credit card details and driving licence number but no charges and can opt out of ad emails) you get automatic additional driver for your spouse/partner. They don't…
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Car rental in Canada
I am looking to travel to Canada in August. I intend to fly into Calgary and leave the car at Vancouver. I have rented cars in America before and always paid CDW and SLI. Does the same apply in Canada and is SLI necessary?
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What you need to know before renting a car in Italy
Few tips on what you need to know before renting a car in Italy and other information to make your holiday less stressful. http://tuscany-toscana.blogspot.it/2013/08/what-you-need-to-know-before-renting.html
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Car Hire - What Does This Mean?
Sorry to ask - I'm sure there's probably a thread somewhere, but I didn't have a clue how to start searching. I'm hiring a car overseas shortly. And this forms part of the T&C's and I can't make head nor tail of it. Does this mean I need to buy additional cover to reduce the excess or does it mean my excess is already zero…
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Car Hire Alicante airport opening hours
Hi, Off to sunny Spain end of June, anyone know which car hire company have offices open after midnight at Alicante airport? Our flight lands at 23.55, so by the time we've made it out of customs, etc, it'll be gone midnight. I know Hertz are open till 01.00, but it seems others charge extra for handling a booking after…
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Guaranteed Car available at pick up point
Can anyone suggest a company that will have the car you want, not a similar one, when it comes to picking it up.
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Best Manchester T2 Breakfast?
Any suggestions for the best breakfast airside at Manchester Terminal 2? I've read some dire reports of some of the outlets. It's looking like Burger King might be the cheapest but I'm hoping there's something better. I'm not expecting to be there long enough to make the Lounge worthwhile, but will have time for something…
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Misleading Exchange Rates
MSE's Travel Money site is giving misleading or incorrect exchange rates for the Euro. Today the exchange rate for £200 of Euros at Tesco is advertised as 1.200. That should mean that for £200 I will get 240 Euros. But if you click on the Tesco link and enter the amount it comes back with a cost of £200.45 for 200 Euros.…
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Payment for a holiday in a foreign currency.
Hello All, Many Thanks in advance. Situation: Through an apartment sharing website (owners direct) we have seen a beautiful apartment my family wishes to rent for our family holiday in August this year.... Majorca The gentleman who owns the apartment is a Swiss national and as far as we can tell seems legit... previous…
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Thomson Prepaid USD Moneycard
I just wanted to warn people about the Thomson, First Choice US Dollar prepaid moneycard. Having done a little research over whether to use cash, debit card or pre-paid card whilst travelling abroad, I decided to take a prepaid moneycard from Thomson Holidays (I had left it too late to apply for one of the recommended…
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Norwegian airways long haul free entertainment?
does anyone know if the VOD service on Norweigian airways long haul is free.
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Halifax Clarity - can I pay off / pay in early
Hi Anyone have the Halifax Clarity card for overseas spending? I see that interested is charged immediately for cash withdrawals. I was wondering if I pay money in before the statement date does the interest get reduced? And, if I pre-paid money into the credit card to have a positive balance, then take money out, can I…
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Buying Euros - best rate - Help?
Euros – Best rate – Help? I wonder if you could help with a query I have. I have used the “ Travelmoney max” sectionof this site recently to track and find the best rate for buying euros always the best rateis “specialist credit card” there are one or 2 listed, I chose the Halifax oneand followed the link on the site to…
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RyanAir Damaged Baggage Claim
I got a flight with RyanAir recently and when my bag turned up the wheel had broken off so it was pretty much useless. I went to the Damaged/Lost baggage desk and they collected the details and asked me to choose a new bag from an Antler catalogue. The fella on the desk was pretty helpful and gave me a reference number,…
