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shame opodo
so yesterday booked ryanair flight with opodo. basically all theve done is took my details and went straight to ryanair to book exact same flight. the reason i book with opodo is they were £7 cheaper inc this "fee" so i thought why not. so checked my bank statement and yep, booked same flight and charged me £3.58 for the…
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Car hire theft excess over £3000
Hello A group of 6 of us are just back from Italy. We had booked a 6 seater car from Milan Malpensa airport (not sure if I can mention the company) and they upgraded us free of charge to a Mercedes 8 seater. We headed to our hotel but in the morning it was gone. We reported it stolen to the police and headed back to the…
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Long haul to Cayman - when to book?
Hi We're planning on visiting my daughter and her family in Cayman and I'm looking at travelling in February. It will be me, my son and his 6yr old daughter so I'm looking very carefully at travel times, they range from 30+ hours to just over 9 hours! Obviously the 9 hour flight (semi direct with a lay over in nassau to…
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Currency for Scotland?
My American friend is planning to visit Scotland some time next year. What currency will they need, and when should they buy it to get the best rate?
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Tips on Spanish ATM fees?
Hi everyone. Off to Tenerife soon (not the main resorts) and I will be taking my Halifax Clarity Credit Card and my Metro Bank Debit Card. No currency loading - all good so far... Obviously going to take some Euros with me, but any tips for minimising the fees charged by the local banks if I need to take any emergency cash…
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Flybe Voucher Codes
I am a regular user of Flybe. When booking there is the opportunity to enter a voucher code. Has anyone found a voucher code anywhere? I have looked for ages and all the voucher code sites simply link through to Flybe and the rates you get are exactly the same as if you went direct to the Flybe website and didnt enter a…
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FairFX
Not really a question, but I noticed in the email yesterday that FairFX were supposed to be having a sale starting a 9am today? I checked the rates at 8am this morning for US dollars and it was showing 1.59(something)..., then at 0850 it showed 1.600(something), then just after 9 it was showing at 1.5980. I don't really…
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any US car rental bargains out there?
Any pointers for a CA bargain car hire, the company I have used before (https://www.americacarrental.com) has stopped doing a price beat & is more expensive than some I have come across, am trying to swerve Auto Europe due to bad experience with them in the recent past (but they are the cheapest I have found so far)?
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Long haul flights 2015
Does anyone know if prices are predicted to go up or down next year? I know what the cheapest was last year for where I am going (South America) I just would like to know what to expect. I guess with the change in APD they might stay the same or go down.
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Car Hire options - UK to German via France.
Hi, Wonder if people can suggest some good travel options. My 2 peice band is playing some gigs in France & Germany and are trying to find the best way to drive with our gear. The plan was initially to hire a car in the UK and drive, but the steering would be the wrong side for Europe. Plan B could be to drive our car over…
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ATMs at Florence Airport
1 I have no stock of Euros but will be travelling to Italy soon, landing in Florence, and wanted to use an ATM at Florence airport to withdraw cash with my Halifax Clarity card. Are there likely to be any problems with this - eg non-working ATMs, non acceptance of the card, long waits to use the machines? 2 I'm travelling…
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Hypothetical infant airfare
Something to consider... Most airlines regard an infant as a baby not yet reached their 2nd birthday. Any thoughts on whether they can travel on an infant ticket if they had their birthday during the holiday...i.e if they were 1yr 51wks on the way out and 2yr 1wk on the way back. My baby girl is 2 soon and am looking to…
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Rentalcars.com – no policy transparency..!! Expatriates, please be advised!
This is my experience with rentalcars.com, just wanted to create a new thread as this a different kind of problem faced for expatriates. I’ve rented a car from rentalcars.com for my upcoming Edinburgh trip. Got a good deal with GreenMotion for £55 for 2 days and booked it. Got the voucher and everything looks good. Please…
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cockpit visits
I've just told my 5 yr old granddaughter that we're planning to visit her auntie and family in the Caribbean and she is so excited:j She was asking about who flies the plane and how they fly overnight and I was wondering if visits to the cockpit have been stopped in the light of all the terrorist activity? I would love for…
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no deposit refund from car hire - doyouspain/enterprise/atesa
Hi all - Im after some advice. I rented a car in Mallorca which was booked through agents 'Doyouspain'. The rental company was 'Enterprise/Atesa' which I had hoped were reliable. On arrival they did not have the class of car I ordered as they had run out so they gave me a larger car. I paid a €150 damage deposit and…
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Scammed by Norweigan Airlines?
We managed to get some very cheap flights for May half term to Malaga through Norweigan Airlines. Really nice times, leaving london at 10am, returning 2pm. Just had an email to say that our return flight is now 7am and there are no other direct flights available we can switch to. The only option we have is cancel or change…
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How to get money from a Spanish account into an English one
I need to transfer 60k euros from a Spanish account back to my UK account. What is the best/cheapest way to do it.
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2 hours before I fly?
Just a quick question. If I am flying from a Midland airport to Belfast, (it is a one hour flight) do I still need to check in 2 hours before the flight? The airline will probably be Flybe. Thanks.
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boarding pass
booked flights with Ryanair & paid for reserved seating,have checked in online today but can only check in for outbound flight ,when I try to print off boarding pass after checking in I cant get no further the box to tick to print of pass dose not let me move on any ideas or will I have to wait till I have checked in for…
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Taxes taxes taxes
I have been researching long haul flights to the caribbean and can't believe how much the taxes are; more than the cost of the actual flight and more than doubling the total cost of the journey!!!! Not asking for help or anything just felt like a bit of a rant!!! lol