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Milan Apt's - people carrier or 2 smaller cars?
Hi, Any recommendations for a car hire company that may have a fairly decent price for a people carrier that will take 5 adults and a child seat? Or would you say that its always better to get two smaller cars? We would have 2-3 drivers easily. Mainly driving from airport to Tuscany and a couple of day trips maybe. Thanks!…
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Motorhome/RV rental excess cover
Am traveling in June to Canada and will be hiring a motorhome which includes insurance but am still looking to purchase excess insurance cover. Any suggestions - have looked but nothing found so far? Thanks.
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Thomson - will we get better seats if we don't check in now?
We (me and my GF) fly to Mexico on a 2-week Thomson package next Wednesday. We didn't pay to book specific seats as it's too expensive, so we just crossed our fingers and hoped we'd be sitting together, but are fully prepared that we might not be (in which case we'll share a seat for most of the flight - we did it all the…
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On the beach- complaint??
I've booked flights via on the beach for myself, my son and mum. I am the lead passenger but its my mums payment card that was used to pay for them. The flights booked were for around £700. On the beach called me after the booking to say the flights had gone up to around £850 so I said OK. When I told my mum she wasn't…
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Travellers Cheques
I have USD travellers cheques from previous visit, some years ago. Going back to California in a few weeks. Have heard they are not so widely accepted now. Better to cash them in the UK before I go or in California? Not concerned about security issues TC's vs cash.
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I'm Making a Car Hire Excess Insurance Claim
I've occasionally seen the question asked about CDW excess insiurance policies and how reliable are they at paying up. Answers usually dint come as nobody has any experience of the claims process. Well, after a wheelie bin committed a vicious 40kmh attack on my wing mirror in Montenegro this week Avis have landed me with a…
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Post Office Platinum Card
The Post Office Platinum card appear to offer no fees on overseas transactions and 28 months interest free on new purchases. It doesn't appear under those recommended on the MSE list, which I thought was strange. Anyone else seen or actually used this card for further advice?
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Jamaica Q's
My son and his girlfriend are off to Jamaica soon for a 2 week holiday, can anyone offer any advice for me to pass on ie best way to take your money cash/card etc? cheers
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Warning - Dubai Airport
I flew recently Heathrow/Melbourne return. This was with Royal Brunei Airlines and there are two stops, Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) and Dubai. The journey requires getting off the plane both in Brunei and Dubai the walking involved in the former is bad enough but oh my goodness - Dubai! I required wheelchair assistance…
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Cash limits to Carry
Hi, I am travelling to Spain and was wondering if there was an official source to confirm how much hard cash in Euros is a person allowed to carry on the flight into Spain. Many thanks
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Insurance and excess cover for car hire in Spain
Hello there, We have hired a car with AVIS (through ebookers) from Malaga airport in Spain. The prices are of course, hefty for the excesses etc. I am just after some advice, as this is the first time I've hired a car abroad, as to the cheapest/best way to get insuraance and excess cover for the vehicle while I'm using the…
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Flight ticket not needed - Will airline use it ?
Bought three flights last year for trip to Spain, but now my daughter has decided she's not coming. BA say I will only get around £10 refund so I would rather have the space than a stranger next to me. Should I tell BA ticket won't be used on arrival, or stay quiet? Grateful for any advice.
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Car Hire - full to full, with deposit for tank of fuel
Hi all, I'm looking to hire a car in the summer in Norway, I've found many of the car hire sites have a caveat in their fuel terms to say that when we pick up the car we will need to leave a deposit: " this will include the full cost of the rental plus a tank of fuel (approximately £ 140.00). The cost of fuel will vary…
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Possible Passport damage! Please advice!
Hi there. I am due to go on holiday with my fianc! on the 15th May which is 23 days from now. I went to get my passport out my wardrobe the other day so I could check in our flights and realised the pages look quite crinkled, I didn't know how this would of happened as it's a brand new passport which I had replaced last…
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Is the MBNA AM EX Everday essentials still good?
Hi, Last year I got the MBNA American express for holidays. I notice that it is no longer available? Is it still a good deal for a holiday in Greece? My wife has Nationwide debit and credit cards and would like to know which is best. Thanks
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Norwegian to start Gatwick to Singapore
http://media.norwegian.com/uk/#/pressreleases/norwegian-takes-long-haul-global-with-new-london-singapore-route-from-179-pounds-1924672 If Singapore Airlines drop their lead-in/sale fares to compete, they'll be a bargain.
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where to get euros
we are going to Lanzarote in a few weeks time and wondered is it better to get our euros in England on a post office travel money card or use our Santander debit card at a Santander atm in Lanzarote, and where do you get the best rate home or abroad, cheers
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Exchanging small amounts of foreign currency
Hi everyone, Been having a clear out and I have around £30 worth of foreign currency - but it's not all in one currency (so I have £4 worth of Turkish Lira, £7 worth of Singapore Dollars, £5 worth of Hong Kong dollars, etc...) Does anyone know if I can exchange this money at the Post Office, or do they require a minimum…
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Best card to use in Iceland
Hi, i'm going to Iceland soon and I wonder which card would be the best for me? I don't want to withdraw cash, I'll pay by card only. I read article about credit cardsbut not everything seemed clear to me. The thing is I've never used credit card before. I don't want to borrow any money from bank, because of their rates..…
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TravelFX ripping off MSE Customers?! Or MSE making money from us?!
I've been looking to buy some US Dollars this morning, and have been using the MSE travel money comparison site to help me. When I click through MSE to TravelFX, I get to what appears to be the usual TravelFX website, except at the top it says that it is an MSE affiliate. Nowhere on MSE do I get warned that I am going to a…