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Problems with HolidayCars.com
We booked a hire car from HolidayCars.com in November to be picked up at Pisa airport in April this year. When booking I clearly stated my age as being 76 so I would assume that the hire company they suggested (Locauto) accepted my age. However when we arrived to pick up the car I was told that the maximum age allowed by…
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MSE News: Pound falls after election result - should you buy euros or dollars now?
The pound has dropped following yesterday's general election, as a hung Parliament causes uncertainty on the currency markets.......Read the full story: 'Pound falls after election result - should you buy euros or dollars now?' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Ryanair Check in Policy
I am due to go on holiday soon for 10 days. Ryan airs check in policy only allows you to checkin max 4 days before travel. When I am abroad I will be unable to access a computer/internet. I went on the website to check in early and the prices for seats vary from £6-£15 per seat. However some of the seats are already…
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Car hire Nice
Hi, we're going to France by train in September, and looking for car hire picking up and dropping off at Nice Ville station. Can anybody recommend any particular companies? I can obviously look through all the big names, use Expedia etc but also happy to consider local companies if there are any recommendations. I speak…
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London car hire
Going to London at the end of the month and need car hire from the Thursday to Monday. Need to pickup at Gatwick and leave at Stansted. The main issue I'm having is that we have a 2 year old and a 4 year old and so need car seats. They seem to be about as expensive as possible the car hire! Anyone know of a company that…
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BA Cabin Crew Strike - Cancellations
BA cabin crew have announced a strike for this month and I will be flying back to the UK from Hungary during the strike. I keep seeing online that i will be offered a refund or an alternative flight if my flight gets cancelled but I cannot see the answer to these questions: 1- will I get to choose between an alternative…
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Bulgaria
Hi I'm heading to Bulgaria at the end of the month and as it's the first time I've travelled to a non Eurozone for some time I'm wondering if it is best to buy Lev before I go or when I arrive? Thanks
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Car rental in Europe - Independent insurance
I am looking to rent a car in Europe for few weeks and the excess on the insurance seems very high (EUR1500). I can choose to pay some EUR65 to get it to zero. Online (on confused.com) I seem to be able to get independent insurance for car rental for half the price for the whole year. Does anybody have any experience and…
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Thomas cook
Why do flight to Egypt cost more than a long haul flight to India etc ? they charge on average 400.00 each ways plus hold on top 25.00 each way makes my blood boil :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
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Cheaper Easter flights?
Looking for tips on getting cheaper flights for Easter next year. We are a family of 5, kids will be 1, 5 and 12. looking to go somewhere warm in Europe or possibly Morrocco, for 10 days. Please advise :)
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travel money for teenager travelling to US
My daughter is travelling to the USA with school. She has a Bank of Scotland debit card which I know is one of the cards from hell. I haven't had a good experience using prepaid cards in the past and their rates don't look much better. I don't really want her carrying a lot of cash. Any advice?
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Revoult Card question
Hi everyone I have a revoult prepaid card and I am trying to convert euros to turkish lira. Is this possible as its only giving me options for Euros GBP and Dollars Thanks
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Beware!! Ryanair Baggage prices more expensive online than through App
I booked baggage for a flight next month online via laptop and the price of extra luggage was £65 out and £55 back which was unbelievable high but I had no choice as we were travelling with children. After booking I went on the site through my phone app and the baggage was £15 cheaper each way!! I contacted Ryanair and…
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Revolut-missing credit transactions
Does anybody here have experience with missing credit transactions to Revolut? Their customer service is virtually non existent & I am about to tear my hair out!! I have checked with the originators bank as they suggested and all three transactions were authorised. Where can I turn to from here??? (The originators bank is…
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Newcastle to Kiev
My friend and I are planning a holiday to Kiev. We want to visit Chernobyl while we are there and I'm wondering whether anyone can give advice on who to book the trip with? I have seen online that a number of tour companies offer the visit, but it would be good to have recommendations before booking. Also, can anyone…
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Norwegian long haul getting bigger at Gatwick...
....for Winter 17/18 http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273076/norwegian-boosts-london-us-flights-in-w17/ Larger aircraft and more flights and with BA's recent problems there may be some great low season fares.
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Best way for Travel Money in Japan and Hong Kong
I am travelling to Hong Kong and Japan for a month in July I was wondering if anyone knows of good methods of currency conversion. I don't know how much money I am going to need and preferably would not like to carry much around. Ideally I would like a travel currency card but cannot find any from Hong Kong Dollars or…
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Ryanair didn't inform me of flight change to 2 days earlier
Hi All, I booked outbound flights with Ryanair for 8ppl. Went to check in and the flight gate was closed, I called and was initially told me there was a technical issue with notifying me of the change but that my flight had moved from Saturday the 27th to Thursday the 25th and had already left. I had not received an email…
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Florida Car Hire for Under 25's
My daughter, aged 22 has booked a two week holiday in Florida. She has been looking to hire a car for a week. Going on the usual car hire sites, they all seem to be quoting an excess for under 25's , lowest found so far is £25 per day. Can she buy an Insurance Policy in the UK to avoid this excess or can anyone recommend…
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Thomson Lakes/ Thomson Airways - online checkin
Thought I'd share this just for some amusement value, it would probably sit as prettily on the "Praise, vents & warnings" forum. An alternate title could be - When is Thomson not Thomson? Booked break in Austria with Thomson Lakes & Mountains and, for my sins, included flight was also with Thomson Airways. So I can…
