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fkight change but didnt inform me.
i recently bought a holiday through teletext with the airline being Monarch. i discussed the deal over the phone, he then sent me a confirmation email which i checked, agreed with the dates and times, and paid. 3 days later i received by email a set of holiday vouchers for flights, hotel and transfers. on arrival at…
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Car Hire for a week in Spain
Off to Granada end of August for a week, can anyone recommend a value for money car hire company - family of 4. Tx
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Travel to Australia and Singapore
Hi, I'm going to Australia and Singapore for six weeks at the end of the year and am wondering what will be the best way of accessing cash while I'm away. Obviously I can't (nor would I want to) carry a lot of cash on me and TCs can be a bit of a pain. I was thinking of getting a second Halifax Clarity card and…
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Rental Cars - Insurance & Driving Licence
Hi - my boyfriend has hired a car through RentalCars.com for our trip to Spain in a couple of weeks and there's a couple of things I was hoping you could clarify: 1. Driving Licence - the website says you must provide card and paper counterpart. My understanding was that the paper part had been scrapped and that you no…
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Dropping off and collecting people at Stansted
Hi all My partner will be collecting me from Stansted next month and I've been looking into the options. I'd rather not pay anything, so from what i can tell there is only one option and that is to use the free facility in the Mid-Stay car park. Firstly, could I just ask whether there are any other options? Secondly,…
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Currency Prepaid Card ripoff
Hi there, just returned from a week in Portugal and in addition to taking cash (in Euros) I also loaded a Sainsbury's Cash Transport Prepaid Card (again in Euros). I've never used one of these but was told and found that its basically the same as using a debit card, what I was not told about was there is one hell of a…
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Car hire insurance
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm a bit confused by car hire insurance. Included was CWD and extended protection. Then I was going to buy Excess insurance separately. Do I need anything else? If I have an accident am I completely covered with that? Does the hire company have their own insurance to cover the cost of…
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INR to GBP - help!
Hi all. To cut a long story short, I'm currently in India on business, and due to fly back to the UK on the 5th August. This is my first time on any sort of business trip (and my first time outside of the UK on my own/during adulthood etc.). The trip was also very hastily arranged with not a lot of guidance. As a result,…
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Best for friend to convert $-£ in U.S. or here?
Hi all. I have a friend who is flying over to the UK from the U.S. in late August and he asked me if it's better for him to exchange his money over there or over here. Any ideas, please?
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Cheap flights to Ireland
Hi guys, Im looking for (fairly) last minute flights from Exeter to Cork from 4th Aug to 7th Aug for 1 person. Does anyone now any good website or tips for getting the cheapest flight? The cheapest one Ive found is £470. Do they do bundle deals with accommodation? Thanks
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Avios rip-off
Just tried to book a "free" flight (London-Bangkok return) for February 2018 using my AVIOS points. 39,000 avios points redeemed for the BA return seemed OK until I came to checkout - they wanted another £340 in taxes and charges!!! So much for FREE flights? Looking at other similar flights with other airlines the going…
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KLM Flight Prices
Hi, Anyone an expert in when prices are at their best? I am looking on skyscanner and flights show booking direct on KLM website are £354.00 When I however go to KLM they are actually 494.00 Is it normal for seats actually being available at that lower price or now that it is 494 will it only increase? Flights are gor…
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Ok ren a car. Doyouspain.com
To whom it may concern I booked a hire car (Peugeot people carrier) through do you Spain. On arrival at Alicante I collected a Renault traffic from ok rent a car. This already cost us more money as the fuel tank was larger but as we had four tired children we just agreed to take it. On the 21st of July the vehicle broke…
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wizz warning/reminder
Went through Prague the other day and a little surprised at the rather zealous gent who was challenging just about everyone at the gate and checking their boarding card and inviting those who did not pay for a large cabin bag to try the "sizer". I had a bag that was exactly the right size. So we went through the…
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Confusion over what car rental CDW covers
While on holiday within the UK we had a rented car but unfortunately I had an accident which was my fault. We of course had the compulsory CDW and the excess was about £1000 so we took out extra insurance to cover the excess but not with the rental company as their excess waiver insurance was too expensive so we went with…
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Understanding car hire car insurance (Malaga)
Hi all, I'm looking at renting a car from a car rental place in Malaga, I've been sensible and looked for a reputable company rather than the cheap deals Ryan air continue to offer me, slashed prices but a load of aggravation when you come to return it. That in mind I'm trying to understand two things as I've never hired a…
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Car hire Dubrovnik
Hello, Has anyone had experience of booking car hire in Croatia? Every quote I get shows a deposit needs to be taken of between £800- £1,500 for the duration of the hire, which I cannot afford. Is there anyway of reducing what deposit you put down?
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Currencies Direct Q&A
Hi everyone Currencies Direct is now on our Forum answering your customer service questions if you have them. If you're a customer or thinking of using it post your question here and it'll aim to help where it can. Related on MSE: Travel Money Max 50+ Overseas Travel Tips Cheap Travel Insurance Over 65s Travel Insurance…
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Easyjet Flexi Fare customers - did you receive a £7 bistro voucher?
Hi Flexi Farers I've booked one of these tickets for the first time recently. One of the advantages is a £7 Bistro voucher. I've checked in and I still have not had the voucher... I wondered if anyone who has used the bistro voucher could tell me if this something you actually physically get (or have to print off)? Or is…
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Manchester airport fast track security
Hi folks, Does anyone know if you get access to the fast track security lanes at Manchester Airport with a business class ticket (Lufthansa)? And, typically, how long it might take to get through around lunch time on Sunday in August? I'm flying from Manchester for the first time in a couple of weeks - I have Heathrow down…
