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Car hire fuerteventura booster seat question
Hi all Looking at hiring a car from CiCar in fuerteventura. I can add a car seat for our 5 year old for free. There are 2 options: <15kg a child seat and >15kg a booster seat. Our child is 21kg so clearly in the second category but the missus is worried that the booster seat would be the basic seat only type, rather than…
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Best way to get around the US without a car?
I'm planning a holiday there and want to avoid the hassle and cost of driving. Is public transport possible? Thanks.
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Thomson Flight Seats cost
Not a happy chap at the moment, booked holiday for my 50'th birthday treat and paid in full then go to book seat so I can travel next to my wife only to be ripped off for £50 for outbound seats, due to my size I need extra leg room but feel the cost is a joke, feel like I'm discriminated against due to being 6'3". To cap…
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Tesco currency
Tesco is the best place for me to buy currency for a number of reasons. I remember an article earlier in the year on MSE which says that you can hedge the currency if you buy 2 weeks before i.e. if the rate goes up you just order more and take the original back. Having used the search facility I cannot find what I am…
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Virgin changed flight times
Hi all Had a search and could not find anything that was particularly recent. We book flights with Virgin (through a third party) to New York in October. A while back they changed the outgoing from a very good 10:40AM (12:30 Arrival PM) to a pain in the backside 13:40 (arriving at 16:60) just in time for rush hour. We were…
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Ryanair cabin baggage fine
We travelled from NCL to AGP in June. Paid for 1 checked bag. At NCL, both at the check in desk and on entering the boarding gate lounge my husband was asked to put his cabin bag into the bag sizer frame. No problem.No warning re return flight. Nothing. Outgoing the plane was about 80% full and the overhead lockers so full…
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Ryanair Check in
I can check in now as it's 60 days before my flight. Are there any benefits to checking in now or can I just leave it till before I go?
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Exchange Load?
Hello, I was reading through the MSE guide when using your credit or debit card abroad. I notice it mentions "exchange load" and a percentage e.g. 2.75 or 3% for my particular cards. But it also says that there is no charge on spending. So does the exchange load apply regardless of if you withdraw cash or if you just use…
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Best way to take money to multiple countries?
So, we are going to Australia and Hong Kong next year, with a short transfer of planes at Singapore (hopefully enought ime to get a drink and a bite to eat). What is the best way to take currency to these places? I will be looking at taking a couple of thousand in GBP. Should we take currency? A currency card? I have no…
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Best Option
Hi I have a 15 year old son off to Denmark for two weeks end of July. Most of his meals are paid for but he needs spending money eye. Am loathe to send him with lots of cash but have realised pre paid cards are age 18 years only. Any suggestions please?
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Warning - Budget Car rental Dubai airport.
Heads up following an experience with Budget at Dubai airport last week. This was my first visit to Dubai and had pre-booked car rental with Auto Europe. On arrival at the car hire desk I handed over the voucher and driving licence only to be told they would not be able to give me a car due to the fact I had a paper…
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Comprehensive foreign currency buy back comparison anywhere?
I'm sure this has been asked before but the forum search only seems to produce non-relevant search results so am posting afresh. I have a variety of non GBP currencies that I am looking to convert back into GBP now that GBP is so weak. I have been trying to find the equivalent of MSE's exchange rate comparison service as…
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Transferring Stg to Euros
Hi, Can I ask currently what is the best way to transfer stg into euros. I am a cross border worker who earns stg but I would have bills(mortgage etc) to pay in euros. Thanks in advance.
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Ryanair has unexpected charge for spelling correction to surname
I had booked a flight with Ryanair from La Rochelle in France to London in late July, but my plans changed and I had to book another flight for the 10th July (on the same route). I then thought to myself "I wonder how much it would cost to change the name on the other flight?" As I had the new booking on the screen in…
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Travel Credit Card - When to use it.
As a newbie to foreign travel, I have probably what most of you will think as an obvious question. I'm going to Dublin soon and on mse recommendations have got a Halifax Clarity card to use while there. I am intending to buy a "Dublin Freedom Pass" before i go to get me around and the website wants me to buy in euros. Do I…
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Car rental damage charge
Hi all, Hope this is the right place to post. On Friday, I rented a car with a large, international car hire company (not sure if I can say the name) from an Irish airport. I was scheduled to pick the car up at 3, but my flight was delayed and I didn't get it until 5. At 12 that day, they emailed me a pre-inspection report…
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Euros for stag do in Brussels
Going to Brussels the weekend after next for a stag do, have sorted out flights and accommodation but will need some spending money...where is the best place to get Euros and can I get unused ones changed back for a decent rate or best keeping them for another trip somewhere? I have no idea how much say a pint of beer will…
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Flights to Newquay
Why so expensive? Anyone used to travelling there suggest any tips for finding cheap flights? Starting from glasgow but even trying to do split fares from eg London still really expensive.
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United Airlines hand luggage
I have looked on line and I am not too sure about the hand luggage. United Airlines Basic Economy allow one personal item only in the cabin and one case in the hold. It says these seats cannot be booked. Economy tickets seem to allow a cabin bag and a personal item as hand luggage as well as 20 kg in the hold. These seats…
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Changing Easyjet seats
I've booked flights and seats with Easyjet. Do they charge you if you change your seats (within the same price bracket) or is it free to do so?
