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Flights, currency & car hire

Archives for April 2018

Picking passenger from Heathrow terminal 4
Does anybody know where to wait near Heathrow Terminal 4? Any nearby cafe. The purpose is to wait for a phone call when the person is ready to be picked up. Will be travelling from Bucks. Thanks
Car seat hire Orlando
So I was going to take our boys car seats to orlando in December BUT when I was reading the florida car seat laws it says that all car seats have to be federally approved with the american sticker on them. Well ours just have the EU stickers etc on them so what do we do? Hire them so that they are legal but have no idea…
Prague car rental - your experience please
I am travelling to Prague over the festive period and have looked around and done some research prior to booking a hire car from 21st - 26th Dec. In Prague airport the two cheapest rentals are Green Motion and Firefly. However all I can find is negative reviews on both Green Motion and Firefly. Are they as bad as the…
Ryanair's Goldcar offer
Probably too much to expect a leopard to change its spots but Ryanair does nothing to persuade that it nowadays does genuinely care for its customers when it's assiduously promoting Goldcar as a preferred car hire partner. An email newly landed in my inbox from the airline proclaims: ROLL ON SUMMER! CAR HIRE SALE! with the…
Will I be charged if a bond is held on my credit card
Hi, I am soon off to Australia, I am looking to do campervan relocations during my trip. I have read up on the T&C's and seen that the companies charge $1000 bond on my credit card, I know I will get it back, But if I have a card that is 0% on purchases do I pay any fee for the $1000 bond? Or will I have to pay a overseas…
Sainsbury's online travel money *warning*
Hi, I don't normally resort to slating companies off on here but feel I need to offer a warning. I ordered some cash to be delivered to home which was easy and arrived prompt, a good rate as well. BUT. . . It came with 6x 100 euro notes! As well as 6x 50 euro notes! I don't think many bars will be accepting 50's and 100's…
Flying with Refridgerated Medication (Liquid)
Good Morning Everyone Does anyone have any tips or advise about flying, and clearing security, with medication that has to be kept refrigerated, as we're due to fly shortly. I have been prescribed some eye-drops (in a small 5ml) bottle, that need to be kept in the fridge. Obviously this is small enough to pass security…
Hertz UK rental - dubious walk up rates with and without zero excess waiver
Hi. I am currently visiting my parents-in-law in the Luton area, and as a result hired a car from Luton airport at walk up rates from Hertz. Due to a screw up with our initial booking through rentalcars.com with Interrent, we turned up at Luton airport 45 minutes late due to a flight delay, only to find that the Interrent…
Wizz Air to Georgia
Thanks to posters on this forum who alerted me to this spectacular travel bargain. A couple of 'silly' questions... Do I need to print the boarding pass, and also the e-ticket for the bus transfer into town (purchased from their web site)? I would far rather save these as pdf files and show them on my 'phone: would this be…
KLM - Pricing Issue
Hello everyone, I originally booked two separate KLM return flights from Manchester to Amsterdam for later this year. The first return flight was planned for the 16th to the 20th of August, and the second flight was planned for the 24th to the 27th of August. Both of these bookings had the Flexibility extra at the cost of…
Atol protection
I've been looking at booking with Thomas cook airlines and noticed in the small print at the very bottom of their pages that after November 2015 they say that if you book tickets with TC Airlines for travel on TC airlines, then you are NOT ATOL protected. I am very surprised by this in todays market - does anyone know what…
MSE News: New debit card gives you bank accounts in four countries - but is it any good?
Transferwise has launched a debit card which gives you bank account details for four countries including the US and Australia - but while it's good for long-term travellers it can be beaten for shorter trips...Read the full story: 'New debit card gives you bank accounts in four countries - but is it any good?' Click reply…
Flight destination change on a fly cruise holiday
Hi we booked 2 cabins with flights 13 months in advance with MSC via Iglu.com The price was for Heathrow Genoa transfer with a proviso;- The above travel times and details are provisional. The final travel times will be confirmed with your tickets, which will be sent out to you 7-10 days prior to departure. Flight times…
LANCASTER PA from ENGLAND, UK
Hi. Were going to Lancaster PA in October this year 2018. Has anyone been there before? We're attending a conferance there.
Thomson Fly Drive
We booked a holiday to Orlando using Thomsons fly drive, it is for 5 adults & 1 child, and at the time the cost of booking flights was the same as the flydrive so just decided to go for it, now with 2 weeks to go we have no information on the car hire other than that it is through Alamo. I have phoned and emailed numerous…
Jet2 flights discount code
Does anybody know if these exist please? I have registered on their site but I haven’t been mailed anything. Thanks in advance.
Deceptive Baggage charges
A few weeks ago I booked my wife on an Air Emirates flight to Dubai for a family reunion. Very excitedly she has bought new outfits and gifts for all concerned; this will be a once-in-a-lifetime occasion. To our horror, today when attempting to buy an extra bag allowance on the Air Emirates website it appears we will have…
Ibiza Currency
Hi all Looking at a trip to Ibiza soon, i was going to change the bulk of our money before going - my dad however has said we would be better off Changing £100 or so here to see us through, then changing the rest when we get there. The rates here aren’t great but also not sure what they would be in Ibiza - also not sure if…
TUI seat selection rip off
We paid to select our seats on a TUI flight to Gran Canaria, so far so good. In the event, the flight was delayed 9 hours (subject of a separate claim), and boarding was so rushed we were told to fill up from the rear regardless of boarding pass seat allocations. During the flight, the captain announced thosee passengers…
Avis car rental euro damage scam
So... I just arrived back from Europe and I rented a car this time with Avis instead of my usual Hertz. On return I was surprised to hear that they was charging me for a tiny dent on the bonnet. (2mm). When I got home I checked my pictures and I noticed the 2mm dent was already on the vehicle on the pictures I had taken at…

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