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Flights, currency & car hire
Archives for August 2019
Discussion List
ATMs in Bali - local knowledge
I'm going on holiday to an island off Bali where the (4) ATMs are well known to not always work so cannot be relied upon. Last time I took cash from my M&S credit card because I read Bali was a bit dodgy which might have been incorrect ???…
ATMs in Bali
I'm going on holiday to an island off Bali where the (4) ATMs are well known to not always work so cannot be relied upon. Last time I took cash from my M&S credit card because I read Bali was a bit dodgy which might have been incorrect ??? It was 9% on the way out and 12% returning the change, which I though was pretty…
Car Hire Problem - Beware Goldcar
I had a very bad experience renting a car from Goldcar in Gran Canaria in April. I pre-booked the vehicle and picked it up at the airport. The agent told me that they’d need to pre-charge me for a full tank of petrol. I said I didn’t want to pay in advance because I wasn’t even sure if I’d use a full tank. He said if I…
Currency change, Yen to Euros
Hi there, does anyone know, aside from a bank, where I can change a large amount of Yen to Euros? about £10k worth thanks
Euro exchange at Post Office
Hi everyone, my holiday is over so I was wondering, can I take my unspent Euros to the Post Office and have them exchange to £GBP direct into my bank account or do I have to take cash? Thank you.
Flying with British Airways during Heathrow Strike - a few questions
Hi again So I've tried calling BA but am just stuck on hold the whole time. I'll continue to try and will update here if I get some answers. In the meantime, I wondered if anyone more experienced in such matters might have any thoughts or answers on the following... (I'm flying on the 6th August at 07:30 to Prague)... 1.…
Large Currency Exchange - HELP
Hello All, We have a wedding abroad in a month and I need to pay the vendors in cash! I need to exchanged £20k into Euros (you can only take £10k through customs so we will split that), Does anyone know where I can exchange a large amount of GBP into (physical cash) Euros?? Thanks!!!!
Worried about car hire in France
Hi First time renting a car in France, we went on a compare site and ended up going through gotrentalcars.com it's at alamo the booking says.. In England I'm a named driver on my fianc!'s insurance as we both share a car and I usually only drive it on weekends also I've had my lisence for 9 years but I got 3 points the…
Best place to buy travel money?
Hi all. I'm due to go on holiday at the end of August - with the pound currently dropping the way it is I'm inclined to think I might grab a couple of hundred Euros now. Where is the best place at the moment to buy your travel money? Regards
Holiday Search Help
Hello Guys - (i'm looking for some help/advice/tips from the savvy holiday searchers please)...... I have a few days off at the end of July (we are restricted to these dates only due to work). So - we are looking to book a short holiday Leaving on Friday 23rd August and returning home Wednesday 28th August. A 5 night…
Virgin/Delta flights - worried about seat availability
My wife and I booked flights/hotel to Vegas for the end of September. We booked via Virgin Atlantic. The flights are; Outbound: LHR -> LAX -> LAS Inbound: LAS -> JFK -> LHR All of the legs bar the first one are operated by Delta. We were aware of this up-front. We were able to choose upgraded seats for the Delta flights…
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