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Do easyjet ever run out of space for suitcases
Hi. I booked an easyjet flight for a peak time. I didn't yet buy a suitcase, because I don't want it to come off my credit card any earlier than neccesary... 2 questions: 1. Does the price for suitcases go up (like the ticket price) 2. Do they ever run out of space for suitcases if I wait too near the flight? (Its peak…
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Fuerteventura to Liverpool - still a route?
I have found although EasyJet have released new schedule this route doesn’t seem to feature past End of March? Lanza does to Manchester but not Fue to Liverpool Is it a cancelled route? Thankyou
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Ryanair change purchased seat
Hi My wife is going abroad to visit her parents with our child (1 yo) - she is booked onto a Ryanair flight and has purchased a seat. I can now go and have booked to go on the same flight (under a different booking) however there are no seats available next to her. Does anyone know if it is possible for her to change her…
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Orlando flights
I started looking around for flights for our holiday day-in July next year and I've been using all the regular comparison sites such as kayak and Skyscanner. There RFU you good deals on there which which cost on average £100 a ticket less than the airline is quoting. My question is can only Trust the travel brokers that…
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Hire car flooded in Murcia
We were caught in the recent flooding in Murcia and we were advised by the hotel (Double Tree, Hilton) to park our hire car in the underground car park and not on the street the day before the big flood. We did so and then we couldn't get our car back as the entire car park was submerged in water. It's going to take 2…
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Car Hire - Spain - deposit refunded early?
Hi All, Strange one and new the forum, just looking to know what to expect over the next few days, this was my first time hiring a rental car overseas. I arrived and was told I needed to place a deposit which they will hold until return of the vehicle and I was aware of this, I also had to pay a young drivers fee which was…
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Ryanair hiked up price for priority bags?
Apologies if this has been discussed. I have just looked on Ryanair for some flights i wanted and they have put the price up from £6 each way to £9 each way? When did this change happen?
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Ryanair issue - not compensation
My flights were cancelled by Ryanair and I was given the options of a) rearranging or b) a refund. I found some suitable flights to another airport and rang Ryanair to swap the flights. They swapped them but my new flights were cheaper and they wouldn't refund the difference. I knew they were cheaper because I'd made a…
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credit card charges for paying for a flight
I thought this was made illegal in January 2018. Yet I just paid credit card charges with etraveli/mytrip.com which is part of amadeus one of the largest agents in the world. They said it was not a credit card charge but a discount for paying by other methods. Does that make it legal? Even the payment screen showed the…
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How Long to Wait to Exchange to Euros?
Hi, In a catch 22 situation, need to exchange around £10,000 into Euros, on Friday last the rate was approx 1.10 to the pound today 1.12 to the pound and yes all to do with something called BREXIT so if you where me how long would you wait to see if the rate may go up a little more? Remembering £10,000 at the 1.12 rate…
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Where can a get a bank draft in Hong Kong Dollars?
I'm applying for a visa. The embassy insists on receiving the visa fee by way of a bank draft made out in $HK. It should be from a bank with a connected bank in Hong Kong. My bank only does bank drafts in US dollars or Euros. I've tried the Post Office and various high street bureau de change. I tried a few big banks…
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Funeral Liability
Hopefully someone can help. I was at a funeral director with my late mums husband organising her funeral. I signed the paperwork but was then told, they would have to put all the financial obligations into my mums husbands name as he was claiming a funeral grant. My mum has money in her bank to cover the difference. Now I…
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Buying Euros for Sicily - best to buy here or there?
I need to buy some Euros for a trip to Sicily next month (Siracusa). Does anyone know how tourist rates in Sicily compare with those in the UK? Also, does anyone know whether UK chip and pin cards are accepted widely in Sicily?
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USA Trip
First time poster so apologies if I'm asking a common question (I did have a look first). I'm due to travel the the US at the end of the month and obviously the £ has taken a bit of a kicking vs the $ in recent weeks. I have a WeSwap card and an MBNA Horizon Credit Card that carries no fees abroad. I have around $750 on…
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Car Hire through Booking.com - We lost £100s! Advice pls
Hi all My family and I have just returned from a 16 day trip in Romania and we’re now over £400 out of pocket thanks to a Booking.com car hire debacle, I just wanted to share my experience and understand if other people are well aware of this and get any advice on what to do next? Essentially we booked a Thifty car for 15…
