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Salzburg
Hi, I am going to Salzburg and just wondered of any recommendations of where to eat/visit. I will be staying in a youth hostel but can't afford to dine at expensive restaurants etc. Also, is the Salzburg card good value for money? Thanks. :)
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Childrens Holidays for £99 for week
The Youth Hostel Association are offering their holidays for £99 per week including all activities, food and accomodation. Website address is http://www.doit4real.co.uk/ Thios was recommended to me by a friend - but my kids are away this week. Angela
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Book but don't stay
New to the forum but looking for advice on the following. Have been reading the article on cheap flights especially the bit about booking packages but not staying in the accomodation. I just wondered if lots of people had done this and if you have to let the reps know your plans when you arrive?
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The sun £9.50 break ended up costing more than the brochure!
Just a word of warning I recently applied for the infamous sun newspapers £9.50 per person holiday break for the first time. We thought we would invite another family so we could all see what one of the holiday parks were like and to guage whether our small children would enjoy them at supposedly a reduced cost. But when…
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Cheap Flights to Bourgas, Bulgaria
I was thinking of having a cheap break to Bulgaria in Bourgas where friends have an apartment, but when I searched fro flights I only found really expensive fares! Can you help me find a cheap fare? 2 pax flying out of LON and any 1 week in August or September will do. Many thanks!
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How easy is it to get to Granada by taxi from Almeria airport?
Does anyone know if I can pre-book a taxi from the airport to our villa in Granada for 5 of us? tia
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help with finding hols all incllusive 09 please
looking to book our hols for may 2009 but having trouble finding somewhere where is cheaply prices really would like to go all inclusive although really flexible there and ideally have 1 room for us all children will be 7,4 and 1.2 adults also would like to go spain or portugal,dont like long flights so 2 hours is just…
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ATOL licence - for what it's worth
I recently had a very protracted series of correspondence with Expedia after asking whether their ATOL licence would repay me for scheduled flights booked with Expedia in the event of the airline going bust. After evading the question, misanswering it or trying to fob me off to ATOL they gave in to my persistence and…
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Changing Euros into Sterling
Hopefully someone can help me with a little problem I have. I am in possession of 415 euro and need to change them into pounds sterling. Where is the best place to go to ensure that I get the best deal possible. Keeping the euros is not an option and I am a member of Nationwide bank and own a Nationwide debit card, if that…
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France to US
My husband and I are off to France on 10 Sept 08 for at least a couple of weeks. We both have a mobile, his pay as you go and mine a 3 monthly account. At the same time my sisters are off to LA - what is the best and cheapest way to communicate with them please?
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Travellers Cheques
Do people still buy travellers cheques? If so should I buy euro or sterling cheques? The bank charges 1% for sterling and nothing for euro. I am really confused about this travel money stuff - what is the best option. I bank with natwest so using my debit card abroad is not an option. We go in 2 weeks so not a lot of time…
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Camping in Brittany this summer - any one get any moneysaving tips?
Hello We have booked a campsite in Brittany for a week (taking our own tent) and driving from Calais. Can anyone give us some moneysaving tips on the area (Benodet) - such as where to buy food/ alcohol/ eat out/ go for the day when it rains... what should we take with us to cut costs and what is cheaper in Brittany?? We…
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Looking for inspirational help!!
Hi all. I have a dilema and was looking for some advice. I "have" to take 2 weeks off work or lose the holidays, so off I go, but my partner and I are on the tightest of budgets while I fix our finances and we wait for our youngest to go to school in september. So........... I need to find a UK holiday at the CHEAPEST…
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France and Switzerland
Hello We are off to France in a couple of weeks and intend to spend a day in Switzerland. Have never been to Switzerland before but have heard it's very expensive. I don't want to end up having to lose out via exchange rates but will need some Swiss currency - does anyone who has a clue have any idea what would be a…
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do the sun holidays send you a confirmation...?
i may have sent in the wrong amount and wonder if this might cancel us out..? thanks in advance.
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How last minute should I leave Lastminute.com?
Apologies if this has been dealt with before - Just a quick question for anyone who has ever tracked prices and booked on lastminute.com... I have been tracking a flight/hotel package to the States for the end of August over the last 2 weeks, thinking that the longer I left it the likelihood would be that it would come…
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Withdrawing cash from ATM in Spain
Hi, Im a bit confused. I have a Nationwide debit card and can withdraw cash without Nationwide charging me. My question is, will the Spanish cash machine charge me. The reason I ask is when I lived in Lanzarote, the machine/bank charged up to 18 euros to withdraw. Many thanks
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im going to liverpool...
hi guys, im off to liverpool in 2 weeks. ive booked my travellodge at a discounted rate and booked cheap tickets for chester zoo for the journey back. Any money saving tips for eating out or doing things in or around liverpool? im going to the tate modern, but apart from that I have nothing planned other than taking a few…
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XL airways, can you just pay deposit ?
I am looking to book flights to Crete for June 2009 & XL from Glasgow is an option. The alternative is Easyjet to Gatwick & then transfer. Does anyone know if you can just pay a deposit with XL or if the full price has to be paid at booking. As I have not yet been on my 2008 holiday to pay it all now is not an option. I am…
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Do package holidays for solo travellers exist?
Hello all - I'm wondering if anyone has ever had any success in booking a package deal for a single traveller. I need to get away ASAP for a vacation but my friends have all used their holiday time. Does anyone have any thoughts? Obviously, the cheaper the better ;)
