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So maths is not Martin's strongest suit then
Your pound abroad "And a half to every price you paid ... bang that's it...If it cost a quid then it'll cost £1.50 now" Er - Euro to £ last summer about 1.25 now about 1.12 - come on Martin less of the sensationalist twaddle if you want to be taken seriously! 50% ?16% ? no - not a huge difference is it LOL Money Saving…
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Cheap Flights To Usa & Canada Via Europe??
Hi all, I have heard that it is often cheaper to fly to the USA or Canada by booking a flight with a european airline (e.g. Air France) and flying UK - Europe - USA/Canada. I know this is a slightly long way to do it but for myself as a student I really don't mind an extra couple of hours if it saves me a significant…
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I lost money because of Easyjet
Hello all. I booked a flight with Easyjet two months in advance. With this flight I also booked parking through their website, orange text and all. Easyjet then cancelled the return leg of the flight and gave me the option to either reschedule or cancel. I chose to cancel the flight. Ok its all a bit inconvenient but…
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Oyster card - is this a scam?
I work from home so use my Oyster card only now and then. Yesterday, at a local newsagents, I put £13.80 on my Oyster card and for the first time ever had to pay an additional 40p (to the newsagent). At first, I thought that this was because I paid by debit card (my Oyster card receipt says £13.80, and my debit card…
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Doggy Travel Agent - Free Day's Holiday
Send your dog on holiday whilst you're away yourself! Enjoy one Free night’s stay with Barking Mad & Thomas Cook http://www.barkingmad.uk.com/thomascook-promotion.html Site reads: We are delighted to team up with the worlds best known travel agent to offer their customers a free night’s stay with Barking Mad. How do I get…
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Fkight cancellation - no assistance from Wizzair
Hi, Not sure if you could help, I've never been in such a situation before. All the flights have been canceled due to the weather (snow). My mum was supposed to fly today and she wasn't able. We paid a horrendous parking fee trying to deal with the issue of re-booking the flight. Wizzair is just a joke, the helpdesk…
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Easyjet Changing prices throughout the day.
First off, I'm new to the forum so hi everyone. I'm trying to book a holiday for myself and friends in late summer - we've just managed to find a date that works for everyone, and I've been tracking the prices for the last 2 weeks or so waiting for people to transfer money etc. for booking. Return flights to Gran Canaria…
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Book Flights/holiday 2/3 Days B4?
We have a couple of days booked off in Feb can you book literally a few days before to get a real bargain. Everything we have seen so far has been far too expensive for us. Thanks Michelle
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Getting Icelandic Krona
My son is going to Iceland with school in March. Do you know where the best place is to get currency as we are aware that not everywhere is actually doing it at the moment. I looked on the compare thing on MSE and it said Thomas Cook Global but when I went on the thomas cook site it didnt come up. Perhaps someone can…
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Bad Landing Ryanair FR448 DUB-LPL 3rd Feb - Possibly Injured
This will probably be a long shot but...Was anyone on the Ryanair Dublin to Liverpool Flight FR448 last night, departure time should of been 21.20. The landing was very very heavy & I think I have injured my back due to the landing. The plane seemed to hit the floor with such force, I am 100% he was going too fast, even…
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Multi City Flights to Australia
As Ive never been further than Tenerife you can probably understand my apprehension on emmbarking to Australia in 12 months time. My wife and 12 year old daughter will accompany me on a trip that will consist of departing on 05.02.10 to Adelaide. A flight is then required on 13.02.10 to Brisbane where we will stay until…
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Please recommend a hotel in London suitable for Baby (+ babysitting advice?)
Hello, I have been trying to choose a hotel in London for a 3 day stay in June but there are sooooo many I don't know where to start (went through Martins travel article, ended up with search results for millions of hotels, am now in mental meltdown!) I want something convenient to the tube (and therefore as I understand…
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chester Hotel - near centre needed
Looking for a good hotel 21-23rd Feb in Chester Want to stay in the centre and would like parking with the hotel Anyone recomend anything ? Cheers in advance John
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Renewing a passport
Hi can anyone answer this for me please. My ds is 16 and 6 feet 4 and his passport is due to run out next year, but, he doesnt look anything like his picture now and when we were in turkey last year the checking in staff really really stuudied it. Can he apply for an adult one now or what happens please as we are going…
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car hire in france without a credit card
Hi, We are visiting friends in April and need to hire a car for a week. We do not have a credit card and cannot get one either although we do have Visa and Electron debit cards. Does anyone know of a car hire company who do NOT require a credit card as security. Thanks
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Premier Inns
Hopefully this is the right place:o Does anybody know if you can book a Premier Inn through a cashback site? Have had a trawl round this evening and haven't noticed anything but wanted to double check before I booked. Thanks.
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easyjet/passport confirmation
can anybody tell me is it necessary to give easyjet all this information before flying to spain as you dont have to when you book a package holiday from the tour companies.
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Has anybody had a visa but still been denied entry to US ?
i went for my visa interview today, which I got immediately but i am wondering about actual entry, what if the immigration officer at the airport takes a different view to the one at the embassy ? Is this something that happens ? I was honest with my application and presented the relevant ACPO form. Thank you.
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Camping Hints And Tips And Bargains
Hi I hope this is the right place to pop this.:money: This year money is tighter than ever and we won't be able to afford a holiday :mad: so we are going back to basics and the tent is back out :cool: so I thought I would start a thread to allow people to get hints tips advice and possibley the odd bargain/special offer:T…
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over 50's holiday
my mum and her friend are looking for a holiday and wondered if anyone can recommend anywhere thats fairly cheap. they are after all inclusive 7 nights, tenerife, benidorm,majorca etc. they are both over 50 but not past it! so could do with something with a little life but not big loud nightclubs and a town/city close by…
