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Do you use private browsing when searching for holiday deals online?
I'm keen to hear from anyone who uses incognito/private tabs to research holiday deals. 🏖️ * Do you find prices appear differently depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you find new discounts appear for you depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you have any successes you can…
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Flights, Currency & Car Hire Sticky
✈️ Forum threads on this topic: * Cheap travel money discussion area * Cheap car hire discussion area * Travel credit cards discussion area * Prepaid travel cards discussion area * Easyjet tricks discussion area 🚙 Useful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Coronavirus travel rights * TravelMoneyMax - compare travel money…
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Budget Car Rental - Issues at Bordeaux Airport
Still waiting for a mystery €2.66 that was added to my bill in June depsite lengthy correspondence with Head Office. Reason for charge is not clear from really confusing invoice and Head Office for Avis/Budget are unable to explain it to me. All I know it was added to the deposit at check in. It now cannot be refunded to…
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Japan Airlines Refund
We booked 2 tickets to Tokyo for September. Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel. Tickets purchased on JAL website on a semi flex basis. Cancelled on JAL website with follow up email confirmation of amount - all good. However email says refund may take 2 months to process back to original card. Seems a bit…
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Car Hire - Pictures - Light
I have a strange question: I very frequently (10-20 times a year) hire cars in Lisbon. I have an annual Car-Hire-Excess insurance and never pay for the additional insurance cover from the car hire companies. This means taking pictures + videos but I frequently pick up cars at night and if not, many of the car hire…
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Flight refund
Hi Forumites, This is my first ever post so please be kind if I've got anything wrong. I'm looking for some advice. My relationship has sadly recently broken down which has thrown me into financial hardship. I have a trip planned in Sept for which I've been able to get a refund on the accommodation. The flights are with BA…
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Wizz flight time changes
Just had a second flight time change from Wizz - these are for Xmas flights that are now really expensive elsewhere so not looking to change dates if possible. Originally, the flight was leaving Gatwick at 11am, now leaving at 6am, so I now cannot use public transport to get there so would need to buy airport parking. The…
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Train travel in the Netherlands
Later this month my wife and daughter are spending a fortnight in the Netherlands. Rather than hire a car, they have looked into the possibility of travelling by train but haven't been able to find any sort of reasonably priced rail card. Has anyone got any tips?
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Is changing cash now becoming the best MSE option?
I never thought I'd say it but changing cash seems to be becoming the best option when abroad in a lot of places. In these days of not needing much cash because everywhere takes cards, and the lack of fee free ATMs in a lot of places, the ATM fees can easily be much more than the saving in exchange rate. For instance I was…
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Belfast airport Budget car hire- been stung!
Hello, Thank you in advance for advice, these are the problems I encountered and wondered if anyone can help. I booked car hire with Avis Budget for 3 days hire through Expedia. Do I have a case to say I have been misled/ treated unfairly under the Consumer Act? Problems: Expedia in an email said I needed a credit card to…
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EasyJet flight release Spring/early Summer flights 2027
On the EasyJet App they say look out for the imminent release of flights for Spring/early summer 2027. Has anyone got any inside info as to the expected date? TIA
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Car hire - DCC issue
Hello! I rented a car yesterday from Malaga through ClickRent. The overall experience at the rental desk was fine and we have the car. However, I had to pay a €2,000 deposit - well I say pay, but I believe it's just a hold on my credit card rather than a payment at this stage. I noticed on my credit card app today that the…
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CarTrawler cancelled my car hire and kept the money
I rented a car with Europcar via the EasyJet website (= CarTrawler is their provider) for a week's holiday in Sicily pre-paid for a total of £489.51. On arrival at Palermo Airport, having spent some time getting thru the EES process and queuing at the Europcar desk, we realised that my husband didn't have his International…
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Car hire CDW
We hired a car at Malaga. Took photos of the damage to the car before we took it. We didnt think we needed to pay their upselling insurance which was about 400 euros. On return there were two new "dings". We hadnt done anything and they werent on my photos so hadnt happened before hire. They have kept all of the excess CDW…
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Advice on Car hire - Malaga
Hi all I will be hiring a car at Malaga airport in September for a week ( in planning stage atm) I have just looked at a few sites & I do not understand all the different extra & types e.g one said no excess & seemed to cover everything but was extra €50 a day ! I will be meeting my daughter at Malaga airport. My daughter…
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Eurocar bogus cleaning charge and debt collection
Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding a dispute with Europcar Italy. We rented a car from Venice Airport in February and returned it after hours. There was no Europcar agent present at the time of return, so we were unable to do a walk-around inspection together. Several weeks later, Europcar charged us around €160 for…
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Kiwi flight check in notifications issue
My partner booked return flights for Manchester - Pisa through Kiwi. The return flight had a layover in Eindhoven, but he never received any notifications that he needed to check in for the Eindhoven - Manchester flight. When we got off the plane from Pisa to Eindhoven, we were advised we missed the deadline and had to pay…
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Request refund for fights
Hi I purchased tickets via Skyscanner to travel to Pakistan. We live in Kashmir & it is advised by FCDO to not travel there unless emergency. The travel agent has advised the tickets are not cancellable & they can only refund minimal amount airport taxes or fuel taxes. Can I take out travel insurance now & request remining…
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Held at ransom at car hire desk in Italy
We had a terrible experience at Pisa Airport last week where it felt that we were scammed and held at ransom by the car hire company. I had booked a car for a week with VIP Cars about two months ago for an agreed sum of around £300 (paying a small deposit up front). When we got to the Noleggiare car desk they scribbled a…
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Spanish Car Hire Insurance Excess
Hello new to the forum, I was wondering if you could help, I saw an article on car hire excess insurance. We had a bit of a nightmare on holiday when we got to the car hire desk. Whilst waiting I contacted the insurance company through booking.com whom we had arranged the hire and paid for fully comp insurance. As expected…
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Alcohol in airport hand luggage?
Our local airport has recently had their scanners upgraded and now allow you to take 2 litres of liquid on board in your cabin bags. I am looking to take a bottle of wine on a UK internal flight (not for consumption on board but as a present). Will this be allowed through the security process? Does anyone have any…
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Fee for paying for a holiday in Euros with a Lloyds Credit Card
Hi all. I am looking to book holiday accommodation on booking.com, & was hoping to put it on my Lloyds credit card for the added section 75 protection. I have been quoted just under £3k, but think I will be charged a 2.95% non-sterling fee by Lloyd's, amounting to just under £90. I tried to phone them to ask, but was given…
