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Istanbul (Turkiye) - payment methods
Hey everyone, I hope you've had a great week so far. I'm heading to Istanbul next week, and I have a question about payments. Do most places, like restaurants, bars, and tourist spots, accept contactless payments in Turkish lira with a Revolut card? Also, do they charge any extra fees for using contactless payments? Are…
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Using Revolut abroad
When using a Revolut card in EU , Is it necessary to transfer money into Euros in advance , or can I use my Revolut card like any other bank card and allow them to get the best transaction rate?
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BA Cancellations
Can anyone tell me, if BA cancels my flight (which it keeps doing) am I entitled to compensation for hotel that I booked the night before an early flight and/or any cost for onward travel? For example where BA cancelled our flights from Spain to Gatwick and booked us on another that returned to London City instead. Our car…
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Cash in Morocco
I'm a bit confused with the "closed currency" situation in Morocco as it seams that I can buy cash in the UK to take with me. The Travel Money Max section of Money Saving Expert (I can't past links yet) even tells me where.
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Please can someone help me with regards to the Small Claims Court procedure?
I've taken Lastminute.com to the small claims court for a cancelled flight, they have been very slow and I gave them 14 days to return my money. They ignored that, so I took them to the small claims court, and only then did they offer me a voucher (as a "gesture of goodwill"). I semi-accepted that (I replied with a few…
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Easyjet 23kg hold luggage
I have booked 23kg hold luggage and I am unsure if that means I can take 1 bag weighing up to 23kg or if I can take 2 bags weighing up to 23kg? I looked on their website but couldn't find any clarification on the subject.
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Booked with BA flew with AA
ALONG WITH 4 OTHERS, I WAS BOOKED ON A HOLIDAY CRUISE , BOOKED WITH CRUISE FIRST, TO GO TO MIAMI FROM NEWCASTLE AIRPORT,VIA HEATHROW FLIGHT SUPPLIER, BRITISH AIRWAYS, 1325 BA.ON 10/5/2024. THE FLIGHT WAS ONE HOUR DELAYED FROM NEWCASTLE, WHICH MEANT WE MISSED OUR ORIGINAL CONNECTING FLIGHT FROM HEATHROW TO MIAMI,AND ANOTHER…
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Ryanair rescheduling flight
Ryanair has rescheduled my flight to make it a later flight by 4 hours 40 minutes. The flight number is the same and they have given us the 90 days notice. The choice was to either accept the new flight times or reschedule to a flight the day before which I cannot do, or take the flight the day after (there isn't one).…
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Booking.Com / GotoGate.com Refund
Hi, I booked flights on 23rd November 2023 to Munich through Booking.Com, and received an email on 26th January this year that there had been a schedule change so I could either accept that or request a refund. I requested a refund immediately and 5 months later I am still waiting for it. I've been on the phone to…
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Car Excess Insurance
HelloI am a bit confused regarding taking out the above. I have booked to pickup a car in Greifswald (Northern Germany) in October via Sixt website. I have tried to read some of the bumpf on the various providers' website and get very confused with what is and what is not covered! Any help gratefully accepted.
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Missed connection - cancelled return flight
Hello, looking for some advice about Lufthansa airline. My husband and son had flight Man-Munich-Stuttgart and return Stutt-Mun-Man. Their flight from Manchester to Munich was delayed by over 2 hours and this resulted in them missing their connection to Stuttgart. Following advice from staff on plane they ran to gate but…
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Dynamic Currency Conversion without consent: what are my rights?
So I bought a bus ticket from a machine last August; agreed payment in Euro and it was only when I saw my card statement that I found that DCC had been applied. My card issuer (Cumberland) completely failed to understand my concern, and the Ombudsman seems fairly clueless and is now saying that responsibility for dealing…
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Significant change to a package holiday question
Hello knowledgeable people, we have a package holiday booked to Ireland this Saturday and were due to fly Heathrow to Cork with a 1 hour coach transfer to the hotel. The flight has been cancelled due to ALingus strike and they propose flying us to Belfast (a different country!) and then do a coach transfer for a distance…
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Cancelled flights and alternatives
Hi guys, I have a package holiday booked through lastminute.com to Bucharest (flight and hotel) in November of this year. I received an email on Sunday the 26th of May telling me that the original flight was cancelled and it said I needed to let them know by the 2nd of June if I wanted to accept the alternative flight and…
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Paris Metro 5 Days
We are arriving Orly early Thursday evening & departing Orly Mid afternoon the following Tuesday, end of August. We will be staying roughly in the centre of Paris, with no plans to go outside of the centre, such as Versailles Any suggestions on the best ticket combo TIA
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Prepaid eCards eMoney info
Why are Banks flagging up some of these Prepaid eCards when wanting to pay/Transfer Money into them from Credit Cards or a Bank? Some people think all these eCards are Banks but actually are not and its causing problems and confusion as to why. If you look and search Google enough you will probably find out why. Because…
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Missed flight connection.
Hello, i wonder if anyone might advise if we can do anything about a missed flight connection. It's a slight saga: we booked with Lufthansa to fly Birmingham - Frankfurt then Frankfurt - WIndhoek (Namibia). The connection was about 90 mins in FRA. However, the flight into BHX was delayed by bad weather in FRA and therefore…
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Car hire recommendation for Mallorca in July
I am looking to hire a car in Mallorca at the beginning of July but I am concerend about the very negative reviews and the scams that these rental companies pull. Can anyone recommend a half decent rental company thats less likely to pull a scam ? I was originally thinking of picking up and collecting at Palma airport, but…
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Holiday rental host asking for euro cheque as a deposit, UK bank won't give euro cheque
We've agreed to rent a property in France and the host is asking for a 1000 euro cheque to be handed over as a deposit when we arrive. My bank (Barclays) seems to no longer provide euro currency cheques as most transactions are electronic these days. The host will accept cash, but we'll surely lose money on transfer fees…
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EasyJet fly refusal
Hello,on the 8th on June my wife & I were booked for a wonder holiday in the italian dolomites flying from Manchester with EasyJet. My wife's passport had a small bit of damage to one corner where our dog had got hold of it and chewed it a little. There was no damage to the details page nor the embedded biometrics. She had…
