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Shannon Airport Car Hire
Hi all, Looking for a recommendation for a Car Hire company from Shannon airport for three days in September. Dollar and Carhire.ie have come up best price yet both have poor reviews. I would welcome suggestions.
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Ryanair Baggage Size?
Hi, we're travelling with Ryanair in a couple of weeks to
Spain. I've just checked the baggage size for 20kg hold luggage and it says the
maximum dimensions of a 20kg Check-in Bag are 80
x120cms x120cm. That's massive. We've not flown with them for a
good while but my recollection is of them penny pinching especially when…
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travel agent atol certificate worth £800?
An agent has quoted me almost £1800 for flights including an Atol Certificate, but I can book the flight myself for £1000. Is it worth using the agent to get the Atol protection? Thanks
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Reliable online agents for long haul flights?
I've been looking for flights to a few distant places via flight comparison sites like Skyscanner, Kayak, google flights and Kiwi.com but the online agents they refer you to i've never heard of eg GoToGate. Mytrip,trip.com, getaflight,travelup, carltonleisue, flightcatchers etc etc Reviews of all of them seem a bit mixed…
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First time car rental overseas - discount codes - recommendendations
Hi, We have 10 days travel in Sicility, Italy in June. We have a 1 year old and so want to rent a car to make the most of the trip and not practical to travel without a car there. There are local and international rental companies at Catania Airport. For the international ones there appear to be introductory offers and…
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Car rental excess insurance and VAT on excess
I have recently rented a car aboard from Budget and unfortunately had a damage. I have taken a car rental excess insurance separately, so I claimed the excess. However, Budget charged me the excess + 22% VAT on excess + 20% location surcharge (airport tax) on excess + 22% VAT on location surcharge. Basically, it ended up…
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Revolut or Wise for India?
Does it make a difference? Going there for work two weeks today, so I have a very limited amount of time to make a decision (a bit more notice would have been helpful!). Staying in Bengaluru, if that makes a difference.
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KIWI Flight Chaos - Refund Help
I'd love any help from anyone with experience of kiwi.com & how to get a refund. Part of my family live in the States, my cousin is getting married in August. My Mum booked flights 3 weeks ago from London -> Michigan for myself & parents via kiwi.com after researching appropriate flights on Skyscanner. Flights chosen…
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Best car rental for MCO Pickup.
Unwittingly my flight into Orlando airport is the day before Thanksgiving this year (it is a week later than normal). My point is in previous arrivals it is pot luck what cars are available when you arrive at the car rental desk or to the rental car park, no matter how early or what you actually book and pay for. Does…
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Ryanair help
Hi all, Me and the Mrs have recently adopted a little girl and as a nice suprise for them both I booked a holiday via on the beach to Spain and flight with Ryanair. Unfortunately social services have just told me we cannot take her away this year. The on the beach website said holidays are refundable except in small print…
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Drivalia Contactless collection and return
I'm sure I'm not the first, but on a recent trip to Edinburgh, 26th Feb I rented a car from Drivalia to collect city centre. I booked through third party online firm (that specialise in bookings) but wasn't advised that it was a contactless collection through an electronic key box. This rendered my collection over three…
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Jack's Flight Club hidden subscription scam?
Hi, I signed up with Jack's flight club premium back in January to try them out and although they were surprisingly vague with the offers they sent (they only suggest you search yourself for a period), I decided not to ask for a refund in my first 30 days as I wanted to support a small business. Anyway, jump to today,…
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Virgin Atlantic - Price change during booking?!!
Hello all, I’ve spent the last 10 minutes on Virgins website booking a flight to New York. I had selected my flights, agreed terms and clicked pay. Confirmed price was £496 I then got the normal notification from my bank to allow payment on my phone, which I did. Then the virgin page should refresh and confirm booking. but…
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Own car hire or their taxi service..pros and cons
Hi all We have booked to go to Greece next month. The place where we are staying has offered a taxi service for 39 euros each way but I've managed to find car hire for £55 for the whole time we are over there. I've heard that car hire places try tricks to get you to pay for more cover than you need etc. The journey from…
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Car hire: UK licence refused at desk (Economy Car Rentals)
I booked a car hire through Economy Car Rentals and when I arrived at Malaga airport the local firm refused me the car. They said that the T&Cs stipulated I must have an International Driving Licence. Actually, the T&Cs state that I must have an IDL if I am non-EU citizen. I am an Irish citizen with Irish passport. Then,…
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Cheap Travel Money Discussion Area
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Car rental ageism
If I went into a shop and the management refused to serve me because I was black, gay or Jewish there would be an outcry - because that is against the law. So why am I refused service by a Rental Car company purely because of my age? I am as fit as a butchers dog and have a medical report to prove it. My eyesight is…
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Car Hire, Snow Chains
Rented a car with Hertz through booking.com / rentalcars.com early
this year; website stated: "Price includes free rental of Snow
Chains". Paid in full (with
insurance having previously been done over on that!) Upon arrival and a
long wait at the desk, I enquired if snow chains were in the car,
twice, they were so signed…
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Best way to spend in the US
Hi, I'm off to the States for a month in August and want to know the best / cheapest way to spend whilst out there. I have a Revolut card, Starling Bank and various bank debit and credit cards but just can't work out the best one to use whilst out there. I find it all a bit confusing if I'm honest! I'm happy to get another…
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Car Hire - Damage Charge
I rented a car from Enterprise in January, no issues until we drove back into the car park and the tyre pressure light came on. The employee gave the car a once over and told us not to worry as it just needed air in the tyre. Fast forward 2 months and £1000 was attempted to be taken from my card. I called Entperise and…
