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Buying Currency vs ATM and fees
Hi, I was wondering if somebody could please help me work out what would be the best option to buy dollars. I have two cards which allow me to withdraw cash for no charge or fees however it seems that most ATMs in Las Vegas will charge up to $10 per withdrawal. Would it therefore be cheaper to just buy/exchange to dollars…
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Vouchers not refund
Hello I hope someone out there in Forum land might be able to advise on this issue. My son is in Thailand and had arranged flights to Bogota. Phillippine Airlines have contacted him to say they are changing flights. This is a problem for his connections which he will miss. They have offered vouchers not a cash refund.…
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Overseas cash withdrawal on credit card impacting credit file
Hi. I’ve just used an RBS black credit card abroad for cash withdrawals, there’s 0 fees etc and I get 1% cashback, so it beats any of the recommended cards on MSE. You have to have a premier account to get one though so it’s not widely available, presume that’s why it’s not on here. However, my clearscore file is moaning…
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Vueling name change costs!
Looking for some thoughts or help. I have a booking to fly from Florence to London Gatwick on 3rd Oct and due to illness would like to change one of the 3 passengers names. When changing a name on the Vueling website, the first page shows that a name change will cost €50/passenger, which I am more than happy to pay. Once I…
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Refund f
I booked a flight with Ryanair with my wife and 2 kids, I pre-purchased a large bag. It was one single booking for all of us. I couldn't fly because I had to help with a family medical emergency. When my wife got to the airport Ryanair wouldn't let her check in the bag as it was under my name on their system and, as I…
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USA Car Rental without CDW
Hi, Looking to rent a car in the USA but prices are high as all policies quoted from the UK include CDW and SLI. I have an annual excess cover policy via moneymaxim as recommended by MSE which includes CDW and SLI for USA and Canada. As a result, I am assuming I can rent a car without CDW/SLI and save money on the rental.…
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Do I book our holiday - Urgent
So we haven't had a holiday for 5 years. Work have given me a one week window.. This weekend! I was due to book a last minute but have read the ATC situation is still cancelling. I don't want to loose £4k 💓😭🙈 Would you book to fly out this Sunday? Travel agent were no help xxxxx
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Best time to book British Airways?
I've founds some flights to Rio in January, BA has the best prices. I'm now questioning myself as to whether to buy now or wait for a "sale". If i could even find a 10% off coupon I'd book now. Any advice please?
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Car Hire
First ever post so please be gentle😊
Going to Portugal for 2 weeks next June and will need to hire a car for best price would I be
best to book it now as far in advance as possible or should I wait until closer
to the time? Thanks
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ATC strike caused flight cancellation - refund hassles
Had a search but couldn't quite see this situation on the forums.. RyanaIr cancelled our flight to southern France less than 24 hours before departure. We managed to find an EasyJet flight to an airport 380 km away and took a one-way a hire car to get us to our onward arrangements. Prior to booking all of this, a Ryanair…
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Defective Barcode on Ryanair Boarding Pass
I've just downloaded (pdf) and printed my boarding passes. The barcode comprises 13 dotted vertical lines, which is not how a barcode should look like.See attached. I have also got the app on my phone which has a QR code on the pass. This looks ok but I would like the additional security of paper passes. Any ideas?
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Buying Euros from Sainsbury's - Question re Santander charges
I bought £250 in Euros from Sainsbury's Travel exchange as the exchange rate looked good and there were no extra charges. I used my Santander credit card to pay for this but have noticed a £7.60 charge was applied. Is this correct? And do I need to pay this off quickly to prevent interest charges. Thanks
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Debenhams Travel Money Card - what are my options?
Hi there, I am in need of some advice please. I purchased some USD on a Debenhams Travel Money card in March 2018 and the card expired in April 2022. If I remember correctly, there might have been something along the lines of a refund of unused funds after 6 years. I would like to know what my options as I cannot register…
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Car hire prices
It looks like car hire prices within the UK have collapsed recently. Has this also happened outside the UK ? Can anyone explain why ?
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Singapore Airlines headphones
Hello, I've just bought some cheap headphones with a 3.5 mm jack. Does anyone know if this will fit the Singapore Airlines entertainment units? Thank you.
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ATM’s
I think it needs more clarification from Martin that using a recognised credit card abroad ( e.g Barclays reward’) does not = no charges! I went to so many cash machines in Spain to get ‘free transaction’. They all charge! So what should we do? We are being ripped off by the banks. So realistically what is the cheapest…
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Detroit Car Hire
Hi, all. Looking at hiring a car for a visit in-between Christmas and New Year to Detroit. Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for sites to use for the booking. Thanks
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Bank fee for loading Rand on Revolut
I loaded ZAR onto my Revolut card using my Lloyds’s debit card and was astounded when they charged me 2.99% for the privilege! I’ve taken this up with Lloyds as on MSE it states ‘if you are buying and topping up currency on a prepaid card always use a debit card which isn’t allowed to charge this fee’. Has anyone else…
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European flight compensation question
Hi! So, I was delayed at Gatwick for 2h45m on an easyjet flight to Turin because 1) the aircon went funny at point of take-off so they headed to the side of the runway and called an engineer, 2) when this was sorted then then said they needed to refuel, 3) they then needed to await someone to help the plane get back to the…
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Loading Euro Cash on to a Travel Card
So I bought some euros, as the exchange rate was good, to load on to my Post Office Travel Card. After the euros arrived I went to the post office to load them on and was advised that they cannot do this, and they can only load GBP on to the card which will convert in to my required currency. So now I'm stuck with euro…
