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Flights, currency & car hire

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Parking in Denver, CO
We're due to fly to Denver on Thursday (25th) My SO has a few days at a conference from Thurs to Mon & I'm tagging along then we have a week or so added to holiday. I've just checked the parking situation at the Conference hotel (Hyatt Regency, Denver) and discovered it's $47/day! Any suggestions for cheaper parking for a…
Easyjet Voucher Policy
Hi, I've purchased a flight with EasyJet for July but will be unable to go due to work committments. Is it possible to request vouchers for the flight to travel - I could not see anything obvious on the EasyJet FAQs? I don't expect or want a full refund, just the option to re-book in the future. Thanks for any advice.
Overseas spending for kids/ teens travelling without parents
Hi lovely MSE forumites, I’m hoping you can help me with a couple of queries which are quite similar….1. My 12 yo is going on a school trip to Paris. He’ll take some cash, but school are not sure if cash will be accepted everywhere. Is there a pre-paid card you can recommend for him? I’ve looked at Revolut, as it was…
Poor airline customer service
I was allowed to board a KLM flight to Seoul at Edinburgh airport only to be refused boarding at the interim airport in Amsterdam There was an error on my electronic visa - which I wasn’t aware off at the time, but the Airline was. Yes I accepted its a passengers duty to ensure their details are correct As it is also the…
Ryanair have scammed me... any help very welcome!
1. My flight time changed.2. App and website BOTH advised me that I needed to rebook the flight as it was 'cancelled' (turns out the time had just changed, but this wasn't clear)3. When I logged on to the website there were step by step instructions of what I needed to do to rebook4. The instructions advised the flight…
Riviera Travel Concierge service for UK and cruise
I've just seen on the Riviera facebook page that they can offer help with flights from other airports, if the holiday departure flight isn't from your local airport. I booked my holiday in January and didn't know this service was available, I am flying down from Newcastle to Heathrow for my holiday flights.
EZY @ MAN - which gate?
Flying from Manchester with Easyjet soon - not done so for a while It was always from gate 8 or one of those nearby - does anyone know if it's still the same?
Internal US flight query, San Antonio, TX to San Jose, CA
Anyone have any insights on this. Trying to get from San Antonio, TX to San Jose, CA in mid August and back again a few days later. The best option I can find is flying from Dallas to San Francisco which is doable but looking for a better option. I've tried loads of different searches using adjacent airports, different…
Croatian Kuna
As they will only accept the euro from 1st Jan, will I still be able to exchange what I have left over at foreign currency outlets here in the UK for GBP?
Best place to buy Euros at moment
Anyone have any idea on the best place to buy Euros at the moment please
Do UK car hire companies charge for early returns?
I am wanting to hire a car in the UK from Heathrow between 16th July and 13th August this year. When searching for quotes they all come in around the £1,000 mark for the smallest car. However if I search for 16th July and 15th August, the quotes come in around £550! Two days longer, £450 less! If I simply return the car…
Romania and Transfargassen
Wondering if anyone has travelled to Romania and travelled the Transfargassen road. Wondered if any car would do or would you recommend a 4 by 4? Possibly an automatic due to continual low gear changes? many thanks in advance.
Selling Foreign Currency?
For various reasons I've collected quite a bit of unusual currencies over the past few years and while I could just hold it and hopefully spend it at some point it's getting to the point where there's probably two or three grand accumulated so I'm thinking that maybe it might be better to sell it. However looking around…
Savviest way to buy flights UK to New Zealand?
Apologies if I've missed a thread giving tips on this already! I am planning a trip to New Zealand in November (first long haul journey, and actually the first time I've ever booked travel abroad for myself, strangely enough), and am trying to figure out the best spending method to use for the flights. I currently have a…
Ryanair offering voucher refund instead of credit card refund
Hi, I'm really hoping someone can provide some assistance with getting a refund back from Ryanair, which I have been dealing with since 19th January 2023. In a nutshell, I purchased some flights for myself, my husband & two children using a gift card. Unfortunately, my husband found out that he could no longer travel on…
Green paper UK driving licence in Spain
Planning to rent a car from Minarent in Malaga this summer. Used them before without issue. Noticed on their T&Cs the following: Please note that if you do not have an EU driving licence you will need to bring an international driving permit along with your original licence to rent the car. If your driving licence is…
Best place for USA exchange rate
Good morning all, can someone point me in the direction of somewhere with a good exchange rate for America please? Hoping for 1.24 from somewhere cheers
Checking we are doing the right thing
Today we are going to get some euros for our holiday to Rhodes. We are going to get £150 worth just to cover hotel taxes and any spends for first few days. We are all inclusive so won't be purchasing inside the hotel. We are staying not too far from the old town which can be a short bus ridr or an hours walk. Then the plan…
easyJet flight time change
I’ve booked a holiday through Love Holidays for July. My original flight time was 6.40am. I noted the other day that the flight has changed to 17.15, arriving at 22.50. My return flight now leaves at after 11pm and arrives early the next morning. I’m not happy to travel at this time. I purposely booked an early flight. I’m…
Pre book transfer from airport to hotel (return) or get an Uber/Lyft.
Looking at roughly $180 return for booking transport to/from airport to hotel, looking at Uber and lyft and it's approx $35 - $40 one way, so will be half the cost of booking the transport. 5 adults and 1 child (10) each with a suitcase, so has to be XL to cater for us.Anyone have experience of this. Thanks you

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