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Summer 2023 Car Hire
We have been booking our summer 2023 holiday in Portugal, but rather shocked at the prices when it comes to car hire. The daily rate seems to be approx 50% higher than we paid for 2022. I have firms we have used before, as well as the more general price comparison sites but it seems to be the same everywhere. Usually I…
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Easyjet voucher codes not working
I've had about 3 separate emails over the last year telling me I have 5 vouchers totalling about £100 which I've not used. I've tried on many separate occasions to use just one (the most value) and computer say no. The only two their system accepts online are for £10 each. If I wanted to use them all against one flight I…
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Euro ATMs in London
I'm looking to buy Euro notes. Usually I'd use one of the very convenient Raphaels Bank GBP & EUR note dispensing ATMs located in Tube stations, but I've since discovered they've been replaced with NoteMachine £ only ones - much to my disappointment. It seems Raphaels Bank went out of business. Sadly this misleading…
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HSBC Global Money Account
Seems there's a new travel money card from HSBC. Lists no fees for holding, topping up, spending or withdrawing cash. States that you can get an instant Google or Apple Pay card, and a physical card delivered. I don't have much knowledge of this type of product, so is be interested to hear others views? Thanks
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TUI flights - cashless sales
I'm sure the vast majority of TUI passengers will be aware - but just a heads up for anybody who might not be. No cash accepted for onboard sales - and they don't accept Amex, Revolut or any form of prepaid cards.
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Damage Waiver Insurance - a word of warning
We recently booked car rental including damage waiver insurance (in addition to collision damage waiver) when we travelled to Majorca. Upon arriving in Palma and showing the OK Mobility Car Rental agent our booking details and extra insurance purchased, he insisted we needed their OK Premium Cover (damage waiver…
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Is the MSE TravelMoney Max tool working for you?
I'm getting an error no matter what I put in the boxes. Is it just me? https://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/ Sorry, something went wrong... There appears to be no companies offering this currency.
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Need to convert dollars to pounds
I recently bought dollars and didn't use any. I need to convert back to pounds. What's the best place and rates for selling back?
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Revolt, Starling, Curve, Currensea - hidden and real costs analysis
This is my research based on getting max FREE use and paying no FEES: Revolt - best to use Mon-Fri UK time, uses interbank rates, if using on weekend then convert money before 2359 UK time for money needed at weekend. Weekend has mark up 1%. Max £1000/m spend free and £200/m free ATM. Uses interbank rate Curve - a very…
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Confirmed and paid flight
Hi i have booked a return flight to toronto june 2023 via an online booking agent and paid the full amount. They have issued a booking reference for american airlines which does show our booking but states it has been transferred to BA. This reference also checks out as being booked with our name. My querie is on the…
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Lloyds Travel Smart?
Hi I’m going to Spain soon and am looking into currency options. Lloyds have something called Travel Smart which costs £7 for a week and enables your debit card to be used just like in the UK with no fees. Wondering if anyone has used this and has any thoughts? thanks
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PriorityPass
I have been trying for several.momths to renew my prioritypass, unsuccessfully. It seems thete is an issue with Mastercard credit and debit cards. I dont have any other cards and they can't accept any other firm of payment. Has anyone else been caught by this?
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Car Hire Excess claim query
Hi guys I bought an annual car hire excess policy from carhireexcess.co.uk. Unfortunately I've had to make a claim following a recent trip to Lanzarote where someone reversed into our hire car whilst it was parked in a car park. Anyway, I carefully checked the 'if you need to make a claim' section of my documents before…
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Medical Insurance - Hazardous activities
Hi, I want to purchase travel insurance for my son who leaves this weekend for a 2 week tour of about 8/10 countries in Central Europe. He will be driving a Campervan and have 4 of his friends with him. I want to make sure the policy will cover any medical expenses which are a result of a road traffic accident in the…
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How to submit a complaint about Carlton Leisure
Hello, I’d really appreciate advise on how
to submit a complaint about the travel agent Carlton Leisure Ltd. In March 2020
I bought return flights overseas. The return was for February 2021 but in November
2020 the airlines involved cancelled the return flight and I was told to seek
the refund through the travel agent.…
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Customs charges levied on letter from the UK to Spain
Not sure this is the correct sub-forum, but here goes... I lost my bank debit card while travelling in Spain. My bank sent me a new card to my address in Spain. It was sent as a tracked letter. It was passed through the Spanish Customs and they levied an item translating as "Customs Expenses" of €5.25 (which was collected…
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Ryanair 10Kg bag type
The Ryanair 'Priority & 2 Cabin Bags' option states that the allowance is a "Small personal bag (40x20x25cms) and 10kg wheelie bag (55x40x20cm)" Is it mandatory that the 10Kg bag is a wheelie type? My wife and I bought CabinZero 44L fabric bags for use with another airline and would like to use these - they are a boxy…
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Travel insurance - best underwriters for (annual) cover / avoiding dodgy insurance
Hi all, I am planning on getting an annual travel insurance and did a bit of research. It possible to find quite cheap yearly cover which is underwritten by AXA but it seems that they have a load of negative reviews all across the net especially saying that they ignore, delay, make you jump through hoops and still not pay…
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Ryainair - Austria Lockdown last year.
Hi everyone, Still a bit salty about this situation from last year.. We were due to fly to Austria in December last year (10th-14th) with Ryanair. Unfortunately Austria went into a lockdown before we were due to fly (with the return flight the day after it was due to end) I raised with Ryanair customer support that I…
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Easyjet Summer 2023 flights
will be released on Thursday 6 October.