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Travel money for teenagers
My DD is fortunate enough to be going on a school trip to Iceland in October next year. What is the best way for her to handle travel money independently?
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Could She get Refund?
Hi everyone, A family member bought a ticket to Spain and Porto via an agent. She is NOW bereaved so can't go on the trip? Is there possibility of getting a refund? This trip involves easy jet and Portuguese airline. Who is the best to contact? Agent or airlines? Thanks
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Flight Upgrade Scams
We booked an Aer Lingus flight from Manchester to Orlando in August, 2022 for near the end of October, 2022. The One-Way Economy Class ticket was 1265 GBP.Six days before we were due to fly our Economy Class flight was confirmed with a slight change in departure time. Four days before our flight's departure, I received an…
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RyanAir Missed Departure Fee
Apologies if this is the wrong place, but I could do with some help. We missed a RyanAir flight at the beginning of the year and paid the missed departure fee to be on a standby list. We were told that we only had an hour to make the decision, that every minute that goes by we will be further down the list, and it would be…
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British Airways Sale
On Martin Lewis' show there was a supposed sale mid December but I note they currently have a Black Friday sale on Do I take that as the December Sale is now not happening? Not sure whether to wait
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Vueling - regulator
Could anyone please let me know who is the regulator/adjudicator for Vueling?
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Gatwick South - check in time for 6.25am flight
Hi, does anyone know how busy Gatwick S airport is around 5am - we don't want to get there earlier than necessary in the night and hoping it will be very quiet but I could be wrong and have never travelled so early before. Does anyone have any experience of this please and if an hour and a half would be long enough? Thank…
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Hire car with concealed scratches I think - help
Not the perfect section as this is a UK car hire but couldn't find a more relevant place to post in. Am completely out of my depth. Someone crashed into my car so I was given a hire car as a replacement as mine is at the garage. The driver asked me to sign in two boxes which I did. I was under a lot of pressure so didn't…
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Europcar took money unauthorised from my account
I’ll try and make this as concise as possible, but I’d appreciate any feedback on my options here. I hired a car in France via Europcar. I booked for six days and “blocked off” a deposit of £500 when I picked it up at the depot. Unfortunately upon leaving the airport, the car was damaged by a disintegrated curb that was…
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Expereince of "phone only" flight agents such as DialAFlight
While searching for online flights for New Zealand im bombarded by adverts from "phone deals only" agents which seem at first glance to be much cheaper than online booking. Dial A Flight is one of these - they seem to have very good Trustpilot ratings from 10,500 reviews... Dial$ Travel is another...far fewer ratings Any…
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Excess for car hire
Does anyone know of a car hire excess company for over age over 84. My husband is 85 and can drive an Avis hire car.
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Is it a good time to change dollars to sterling
Hello, Three weeks ago I returned fron the US but have been extremely busy. I have just sorted through my stiff and found I have $300 left. Would you recomend exchanging this back to sterling now or is it prudent to wait awhile.
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What am I missing?
What am I missing, I was looking on Expedia, just for sample prices on hotel and flight, comparing to seperate. The 2 cheapest are Economy Light and Econony Campigan Classic So the Light you pay £60 to check in your case - only case. Campigan Classic you pay £0. But the price difference overall is £2256.74 (includes the…
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Post office travel card (Mastercard)
Hi, my son is going too Italy on a short break Thursday with his girlfriend. He was going to take all cash. im not sure if taking all cash is safe or if it’s best too use a loaded post office travel card which I can get for him tomorrow. (He is unable to do anything due to his working hours) Are they a good idea or would…
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Virgin Atlantic mis-sold flight upgrade
Hi I booked flights with virgin Atlantic . I purchased extra points and used the points I had to upgrade seats to premium economy. I have been contacted a month later to pay taxes on this upgrade that amount to £200. Been told that if I don’t pay this amount the booking will revert back to economy and I won’t get a refund…
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Changing from one foreign currency to another
Hello everyone. Does anyone know if foreign currency exchange companies in the UK can provide decent rate when converting from one foreign currency to another (e.g. USD to Yen)? Or do they generally operate by "Buying back" the first currency into pound before making a second conversion, effectively making it better to…
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How much currency to take on AI in Mexico?
Hi, We haven’t been on an AI holiday for years but are soon jetting off to Mexico for 2 weeks at a TUI resort. I’m not expecting to spend much being AI but realise we need to take some cash. I’ve just got no idea how much? Is tipping normal in Mexico on resort? I’ll be taking a card so can use that at airport etc. is it…
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Turkish airlines and safety
In case anyone is tempted to save money (or time) by using this airline, please don't. On Saturday I used them for a domestic flight and was shocked by several violations of basic safety protocols. First, and most disturbing, was the video that they use for the safety instructions. Most of this was the usual stuff, but…
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Long haul seat sales advice.
Hi is there any way of finding out when long haul airlines are having seat sales?
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Travelup refuse to talk with airline to change flight ticket
I need to change the inbound of my flight ticket. But travelup said there are not flights that day which is not true. I checked ba.com and clearly I can see a flight. I don’t mind paying any extra fees but at this point they just simply don’t want to help in any way. What can I do? Can I call my CC and open a charge back…
