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Flights, currency & car hire

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Transiting via Delhi - Visa requirement for collecting baggage
I am travelling from Kathmandu to Bangkok via Delhi on two separate flight tickets so I have to collect my bags at Delhi airport. Will I need a Visa to get through India immigration to get to the baggage collection?
Foreign bank won't accept 'marked' dollars
I'm abroad and took $ I got from M&S. When I tried to change them the bank wouldn't accept all of them as 2 had little bits of scribble on them and some others had ink marks along the edge. Why is this, and am I now stuck with them?
Travel Prepaid card or debit card
Which is the best way of spending abroad is it a prepaid travel card of a debit card?
Excess Insurance - remember to read the small print or learn the hard way and end up paying £1,750!!
Following MSE advise I've always bought separate Excess Insurance if I'm planning to hire a car abroad. I've never needed to make a claim until......... My daughter wanted to hire a van to move some of her things home, within the UK. So being a dutiful dad I hired it (from Enterprise) and drove to her place and back. I was…
Airline refund issue
Hi I've recently had a bad experience with easyjet and am looking for advice. My family and I were in Berlin last week and our flight was delayed and eventually cancelled late at night. The message came from easyjet saying we could transfer to another flight. We looked Ed and the next available flight for 4 people was 3…
Money lost on International Money Transfer
I used an International Money Transfer company to transfer money from the UK to my European bank. The company confirmed my transaction to convert £350.00 to 402.75 euros. I received the payment into my European bank but the amount credited to my account was only 371.25 euros. On checking the recipient bank transaction…
Depositing foreign cash
I have leftover foreign currency from a holiday. Due to our final hotel insisting on refunding for some issues in cash on the last day, I wasn't able to use this or deposit while in the country. Now back in the UK, is there any way of depositing the cash or converting it into some electronic form? I can then convert this…
Cancelled Wizz Air flights booked through Lastminute.com
I am asking for a friend who recently booked flights with WizzAir through lastminute.com and to cut a long story short, the flights were cancelled both ways in July and told a refund would be with her in 14 days, that was 4 months ago and now they are telling her that Lastminute.com have had the money and Lastminute.com…
Esky rip off
Hello How I wish I had never heard of esky! My 80 year old Mum booked flights on Sunday for four passengers including myself. Outward flight with easyJet, inward flight with Ryanair. Total cost £1200. The confirmation and eticket came through almost immediately. She forwarded these to me straight away and I could see that…
Car hire excess with a debit card
I'm currently planning a road trip round Iceland for early next year and looking at options for car hire. I don't own a credit card, so need to be able to pay via debit card. I've found a company which has good reviews which has said that they will be happy to accept payment via debit card, however they have said that I'd…
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…
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…
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…
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
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.
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…
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.
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?
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…
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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