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Expedia removing checked baggage from booking & not honouring promised reimbursement.
Good afternoon all. Has anyone experienced having your checked baggage removed from your booking without being advised as such, and then offered to be reimbursed after you paying the airline directly? It would be greatly appreciated if anyone has any contact details they could give me where this can be escalated to the…
Currensea Travel Card
Has anyone used this card - claims no pre-loading of currency, no transaction fees, works with every currency as it draws funds from a current account using a direct debit. Good or bad? What's the catch?
MSE News: British Airways announces major shake-up to its frequent flyer loyalty scheme
British Airways (BA) has announced sweeping and controversial changes to its 'Executive Club' loyalty scheme for frequent flyers. The shake-up means you'll likely need to spend a lot more with BA from 1 April 2025 if you want to earn any perks. Read the full story: 'British Airways announces major shake-up to its frequent…
Departure time 6 hours later EU 261/2004
Our Easy Jet flight in April now departing at 1200 as against the original 0600, which is now problematic I've searched 261 high & low and can't find anything, other than delay Anyone know if this is covered anywhere? No issues if is classed as a delay, they can get their cheque book out
WeSwap Prepaid Currency Card
I have been trying to load money on to my WeSwap card for over a week now, but there is "essential maintenance" being done on the app which means you cannot do this. There is a message to say there will be an update in 24 hours, but there has been no update for almost a week. I have some money already on the card which I…
Ryanair cancel routes
I purchased return flights from Manchester to Billund, flying early April, as a Christmas gift for my son as he was desperate to visit LEGOLAND. Yesterday I received an email from Ryanair cancelling their flights to Billund for commercial reasons. Turns out they are cancelling the route from the end of March. I have now…
Car Hire Excess Policy Terms
Hi All I am noticing this clause (or similar) when researching multiple Car Hire Excess policy exclusions * "any claim resulting from the use of the Rental Vehicle whilst not on a Public Highway". * "Driving off the public highway;" with public highway defined as "Public Highway means a main road or thoroughfare, such as a…
Ryanair website forcing me down Pay by Bank payment option
I'm trying to book some flights on the Ryanair website and when I get to the payment stage, every payment time is erroring except for the Pay by Bank option. Now it's not an insignificant amount of money so I want some Credit Card protection here, but the cynical side of me feels like Ryanair has rigged their website to…
Monzo
Anybody experienced with Monzo? I had a Creation card which was great but they are stopping doing this card end of Jan25. Other alternative could be Halifax Clarity?
EasyJet - compensation for changed itinerary.
Hi all, With 3 months' notice, EasyJet's changed the itinerary of my booked flight. It's now due to arrive in Palermo at 21:30 rather than 10am -- which means I'd miss the reason for my trip. My only option is to buy another flight on the previous day, buy an overnight stay, and lose a day of work. Am I entitled to any…
Don’t start in the UK
A tip I haven’t seen is to start a long haul from another country. A few years ago we were going to South Africa over Christmas. The direct Virgin flight from Heathrow to Cape Town was £1400 return economy. Skyscanner found that Amsterdam to Heathrow with BA, then the same Virgin flight was £620 return. On the way back we…
Cancelled Flights
Hopefully someone can offer advice, as I am getting more frustrated by the minute, and the information I can find is sometimes contradictory. Some weeks ago I booked some BA flights for my daughters through an online travel agency, Trip.com. The flights, London/Stockholm/London are in May. Everything was fine, until this…
Last Minute.com air cancellation refund problem
I booked a business class flight Manchester-Dallas through Last Minute.com 4 months in advance (stupid in retrospect but at the time I had a halo effect from when the company was an innovative startup, before it was sold). Aer Lingus/American Airlines cancelled the flight with 48 hrs notice and no offer to re-book. Having…
Easyjet flight change but original flight is still running!
My daughter and I are booked on Easyjet flights to attend a diabetes conference in October. We booked a flight departing at 17.50 so that we would arrive for the start of the conference that evening. Easyjet then moved us to a later flight, departing 19.05, meaning we will miss the start of the conference. I started to…
Transit trough Bahrain
HI All I am flying form London to Dubai with 1 hour stop in Bahrain with GulfAir ( all flights are with them). Just wanted to ask if any of you have done this stop and if 1 hours is enough time. Also i am guessing they are transferring the hold luggage being same company for the next flight? Thank you
Rights if car hire company doesn't provide a car
Does anyone know your rights if a car hire company has "no cars left" when you arrive to collect your car? We had to go to another company and hire at "walk-in" rates which was £900 instead of the original £250. We have had the £250 refunded but they don't want to discuss compensation for the £900 we had to fork out as we…
SLI car hire Barbados
Hello, we are hiring a car in Barbados and are wondering if we need to take out stand alone SLI in addition to CDW insurance? Thank you in advance for your help!
Flight seats
Today I booked a TUI holiday with easyJet flights. Within an hour our easyJet seat prices have increased and if we change back to cheaper seats we are unable to claim the difference .. how is that fair !
Dubai Car Rental Damage
I recently rented a car from Budget in Dubai and scraped it against a car park barrier doing some minor damage. Since no other vehicle was involved I didn't file a police report. When I returned the car they said that since I don't have a police report I'm liable for the full repair cost rather than the excess of AED 2000.…
US East Coast Flights
Flights to Baltimore and Washington are currently coming out at £800 each for a 2 week trip in late October. Is it worth hanging on a bot longer to book in the expectation they may ease off later in the year?

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Martin Lewis: How to call your bank with just three digits – as 'anti-scam' phone number called over a million times
One million calls have been made to the '159' anti-scam phone number since its launch in 2021, new figures reveal today (Wednesday 30 April). MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis – one of the well-known faces most used in scams – explains how to call your bank by dialling just these three numbers.
Revealed: Holland & Barrett's supposedly cheaper 'Subscribe & Save' often costs more – it's promised a review after our investigation
Holland & Barrett's 'Subscribe & Save' scheme claims to offer regular shoppers "the best value" – but it failed to do so in the majority of cases MoneySavingExpert.com checked over a five month period. The retailer has now promised to review the scheme after our research found it was often more expensive.
Don't get your passport by post – 360,000 paid more than needed last year
If your passport is due for renewal, apply online if you can – it'll save you £12.50. More than 7 million Brits did just that last year – but over 360,000 missed out on savings by using a paper form instead, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
Sainsbury’s Bank customer? NatWest takes over this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from Thursday 1 May. For most, this means little will change for now as the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, it's worth considering moving any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
Chase customer? Check if you can get its newly boosted 4.8% easy-access saver
If you've got a Chase account, check if you can boost your easy-access savings to 4.8% – made up of a 1.8% AER fixed six-month bonus plus its standard 3% variable rate. Chase says over 2 million customers can get the boost, which would top our normal savings tables if it were open to all, though it's beaten by the top easy-access cash ISAs.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from Thursday 1 May. For most, this means little will change for now as the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, it's worth considering moving any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
Martin Lewis: Is the £20,000 cash ISA limit about to be killed off? What savers should be doing now
Plans to cut the £20,000 cash ISA limit later this year are being considered by the Government. In his latest video, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains what's likely to happen, what the changes would mean for savers and what you should be doing now.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
Sainsbury's Bank's savings, credit cards and loans will be taken over by NatWest from 1 May. For most, this means little change for now as the Sainsbury’s brand will remain, though it's expected to be phased out towards the end of this year. However, if you've over £85,000 saved across both banks, you'll need to move any excess elsewhere to ensure your cash remains protected.
NatWest to complete takeover of Sainsbury's Bank this week – here's what it means for savers and borrowers
From Thursday 1 May, Sainsbury's Bank credit cards, loans and savings accounts will be run by NatWest as part of a deal between the two banks. You'll be moved to NatWest in the future, likely towards the end of this year, but for now the Sainsbury's Bank brand will remain and you can continue to use its products and services as before.

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