Flights, currency & car hire

Hi can anyone help when is the best time to book flights for the cheapest deals ? thanks in advance for any help 

We normally get a taxi to the airport but it is far cheaper parking there for our upcoming trip. Our return flight arrives back on Friday at 10pm and I am not sure whether we book until the return time of the flight and hope we are out in time, or add another day and book til Saturday as I suspect it will be after midnight…

I'm not sure whether I'm posting this to get it off my chest or a warning to others but I booked an Avios return flight to South America yesterday. Ideally I wanted to fly in and out of Buenos Aires but there wasn't availability to get to Buenos Aires. I looked at Montevideo instead which was around 75,000 Avios and £550…

I'm travelling on my own to Egypt for two weeks in May and would appreciate suggestions as to what currencies to take. I've got a few days in Cairo followed by a Nile cruise and then some further sightseeing in the Luxor area. The only holidays I've been on recently have been cruises to Europe where I took euros and kept…

Looking to book a package through Expedia and at the choosing flights stage it gives options for Basic Economy and Standard Economy. Basic Economy option has no extra charge but you pay for seat choice /changes / snacks. You have a 23kg carry on bag included but must pay £60 for 1st checked bag and £75 for a 2nd checked…

Hello, I cancelled a flight, charged £200 cancellation fee. I have waited 2 months for the refund and still not received it. I contacted the travel agent over the past few days and given lots of excuses. They has now informed me that the refund was processed, I asked for confirmation of the transaction and it has been put…

Hello we have booked a dream holiday to Mauritius flights and hotel with lastminute.com however after carefully choosing our flights for quickest flight times with a 2 hour layover our flight has been cancelled and the alternative offered by Turkish airlines is a 26 hour stopover in Istanbul. last minute are saying this is…

Hi all, We’re flying into Miami for a 2 week stay in Pompano beach for the last 2 weeks in May. There’s 9 in our party including 3 year old twins that will need car seats. I’ve been having a bit of a search about for a hire car/van but just wondered if there’s anything that could help my search? Companies to avoid or money…

First time going abroad for years and when booking flights I noticed this 'fast track security' for £5. Great idea I thought. I'd pay £5 for a (probably) quicker trip through security. Last time we were queued for almost an hour. BUT... I've just noticed that as we're flying Ryanair it'll be out of T3. And apart from the…

booked a holiday with on the beach , have only paid £60 deposit, date i booked i cant go. have tried to cancel but they say i have to pay flights in full which total £940 is this right ?

Hello, Moneymaxim say they are a standalone excess policy price comparison site that will find you the cheapest quote for your Car Hire excess cover. I like to be a annual member of Enterprise Car Club and Co-Wheels car share clubs so I like buy an annual excess policy, makes sense right? However Moneymaxim say they don't…

I'm travelling from Belfast to London for a weekend in march. There are so many flight options to all the airports! I used to travel for business 20 years ago and used LHR and LCY but these are very expensive options now. I need a simple and not to expensive method to London from one of the"low" cost airports. Any…

Anyone had any experience of using keddy? Lots of mixed reviews.... we are looking to hire a car in nice in August. Good price via expedia, who also allows you to cancel your booking upto 6 hours before arrival. Concerned about flight cancellations, as we were bitten in October, and still trying for a hotel and flight…

Hi I booked 4 tickets with Gulf air I then had a change in circumstances and I wrote to them asking them to cancel my ticket and issue me a full refund. Gulf Air sent me a email saying my tickets were cancelled and I had been charged £200 per ticket for fees- I never received any further information on what these fees were…

Hello! I’m currently struggling with Ryanair - I booked via their Family Plus offer for family flights to Pisa in May ‘23. I got a confirmation email on paying first 50%. When I paid balance, the confirmation came back with changed flights - by 10+ hours. I couldn’t change without a fee as my original booking was more than…

I've always traveled a lot internationally and I've avoided using travel cards because I haven't seen any clear advantages in them. Before I retired I also used to work for suppliers to the foreign exchange sector, so I also understand how the FX market works. Last month I went to Switzerland and decided to get a Travelex…

I’m travelling to New Zealand for just under a month and I have been leant a car on each island by friends to use while I’m there. They have both said I don’t need insurance but I just wanted to check this was correct 

Using the MoneysavingExpert travel money maximiser tool I ordered Oman and Bahrain currency from Thomas Currency Exchange. I set out to collect it but just before I got there they called to say that despite accepting my order they didn't have either currency in stock at that branch or anywhere else in London. Quite…

My 17 year old daughter is about to travel to South Africa. We would like her to take a prepaid card but are struggling to find one for under 18s. Is there one out there?

Hi, as the title says my son has been fortunate enough to be chosen to go to South Korea and the World Scout Jamboree. He's going to need some spending money, a few hundred pounds at the most. I'm not keen on him taking cash. He's 17 so won't be able to have a card of his own (aprt from his bank card) just wondering what…