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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.
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Cancelled Flight
Hi, I booked in May for a 2 month trip to Thailand over Christmas and New year with Qatar 19th September received e-mail to say flight cancelled with the options to claim a full refund or re-book that might incur extra charges I choose the refund. Later that day I received an e-mail to say the flight was reinstated I…
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Currensea and firstdirect
I am trying to link my Currensea account to my firstdirect current account through the Currensea website. At an early stage in the process, the Currensea website switches me over to a firstdirect open banking page so I can allow Currensea to access my account. Trouble is, that step fails with a "Service unavailable"…
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Dollars to Euros or pounds
I had dollars and euros on a travel money card, unfortunately when I spent on the card it used euros instead of dollars. I am now due to go to Europe should I change my left over dollars straight to euros or to pounds first?
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Car Hire in the UK - the Foreign License debacle
I live in the UAE, and have UAE license. A UK license, whilst still in my bottom drawer, is technically invalid. Most years (except the last 2!) I have hired a car in the UK for a couple of weeks. The biggest mine-field is the ever-changing attitude to foreign licenses and International Driving Licenses. There used to be…
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airport lounges
i have an amex pass to the aspire lounge T2 Manchester airport but its only open certain times and this doesnt include the times im travelling, does anyone know if i can use this for any of the other lounges in T2- no response from the airport or amex thanks
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Bought Flight Cancellation Service - Only Half Refund
I bought 4 tickets (Wife and I plus another couple) on Norwegian Airlines flight only plus extra £9pp for insurance in case we could not fly. All on same booking which I paid for as a single purchase. One of the other couple needs and operation and won't be able to fly. Airline is saying the other couple can have a refund…
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Exchange USD to GBP
Hi. I've got a not insignificant amount of USD that were surplus to my travels in the USA from a couple of years ago. With the dollar / pound exchange rate being very favourable at the moment, what is the best / safest way to exchange this currency. With the upcoming rise in energy bills and inflation at home the GBP's…
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Car Hire Prices and being penalised for living in the UK
I’m in the process of shopping around for car hire for my
trip to Canada in August 2023. Prices are still ridiculous despite it being 11
months away. One site, HolidayAutos was coming out at nearly £300 cheaper
compared to other Comparison sites. I then clocked that in the field where it
states ‘Where do you live’ it…
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Latest Excess Insurance Scam
My brother flew in to Malaga this morning and here's what he found New scam with the hire cars. You need a photo licence and international and passport and credit card. Plus docs must have the exact same wording full names and no initials. Everyone is getting caught out. Brits Dutch, French etc. With slight variations…
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Lastminute.com & British Airway Refund Help Needed
I booked British Airways flights through lastminute.com. These ended up being part of the 10,000 cancelled flights. I received my notification on 12th July and immediately requested a refund through lastminute.com. Two months later, and after speaking to various 'agents' at both lastminute.com and BA, I am still waiting…
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jack's flight club
Just had an out of the blue £35 deduction by 'Jack's flight club' which i cancelled several years ago- I tried phining the advertised number but it is now a private number wnd the gentleman concerned was not best pleased as he is frequently bothered! I have tried cancelling on their website but to no avail as i seemed to…
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EC261 Expenses Compensation for Airport parking
Hi, I am new to forums so please excuse the lack of experience. Due to 2 cancellations by Easyjet, afterwhich we eventually returned from holiday 7 days after the original return date, Easyjet are refusing to refund the surcharge for collecting our car 7 days later than originally booked/paid for. Their argument is that…
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Tui Dreamliner headphones
Do I need a 2 prong adapter on a Dreamliner? Bought some noise cancelling headphones for the 11 hour flight and just realised it might be needed
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The currency club?
Has anyone had any experience in exchanging currency from The Currency Club? Is it a safe place to buy from?
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Coop travel issued out of date Swiss francs
Hi, Aug 2022 my sister-in-law got my son 30 Swiss francs as spending money for his scouts trip. Turned out co-op travel foreign exchange gave her "series 8" banknotes which ceased being legal tender in Nov 2021. They won't refund them. They say we might have switched the notes so unless we can prove they issued those exact…
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Pre authorisation o hire car
I hired a car in Spain in early August with the usual blocked credit card amount. I don’t take their insurance as I have a policy. They returned the blocked amount after a couple of days. After 4 weeks I have been notified of a charge for a stain on a seat, my policy doesn’t cover internal damage. I’ve appealed it and am…
