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AVIS car hire problem Italy
Hired a vehivle from AVIS Genoa Airport 7 days to drop off in Rome Airport. Less than 12 hours later were hit by a weather bomb killing 5 people in Sestri Levante. Hail stones had cracked the windscreen and the bodywork looked like it had been hit 60 times with a hammer. A write off. Town was declared a disaster zone .…
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How to find cheaper flights with connection at a certain airport?
The murky world of airline tickets is sometimes illogical. Direct flights from A to B can be significantly more expensive than flights from A to C via B. So, if I fly one way (sic!) how do I find cheaper flights to anywhere but with connection in certain airport? I will then fly my first leg and then will not turn up for a…
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One way flight … any tips?
Hi my son is planning on a working holiday in Australia and has an unknown return date within the next 6 months. Consequently he is intending to buy a single ticket on his credit card. He’s already booked backpacking travel insurance and is aware the policy won’t cover a return journey that isn’t booked at the outset. Are…
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Booking.com
Can anyone suggest how I can escalate a claim to Booking.com. I booked confirmed and paid for car hire in Toronto through them. Their confirmation email stated that Visa Debit was an accepted method of payment. When I went to collect the car from Hertz they would not give me the car without a Credit card. I traipsed back…
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Unfair excess bag charge flying BA
I booked an economy return ticket with BA to the USA. Both directions the flight had a BA flight number, but the return leg was operated by American Airlines as a 'code share'. I hold Silver status in BA exec club (I flew a lot with work pre pandemic and they were quite generous in extending the time for its customers).…
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Is a British Airways eVoucher cash refund possible outside the March - November 2020 window?
Can anyone here recommend the best way to approach British Airways to request a cash refund for flight eVouchers? I understand there is a form for customers who were given eVouchers after their flights were cancelled between March and November 2020, however, my flights weren't within that period, yet I was told by BA that…
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Easyjet Flights Price changed within 24 hours of Booking
after some advice please. I have booked Easyjet flights on Monday 29.Aug.2022 (approx 00:20) total price was £209. for flights on 8.Sept > 11.Sept wouldn't mind after booking them I tried to cancel as I was told I'd booked the wrong date (Thursday outward instead of Wednesday) despite trying to contact Easyjet via Livechat…
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Flights cancelled, but both the airline and OTA say I can't get a refund
Back in May 2020, I booked some flights for my parents with Turkish Airlines, via an online travel agency. At the end of the year those got cancelled, and TK had a very generous policy of offering the ticket to be changed to an open ticket, which can then be used for a future flight with no extra fees, until end of…
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Pre-paid travel card for USA
Hi there, I am travelling to US in a couple of months with a group of friends and family, and we think it would be good to have a 'kitty' on a pre-paid travel card for food & drink, etc. Any particular one that people would recommend for the US? Thanks!
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Changing mind in checked baggage?
Me and a group of friends have easyJet tickets to Paris next month for a few days. One of our group booked checked baggage and the rest of us carryon, but due to the recent chaos in airports and understaffing we’ve decided checking baggage isn’t a great idea (and unnecessary for such a short trip). There’s no longer space…
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Avios - have BA hiked the amount needed?
Hi We have been using our avois points to travel now for over a decade and have always been able to find flights for a reasonable amount of points. An off-peak return journey, for two of us to mainland Europe, use to cost around 18,000 avios. However, when I have been looking this week it is quoting 46,000 avios for a…
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Miscounted currency at Sainburys - Anything I can do?
Hello all! new here, but I wondered you can lend a brain cell or two to help me out :smiley: I switched out quite a few USD for £, and ended up with £100 too little. It was a large sum of money ($1500+) and a lot of cash to count, and I thought the guy did very well but yet after counting about 16 times, and letting a…
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Problems with Leisure Guard Insurance
For a number of years I have taken out travel insurance and vehicle hire excess insurance with Leisure Guard, one of the sites listed in the MSE Car Hire post. Fortunately I have never had to claim, until now. In my recent holiday I had a puncture which led to an excess charge of GBP150. Checking my policy documentation I…
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Trip.com car hire - saving reduced by 'late' pickup
The car hire company giveth then taketh away! This is my first (rather long I know) posting, but I am pretty incensed by an injustice and would love some advice from forum members on potential next steps please. If this post is too drawn out to contemplate, here are the headline findings: - Do book refundable car hire;-…
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Currency Exchange Time?
Hi All, We are going to turkey August 2023. Is it okay to get some Turkish Lira now or is it best to wait until closer to the time? Reson is I have the money now but am afraid I might spend it in the next 12 months lol.
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Ryanair Blackball - Intriguing Update
I previously obtained a Section 75 chargeback in April 2020 and avoided any travel bookings until January 2022 of this year. It would now appear I’m one of many customers that have been blackballed for obtaining a Section 75 chargeback. Unlike others who had been asked to repay the chargeback at very short notice in order…
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Budget Air
Thank you for a great forum first. I have been trying to contact this travel company to get a refund on my flight due to the coronavirus , This company first told me to contact the airline ,The Airline (Air India) says as we booked through an agent it is down to Budget Air ? Now we cannot get a reply from Budget Air to…
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Travel money cards
So going to Spain soon but my debit and credit card charges fees to use abroad so I'm looking for a card i can put Euros on and use while abroad but then also use in UK to use up any unspent Euros. Have seen Wise anyone used this before?
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EasyJet Car Hire in Madeira - EasyJet flight cancelled but not refund for car hire
I had booked flights to Madeira with EasyJet. I subsequntly booked car hire in Madeira with CarTrawler via EasyJet car hire and paid nearly £1000 for two weeks car hire. The flight on 21 July took off with no problems but could not land in Madeira, because of the wind. We were eventually flown back to Bristol and our…
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What are my rights if I don't go through with car hire?
We hired a car through easyCar for our holiday in June. We had a few issues when we turned up at Green Motion for the car in regards to ID, car availability, cars in the parking lot damaged, deposit, and Google reviews! Gut instinct kicked in. In the end we did not take a car and walked away. The car hire company sent me…
