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revolut card - Jordan
Hi, Has anyone been in Jordan in recent years and could tell me if its true that you should have cash with you as cards arent accepted in many places and they charge for using it and withdrawal .I use revolut card everywhere I go but here Im really not sure if I should get cash in UK or not at all or at the airport in…
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Using Virgin airmails for car hire?
I can see on their site it says you can earn and spend air miles with their car hire partners but I can't for the life of me figure out how. Does anyone know? Their site is as clear as mud. I guess I could call them but I don't need it for a while so I thought I'd ask on here in case anyone else has done it and I'm just…
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Stuck in Limbo with MyTrip & Virgin Atlantic - £2000 & over 20 call hours down
Hi folks, I've been stuck in a situation with MyTrip and Virgin Atlantic for over 2 years and it looks like we're about the lose anything that has been promised. Our honeymoon flights to Cuba (with Virgin via MyTrip) were cancelled due to covid. We were issued a travel voucher with Virgin held by MyTrip for the same…
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Air France - Refund fiasco
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could let me know how we can get our money back. Basically we booked holidays to Prague back in January 2022 via Expedia. Air France then cancelled the flights. We kept the accomodation as we made our own alternative bookings. Expedia confirmed we would be receiving a full refund for the…
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Compensation for delay in confirming flight availability
Wonder if anyone has experienced this before and can help: I booked a return flight on Thursday 12th May (Liverpool- Paris/ 27-29th May). Direct flights, ryanair, outbound at 10:30, return 13:15. Cost was £490 but knew it would be pricey due to it being for the Champions league final. Booked it on trip.com Paid instantly…
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USA car hire reccomendations (Seattle)
Hi so we're off to visit family in the Pacific Northwest next summer and I will be renting a car for the first time. my family have little experience or advise so was wondering the following; 1) what company to use. I know Sixt, Fox and Avis have a bad rep. I can't afford Enterprise who have good reviews - has anyone used…
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Flight - Paid for partial Business Class but received Premium Economy
Having not been abroad since before Covid we decided to book a trip to the states. On Expedia, we searched return flights Newcastle to Chicago and found the flight we wanted - Newcastle to Heathrow, Heathrow to Ohare. The on page link that exposed the full details of the flight indicated that the entire outgoing leg was a…
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Flying dog abroad.
My son-in-law has been posted to Cyprus and they wish to take their pet dog, it can't go into the cabin and the army won't transport it in the hold, can any members of the forum help with ideas as it seems very expensive, we can fly from Liverpool or Manchester.
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Ryanair Refund issues
Hi there, I am trying to get a cash refund for a cancelled flight from Ryanair's side. I was told it will appear in my wallet on my Ryanair account. Nope. Nothing appeared there. I called and requested for the refund and was told it will be refunded to the original payment card ending with numbers that I don't know about.…
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Converting euros to pounds
I have a few hundred unspent euros from a pre-pandemic trip. Due to a health condition, I am unlikely to travel abroad for the foreseeable future. I bought them at my local Debenhams currency exchange which has now closed. Where would be the best place to exchange them for pounds?
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Were we mis sold our holiday?
We have just booked an all inclusive holiday through Virgin. The through flights were not available at the time of booking (flights whereby your bags automatically go onto the next flight) but we were assured that if we booked the standard flights now to secure the price we could add the through flights later when they…
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Where to exchange old US bank notes?
Hi All! Recently a family member passed away and he had a stash of old U$D 100 bank notes (the oldest I saw was from 1936!). I called my trusty and cheap travel money agent, but they don't accept notes from before 1963, so I'm wondering if anyone knows where I could exchange them that won't take a huge commission. Thanks a…
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"Self-transfer" connection at Dublin Aiport
I'm booking a return flight from NW England to Chicago. The majority of options on SkyScanner seem to go via Dublin Airport, which is fine but they are listed as "self-transfer" which I think means I will have to go through security at Dublin airport. I'm just wondering if Skyscanner has suggested an option does that mean…
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BA flight price spike
I've been tracking British Airways flights from Gatwick to Cancun for my honeymoon next July, and the rates have been perfectly reasonable for some time, with my dates not being available. However, I've now come to view prices for my actual date of travel (10th July) and the cost of an outbound flight more than doubles…
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Best Debit/Credit Card for abroad
Currently have a Nationwide Flexplus account which I mainly use for savings and for their travel insurance and other benefits. Been looking for a card to use while on holiday in Europe as my Natwest account isn't fee free when using abroad and I was kinda wanting not to use the nationwide card as I put money away in that…
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Beware Car Hire quotes from Sixt
I chose Sixt for 1 week's holiday car hire in France because of a good price quote online. However, when collecting the car, the agent told me that "unlike all the other car hire companies, Sixt do not include basic insurance in their initial quotes". He said he was very concerned about my taking the car without their…
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Refund from Wizz Air
I was wondering if anyone has been able to get an actual cash refund from Wizz Air due to their flight being cancelled? My flight to Tenerife was cancelled a couple of weeks ago but when I go to my account the only option I get is to claim Wizz Air credits. When I have looked into getting my money back their website claims…
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Most cost effective way to pay money to a euro account for a villa rental
Hi, I need to pay for a villa rental in Euros to a bank account in Spain. Its approx £1500 worth. What is the cheapest method to do this? I have a starling account. Thanks
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Transferring money out of Paypal - Euros to GBP - what's best?
Hi I've received a refund of 270 euros into my Paypal. I want to withdraw it into my UK bank account. Is the only way to do this to let Paypal do the conversion? Or are there other better options? Paypal are quoting a conversion rate of 1 EUR = 0.823 GBP, which would total £222.22. A quick look on XE, and they quote a…
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Frankfurt chaos
I have London to Seattle flights with United (operated by Lufthansa) on 6 August, going via Frankfurt. I've seen the Lufthansa strike action at Frankfurt resulting in tons of flights being cancelled this week, and I know there's another round of talks on the 3rd/4th. I'm EXTREMELY worried about what could happen to my…
