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Flight cancelled - earlier flight with stopover entitlement?
Hi, I've had a return flight to London Stansted with Ryanair cancelled for 'commercial reasons'. I was due to return from France at the end of July with a connecting UK internal flight the same evening (easyjet). I have managed to change my flight to a day earlier with Ryanair but now need 1 nights overnight accommodation…
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Best flight prices to Miami for a big family
Hi all, My fiancé and me have chosen to get married on Pompano Beach in Miami next May. My amazing father in law unexpectedly and very sadly passed away in February and holidayed here with my fiancé for many years so this means a lot to all of us. We have 7 children between us ranging from 18 to 2 year old twins so we need…
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TravelMoneyMax reporting a closed site
According to No 1 currency's site, this site, returned by a search for Canadian dollars within 15 miles of where I live, does not exist. No1 Currency Morrisons Edinburgh Gyle
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Refunding a non-refundable flight
Hello I’m flying out to the Maldives in December via Colombo Sri Lanka. As some of you may be aware there’s a hell of a lot of unrest and they are in a financial crisis with lots of protests and rioting. We booked with Sri Lankan airways and it’s a non-refundable booking. The government have said not to fly there due to…
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Best way to send ~£150k from UK to Hungary?
Hi all. I am about to purchase property in Budapest, using funds currently in the UK. I'm looking for advice on the best way to send the money. The property is priced in local currency i.e. HUF. I will be sending around £150k. This is currently in Stocks & Shares ISAs, and I plan to move this money to my First Direct GBP…
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Paying for hotel in euros
Hi. I have booked a room in Spanish hotel direct on hotel website so need to pay in euros, secured booking with credit card. Is there any way I can avoid paying any fees as I think hsbc charge 2.99% plus transfer fee? The hotel tell me that they cant accept more than 1000 euros in cash. But I need to pay more than this.
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Stansted arrival: how long to get through and out of the airport?
As the subject: does anyone know Stansted arrivals have been performing since Easter? I shall land there on a Saturday afternoon (about 4.30, end of May) and need to catch a train that leaves about an hour later. Is the arrivals 'fast track' likely to make any difference?
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Flight cancelled - extraordinary circumstances
Was waiting to board easyJet flight to Lisbon from Bristol, 10 minutes before boarding they cancelled it, stating extraordinary circumstances and an IT failure that has grounded 2000 flights. What are my rights? We also have airport parking and an Airbnb. Will they also refund the return flight? In the T and Cs it says…
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Travelling to Spain. Which of these cards I have are best to use and for what purpose?
Hi I am travelling to the Balearic Islands in the next few weeks and I am wondering what options are best for me to use when it comes to 1) paying my accomodation bill when I arrive and 2) general spending. I have the following: - NatWest Standard Debit Card (MasterCard) - NatWest Credit Card (I think it's a reward card) -…
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Cancelled Ryanair flight
Ryanair have cancelled our flights to Lanzarote in October this year and have booked us on one nearly seven hours earlier at the same airport (Manchester). This flight is really unsuitable and whilst the return flight is only one hour earlier it is not ideal. They will not let me cancel or change our flights without paying…
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Airline won't honour prices it guaranteed
Hi, I paid £42 to KLM to hold some really good prices on some flights. They sent an email to say they were holding the flights for 3 days and that the prices were guaranteed. I then paid for the flights a couple of days later and had an email to say they were confirmed. But the link with the confirmation doesn't work.…
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Holiday Insurance Duration
Advice from this site, sensibly, is that you should take out holiday insurance from the moment you book your holiday, in order to cover all sorts of things before you go. However any quotes I put together for sites I try, allow you to only specify the exact holiday duration for your insurance cover. Naturally, if you…
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Exchanging HK dollar to Sterling
Asking for a friend. She has about HKD$ 10,000 and wants to convert to GBP. Where is the best place to exchange it on the high street or online? Thanks.
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Easyjet onboard luggage query
Hi, we're flying Edinburgh to Nice next week. Normally take hand luggage/overhead storage but they've now changed size to only 45cmx30x20 (ie the size of a small backpack) & needs to fit under seat in front. It's doable, just need to wash stuff when there, however I've got a soft holdall which I'd prefer over a backpack,…
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BA paid refund to someone else's account and refuse to sort it out
I was due to fly to Spain in September 2020 with BA and, due to covid, both flights were cancelled. At the time they issued vouchers but on 1 April 2022 e-mailed to say that due to issues with the vouchers, they were not going to refund the money and Avios points and they would let me know when the refund was made. I…
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Easyjet have released flights up to 8th May 2023
Easyjet have released flights up to 8th May 2023 Previously they had only released up to Feb 23 (Easyjet Holiday packages are released earlier) They have now released up to 8th May 2023 so Easter 23 flights are now out They should release more Summer 23 flights soon
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Car hire and excess insurance advice please?
Hello, we usually get car hire and pay for the added excess insurance with the car hire company. This year the cost of the hire itself is really expensive so I was thinking of getting a standalone policy. I noticed when searching for car hire via a comparison site that they seem to add on their own insurance, so by buying…
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Malagacar pricing policy query
Going to Malaga in July and booked a hire car with Malagacar for 14 nights for just over 1000 euros (Eye-watering I know, but essential as we're staying up in the mountains about an hour from the airport). Their prices for the same car have gone up another 400 euros since we booked so I was wondering if anyone knows if…
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Heathrow terminal transfer
Hi I'm looking for some advice regarding transferring terminals at Heathrow, my flight has been brought forward and now I have 1 hour 45 minutes to get from terminal 5 to terminal 3, is this doable? I'll be arriving at heathrow (T5) from Newcastle with British airways and departing from T3 with American Airlines and I'm…
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Euros from ATM in Portugal or take cash?
Sorry this maybe an old chestnut. I need to obtain 800euros cash to pay for the next holiday rental in Spain in June. I will be in Portugal this month and have the usual Halifax Clarity, Starling and a Santander current account with debit card. What will be the most cost effect way of obtaining the cash, should i just get…
