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WizzAir cancelled my flight but only refunded about 70%
Hi, I am after some advice on dealing with a WizzAir refund dispute. I booked a return flight for the family originally leaving in late august 2021 and then due to COVID I had to reschedule to Mid-August 2022 for a total extra fee of £275. 2 months before we were due to fly WizzAir announced that route wasn't going to…
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Best way to pay in euros
I have to pay for two villas one 4201 euros 2nd one 3129 euros for my holiday. I’m trying to find the cheapest way. It’s all very confusing. Would I be better paying by Santander credit card (phoned to see what their fees would be and they said there would be fees but couldn’t tell me what they were !!) or paying by…
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Multiple flight cancellations
Sitting here in Amsterdam airport making my third attempt to fly home since Saturday. Our original flight cancelled at checkin, and our replacement flight yesterday cancelled while we were travelling to the airport. My question is that although I understand I am entitled to cancellation compensation under the old rules on…
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Cancelled flight
Have booked an holiday and flights with On The Beach for August, the flights have now been cancelled.Are we entitled to a full refund for the whole holiday or just the flights? The email from the holiday company is rather confusing and reads like only the money for the flights will be deposited into our bank, does anyone…
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Opodo flights
Hi, looking for some advice please. We've booked flights with opodo, they've taken money from our bank account but we haven't received confirmation of the flights and their booking reference isn't recognised on their website. No one will speak to us on the phone or online as we don't have a booking reference number. Anyone…
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Charge or refund for missed fight?
Hi all It's probably been answered elsewhere but I can't find it using my phone to search - apologies. I have to cut my family holiday short due to a work issue. The rest of them get to stay another three days. I've booked a replacement fight, but given that we've already checked in for the original return, what should I…
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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,…
