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Nationwide to charge for all Flexaccount Foreign withdrawals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/31/nationwide-flexaccount-charge-withdrawals Not good :(
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Dublin car hire
Tips please for Irish car hire, would like to hire Dublin north and return to Dublin airport
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South Africa travel money questions
:)A friend of ours who has just graduated is off to SA for a month or so at the end of August. He has a student acc with Halifax, not set up a graduate account yet. He was asking if I knew the best way to take approx £1000 to SA, he is visiting Cape Town and Durban mainly. I have never been there but I am assuming both…
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Advance Passenger Info help from those in the know please!
Hi all, I'm after a bit of advice re API on my Thomas Cook flights. I've begun to fill it in but am unsure on a couple of points. My little boy has 3 middle names (all on his passport), but it won't allow spaces so do I just put the first of his middle names?? Also, is he 'male' or 'male infant' at the age of 4? Any help…
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Easyjet snow chaos December 2009
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has received a refund from easyjet as I am still trying to get a refund for a flight from 200 euros for a cancelled flight due to the snow in December 2009. Went to Germany for a day, it snowed in Luton so they put me up in hotel for the night and offered me the next mornings flights however…
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Ryanair and pushchair (travel system) charges
Hi folks, I've scoured the forums and Ryanair's own website and can't get a definitive answer on my question, so can anyone help? We're planning to take a flight with Ryanair to the Canaries in September and take my 2 month old daughter + pushchair. Ryanair's site talks of 'one fully collapsible' pushchair being taken free…
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Looking for cheap car hire at Faro airport for august
Looking for cheap car hire at Faro airport for august. 7aug2010 till 16aug2010 can anyone recommend anything?
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Nationwide Flex Account application process.
Having read the stuff on MSE about holiday money, we decided to apply for a Nationwide Flex Account so we could withdraw cash at machines in France. MSE indicates that to get the account you need to apply for a Nationwide savings account. I don't think this is quite correct. When you click to apply for an e-savings…
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Metro Bank & Santander Zero for foreign spending?
Hi All, It has beome apparent over the last few days that the Nationwide Flex account has had its day or soon will (November 2010). My understanding is that there are only 2 debit cards that offer zero charges and zero loading for worldwide spending. I realise there are difficulties in actually getting hold of the…
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Barclays Debit Card FOREX charge going up from 2.75% to 2.99%?
I have just been told that on 1st October 2010 I can expect an increase from 2.75% to 2.99% in the foreign exchange fee if I use my Debit Card for foreign currency purchases / foreign ATM cash. I always understood this to be a VISA imposed charge passed on by most of the card-issuing banks (a few notables like Nationwide…
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Best Euro price ?
Hiya !! I'm going away a week on sunday and want to know where i can get the best deal to but Euro's ? Thanks x
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London - New York June 2011
Hi all When would be the best time to start looking for 2 adults 1 child for this trip? And who would be the cheapest? We are pretty flexible on what day and time we travel - is there any money saving to be had from - for eg, gflying a Friday night opposed to a Sat morning? Thanks
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london deals
thinking of visiting london in jan2011 for a week , will be flying from belfast , any deals for flight & hotel etc and recommended websites for london breaks that i could use . thanks in advance
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Help finding flights to Australia please
A friend knows that I have a good record in finding cheap flights, so has asked for help, however I am a UK flights expert (living in NI with a regular need to visit the in/out-laws in GB several times a year). Basically the requirement is for him to be in Melbourne on/before Christmas day & return from Sydney after the…
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Need Euro's in the next 2 weeks
Going to Greece in 2weeks and need spending money - which place/s will be able to deliver my Euro's in time? Ideally i need it by wednesday 11th august - maybe its best to go into a shop to get it? HELP Thanks Nikki
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Thomas Cook Cash Passport: Waste of money
Things might have been better if I'd had time to apply for a FairFX or Caxton, but as it was I ended up with a TC Cash Passport (operated by Travelex, but I note that the travelex has not ATM withdraw fee, whereas the TC does) Buying the card in TC I was given a rate of about 1.12 Euros to the pound. Looking on my bank…
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flights advice required asap please
Hi all Am still quite new to the forums so huge apologies again if I've put this in the wrong place. thanks to previous advice from some kind members, I've now booked flights for a holiday to Washington in April 11. I now need to get from Edinburgh or Glasgow to Heathrow to catch my flights. Should I book the connecting…
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is the travelex cash passport 5.75% charge true?
www.travelexpensive.com < found it on here apparently its buried in there terms and conditions? :eek:
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FairFX - purchase commission charges on Pounds Sterling Currency Card
Anyone know the approx date that FairFX started making their current unauthorised purchase commission charge of 1.5% on the Pounds Sterling Currency Card? I know only that it was before two days ago when I first got charged, and probably after this Feb review http://www.prepaid365.com/fairfx-prepaid-mastercard.html that…
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Hire a car or use buses in Florida
There are 2 of us going to Orlando in September. Staying on International Drive The original plan was to hire a car, but have seen that the i-ride trolley and lynx buses will be cheaper. Also with a car you have to pay to park at the theme parks. And Im also worried about driving in a foreign country :o But with the bus…