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Reward flights using BA Avios
I've been collecting Avios on my Amex card for years. I now have 400k plus. Never tried to use them before. Wanting to use them to get reward flights now that travel is opening up. But finding seats proving difficult on BA website. Any suggestions?
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Travel money
The pound/ Dollar is pretty good right now ( $1.41 to the £) so should I buy some dollars for future use?
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Damage Charge
Hi there, Looking for some help please! I was recently given a hire car while my car was being fixed. I got a message to say it was being collected, so popped to the petrol station and filled it up. I came back home, checked the car for damage and there was none. Approx 30mins later I notice a guy working around my drive.…
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Refunded twice, several months apart.
Last year I was on the phone over 30 times in an effort to reclaim money lost through an airline due to covid. Finally, in September of last year, I received just over 3k (the correct and full amount) and everything seemed fine. During my time complaining (Before the refund was received) I was told to contact customer…
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Parking fine in Sardinia
Hello, this is my first thread - hopefully we can get some advice! We were on holiday in Sardinia and parked at the side of a road in a sort of lay by section near a small port that already had 4/5 cars parked there. The parked cars didn't obstruct the main through road by the port but to check we could park there we…
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Italy Traffic Violation Notice, from Easyserv.it
Hi all I have received a traffic violation notice for an offence in 2019 while on holiday in Italy. It's from a company called EasyServ on behalf of the local police. There is no attached photograph. They tell me the offence was "assessed" in Feb 2020 and I have just recieved the notice in Feb 2021. handily just before 360…
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revolut card
has anyone received the email with new charges for using the card for withdrawals , we use it for getting euros out abroad but it looks like after 5 withdrawals you are going to get charged a fee
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Moved: British airways voucher
This discussion has been moved.
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Flight change while using a voucher
In 2020 6 of us booked an EasyJet flight for a holiday in Tuscany in May. Obviously this didn’t happen but as the owners of the villa were very helpful and allowed us to defer the holiday to this year, we did so & accepted a voucher from Easy Jet as we had every intention of using them for the holiday flight. The villa…
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Storing foreign currency
I have never been on holiday and the way things are going I may never get one but I thought I might as well do my research. If they exchange rate is really good and I kinda want to hold onto some holiday money for when I may eventually get to go, do I have to get it in cash or can I store some foreign currency in a bank…
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Care Hire Claim help? (Hertz)
hi all I rented a car with Hertz recently. It was midnight & pitch black. i checked the car for damages but was hard to see. Next morning I checked the car in the light & noticed some damage that wasn’t on the report. We parked the car in a locked area so I didn’t happen overnight i emailed them with photos immediately,…
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Ryanair "Just wait"
I'm looking for direction on an issue with Ryanair, no doubt common with many. We originally booked in 2019 some flights for 2020. By the time they came around, Ryanair offered a voucher refund or rebook. We chose to rebook and were lucky enough to get away. The difference in the rebook price, was to be given to us, as a…
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Lastminute vouchers - what to do?
I have a grand in LM vouchers that have accumulated from various flight refunds during the COVID period. I do not need to book flights now but what if LM goes bust and these vouchers become meaningless? Should I book some flights in the future ( end of this year / beginning of 2022 ) just to utilize these vouchers ? Then,…
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MSE News: Ryanair 'jab and go' adverts banned after thousands of complaints
Two Ryanair television adverts have been banned after the advertising watchdog ruled they made misleading and irresponsible claims about the coronavirus pandemic. The ads stated that coronavirus vaccines were 'coming soon' and encouraged wannabe holidaymakers to 'jab and go' on Easter and summer trips... Read the full…
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Easyjet price change cost / refunded in full so closed
Easyjet. Why is it more expensive (in this case £27) when you change an already booked flights dates/times, compared to the cost of a new flight on the same dates/times ? (the price on the website is a discounted one, when changing flights you get charged the standard fare - which isn;t shown on the website)
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Brexit Bank Charges
I have regularly transferred money from my UK HSBC bank account to Spanish bank accounts for several years with only a small cost levied by HSBC. Since 1st January 2021 the receiver has been charged €18 by their bank for receiving money from outside the EU. I thought the UK was still a member of SEPA
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Has anyone had a refund on a Ryanair flight that they booked using vouchers? Ignore this
Ignore this, I just re-read their email and it says: "Please be advised if you part paid your booking with a gift voucher, this voucher is available to use until it expires."
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Flights, Currency & Car Hire Board Index
This is an index to the previous stickies and important threads on this board: Cheap Travel Money Discussion Area Cheap Car Hire Article Discussion Everyone Needs ESTA for US Travel Feedback on Bureau de Change Providers When Should I Buy My Currency? US ($) Currency Thread 2
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BA reward flights
I have flights booked for end of February to the canaries. I’m assuming they are going to be cancelled, and tbh, I want them to be as I don’t want to travel. Has anyone had any reward flights cancelled for February to Tenerife. Thanks
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American Airlines 'Travel Credit?'
Hi All - so we are booked on American Airlines flight to Costa Rica this Easter 3rd Apr - 17th Apr. But I have a growing suspicion that is isn't going to be likely that we can go due to covid. I have researched their website, and the way I am reading this, the day you cancel, you will be issued travel credit that lasts 1…