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Heads-up: anti-BBC Ryanair sale starts midnight tonight (Monday)
BBC One will be showing a Panorama documentary on Ryanair tonight (Monday 12 October 2009). The airline has already responded, accusing the BBC of bias and lies, but perhaps most interestingly for MoneySavingExpert readers is the final paragraph of yesterday's press release from the airline: Whether or not the BBC have…
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Applying for balance tranfer card. Should I do it?
I am thinking of applying for a balance tranfer card, possibly Virgin. I am a bit hesitant about it. I have never done this before. I owe about £1200. on an Argos Mastercard with a £2000 limit@ 25.9apr I also have a Barclay Premier Visa card with a balance of £1700 with a £2500 limit I just checked my credit score with…
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Spending Money For Australia
Can anyone recommend the best way for me to take my cash on holiday to Australia? (approx £500) Last time I was there I used my Nationwide Flexaccount which was free. However now I know this has changed and I would be charged for transactions. However i'm not sure exactly how much I would be charged per withdrawl. If I…
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transfer of flight ticker
My friend purchase a ticket to go to Brazil with BA due to unforeseen circumstances she cannot go can the ticket be transferred to someone else to go to new york. thanks
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Cheap Italy Flights
Hi guys my best friend moved to italy this year and i'm hoping to go see her next year. The airport is Bergamo (?) near milan who's best for cheap flights and when's best time to book? Also how do I get the best deal on currency and again when is best time to get the currency for the trip. When did passports get so…
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cheap flights to perth?
Hi, im new to these forums so sorry if this is in the wrong place. Ive been looking at flights to perth in australia for january and the cheapest I can find is about £800 return (with tax and fees). Is this a good deal? Any other ways I can get it for cheaper? My dates are from the 6th Jan to the 28th. Thanks guys x
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Free ski travel tickets
Hey guys, I've heard that there is a competition going on in London on Monday 26 October for free travel tickets to ski resorts in the French Alps. My friend and I are poor this year and are definitly going to try and win these free tickets. If you are feeling the same winter blues and can get to New Covent Garden Market…
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Can anyone help please? I need to fly to Edinburgh urgently
I have looked myself, but was wondering if there are any experts or airline staff on here who could help me! I have suddenly learned I will need to fly to Edinburgh from either London Gatwick or Stanstead tomorrow (Fri 23rd oct) or saturday if that's not possible. Easyjet are showing no flights tomorrow, and only a couple…
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Currency Question
Hi folks, I'm from Dublin but live in Leeds with my partner and baby son, with the sterling weak against the Euro last time i went home last month i was absolutely crucified paying the usual rip off Dublin prices and i vastly overspent and ive been skint now for 2 weeks (counting down the days till payday next week)im sure…
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Making Money Converting Back
Hello everyone. Long time reader, first time poster here. :) I am currently on holiday in Japan and typically, the exchange rate has risen a fair bit since I've been here. I was wondering whether I could use this to my advantage. When I changed my currency originally, I went with Travelex (due to the fact I didn't think…
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thailand
im travelling to thailand in the next 3 weeks and wondered the best way to buy thai bart and pay for goods over there, all i have is a nat west visa debit card. is it ok to use this over there and not get charged for using it in an atm or is it better to take all sterling and change it when over there. Either that, any…
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Ryanair - new hold luggage allowance
Hi all, can anyone help me out. We are due to fly to Tenerife in a week or so and booked the flights earlier this year. I know Ryanair have changed their luggage allowances since 1st October. Can existing bookings be upgraded to take an extra bag (including the extra 15Kg). I am a diver and would love to be able to take my…
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Car Hire Faro Airport
Hi, Plan to go to Portugal next May for 2 weeks. Will need a car from airport for the fortnight. Anything I should know? Avoid? Can I extend my own car insurance (Comprehensive)?
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Boston flight advice!
Hi! One of my friends moved to Boston recently and will be living there until at least Sept 2010. I'm thinking of going out and visiting her sometime before then. When is likely to be the cheapest / best times of year to fly and when should I avoid? Any advice on getting the best price? Thanks in advance! :D
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Car Hire Brokers - Who Regulates?
I have an ongoing dispute with Holiday Autos that I have been trying to resolve since August. Anybody know who regulates them? Anybody else had experience of their complaints procedure?
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Converting US dollars to Euros and where to bank them
Hello all, My girlfriend's adult daughter has been given a gift of $7000 (US dollars) - lucky girl! She wants to keep the money as savings, but in Euros, rather than dollars or sterling - entirely because she considers the Euro is a safer bet in the current economic climate. I have looked around MSE for this, but most…
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Cheap cash change back?
HI. I have 160 Hong Kong Dollars HK$ left over from a holiday some years ago. They are in note form. 1x100 and 3x20 HK$. I would like to know the cheapest place to change them and getting a good exchange rate back into £££'s. With a conversion rate of £1 to 12.772 HK$ this amounts to £12.53. If I am going to waste a lot on…
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Best way to take money to se asia
Hi, I am going travelling to SE Asia in a month and am not sure what is the best way to take my money. The pre-paid cards only come in Euros or dollars and my Lloyds Debit card charges a fortune. any ideas welcome? Thanks
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How do you check the number of seats sold on virgin
I am hoping to book manchester to orlando May 2010 but the prices have seem to be higher than usual. I have just rung up virgin to check prices with them over telephone and he advised I book now as the flights are getting full and we will pay more if we leave it much longer. Is there a way of checking how many seats have…
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Are we due for a Virgin sale?
Am I imagining that Virgin usually does a sale in October? I swear I've booked cheap fares at this time of the year before.