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Flights to Australia
It would be brilliant to travel business class to Australia. We want to keep the total travel time down and have looked at premium economy - which doesn't seem to offer huge advantages over economy - but tend to be about twice the cost. So, has anyone some thoughts on which airline offers the nicest, low total transit time…
Argentina - Local cash from ATM, Dollars or Credit Card
How widely used is credit card in Argentina nowadays? We will be mainly in tourist areas and generally use Chase car abroad (no fees etc) Is it worth using local ATM? Is it better to take Dollars (or Euros?) and exchange locally? Lot's of questions I know but very confused by research so far!
Is using my FairFX card a decent option in Australia?
I have a pre-paid travel card with FairFX (Mastercard "debit" essentially I believe). Does anyone have any guidance on whether this is a reasonable option for purchases out in Oz? I will be getting some Australian dollars as cash just in case, but wanted to know whether people had found FairFX to be widely accepted. The…
RBoS or Monzo (which to use in Turkey.
We have a holiday booked in the next few weeks to Turkey. The holiday is all inclusive, so we don't need to worry about money for food etc. However we still want to take a bank card for experiences etc. Our current bank account is Royal Bank of Scotland (which we use for every day uses) And I have a Monzo account. Which…
What's the best way to ensure someone in Germany can access funds from me without a bank account
Not really about holidays but I couldn't see better place to ask this question. My nephew lives in Germany and is struggling for cash. I don't want to transfer into his bank account. I need to keep any money I send as a back up separate. Hopefully he may not need to draw on it for months or even ever, but needs it as a…
Purchasing flight tickets
Hello It is my first time buying multiple tickets: 18th February London – Singapore 22nd Singapore – Auckland Late March: Auckland - Tokyo around 4th April Tokyo - London The affordable results require 2 or 3 different airlines. I have used google flights and skyscanner to find flights and they suggests different ways to…
BBC- morning live- Car Hire- Can I claim money back
Hi, I was watching BBC Morning Live and they had a scene regarding car hire. A situation where you get it from the UK- then you get to your destination (in my case Sicily). Get to the desk- they have your info. Then say you should take out this extra insurance. Can't remember what she said but along the lines of you need…
Third party flight travel agents
Hi, I'm currently browsing for return flights to Chile. There are specific dates I need to travel on. One thing I have noticed is that booking a Heathrow > Sao Paulo > Santiago flight is generally about £200 cheaper than Heathrow > Santiago, or Paris > Santiago. The catch is the Heathrow > Sao Paulo > Santiago flight is…
Flight change consumer rights
Hi All, I have an issue where I have booked a flight and the connection has changed. I booked through Booking.com on Qatar. Booking.com have moved a 50 minute layover to a 7 hour layover and not options they can see to change. My issue is who is accountable? Booking.com says there are no options, they can refund but not…
Car Rental Prices with booking.com for Canada
Hi, I booked a car through Booking.com with National Car Rental in Canada. I found out when in Canada that I had been charged almost double for the same rental had I just turned up at the counter. Even the agent at the desk was surprised how much I had paid. I might expect to pay a little more for the ease of booking a…
Love Holidays issue
I booked with Love Holidays at a hotel that advertised adult only facilities and other amenities. However, the hotel has removed these facilities and if I want what I booked, I have to pay more. LH are saying we can move but will charge us whatever the difference in cost plus an amendment fee. They are refusing a refund of…
Sixt Austria
I am being chased for damage payment that I have already paid via their link they sent me. They are saying they cannot find the payment and have asked for evidence. I have sent a PDF of my CC statement showing payment. I have sent them their link which when clicked on says ‘This has already been paid’. I have another…
Refunds due to pregnancy
Me and the wife had prebooked, paying £615 for the flights for June '25. However, we've since found out she is pregnant and will not be able to fly under their conditions (beyond 36 weeks). We also had purchased travel insurance through them but are being refused any refund or compensation. Do we have any leg to stand on…
London – Auckland flights
Any suggestions welcome. 18th February London – Auckland 4th April Auckland - London Dates are flexible after 18th February flying out from London and also anytime from the 2nd April leaving Auckland. I have not done this type of long haul journey. I was thinking London and stop over 2-3 nights half way ish. Then onto…
How to find airplane seat reviews ?
I've been allocated a seat in economy on a Finnair A350 XWB a 278 seat plane.and I'd like to check if there are unforeseen issues with it so I thought there'd be an assessment at seatguru.com but the layout of my plane isn't there. Any other sources of this type of info?
Refund from booking.com
We booked flights through booking.com on 29th Dec 2023 to Mallorca from London leaving April 2024 26th, cost £830 for 7 adults . On the 2nd April 2024, I found out by chance that the flight has been cancelled. The airline ( wizz air) or booking.com had not informed me of the cancellation. I contacted booking.com and…
Flight price changed after details confirmed
I booked an internal Peruvian flight with Latam, through booking.com yesterday. The details were confirmed by email but when I checked on the Latam website, the hold baggage that I’d added (two at £19) were not there. I checked with booking.com and they’ve come back with a request for an additional £12. They also gave me…
BA booking page
Looking to fly BA LHR to PDX return September 2025 using business class. On the booking details page can I check what seats are available before payment. I am flexible as to dates so want to make sure its a decent seat before payment. After I enter my passenger details it then gos to enter Card details. Is it going to take…
Getting sense out of Easyjet: ADR?
My recent flight BRS-KRK was diverted because of weather, and we spent the night in Berlin, proceeding on to KRK at lunchtime the next day under a different flight number. I want Easyjet to pay for my hotel there, as they are obliged to as "care". The problem is that their online claim form does not have an option covering…
Ryanair scam
Booked morning flights for a celebration next year. Ryanair have changed the flights to an evening flight (same day just much later). To change the flight back to our original flight (morning) which is still available and tickets are still being sold for they want to charge us £86.00 each. We did not accept the change. Can…

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