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One-way round the world flight - is this possible?
Hi All, I am in an unusual situation although by no means unique and was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. Myself and my other half are going to be migrating to Australia at the end of this year and want to see a lot of the world on the way round. We would like to look at flights such as: LON > SYD >…
Thomas Cook branches for exchange
Online Thomas Cook won't let you order foreign currency unless your transaction exceeds £100. Does the same apply in branches?
Direct flights to Rennes, France from the UK.
Hello, I'm really struggling to find direct flights to Rennes. I live in Newcastle and am supposed to be going there to stay with the inlaws in July. I'm SURE East Mids had direct flights, in fact friends of the family are flying from the East Mids, but I can't find any. Nearest seems to be Exeter or Southampton. Argh.…
Air Asia - Anyone travelled Stanstead to KL?
Hi We are due to be travelling from Stanstead to KL with Air Asia in May, and was wondering if anyone had experience of doing the long haul flight with Air Asia. My hsuband and I are travelling with our 4 year old and 15 month old. We've paid the extra for the bassinet seats, which will hopefully handy with the little one.…
Trying to get to Barbados !
Hey myself and some friends have had quite a streneous year and have our hearts set on going ot Barbados for Crop Over (Carnival)..right now the tickets are in excess of £700 which we cant afford.. somebody recommended flying somewhere and getting another flight to the island.. Any suggestions as to what we can do.. We…
Been a bit stupid & now I need help!
Have searched through threads and can't find an answer so here goes, really sorry if I'm duplicating.... I bought my euro's last week at the post office, ready to go on holiday to Belgium this friday. Got 110 euros. Have now looked at my bank account, realised I'm really skint and thought the best way is to halve the…
Carhire 3000 query
Hi All, I wonder if I could get some feedback on something that has come up on a car rental I have booked with Carhire 3000, or if anybody has come across it as well. I was told I will need to pay a $250 one way fee to take a car across the U.S.A. but now I have booked it they have sent me my confirmation and it states:…
Canadian Trip
Am going on a trip to Canada to see new relatives. ANy advice on car hire as i cann't hire in this country as I have no idea when I will need one as I am being collected from the Airport, won't need one for the first week, but might for some of the next two weeks.
Easyjet Winter 2009 Luton Palma Luton
When I go to find flights in November/december it keeps saying that the route is only for sale until 1st November and to check the timetables. Looking at the timetables there are winter timings, but it says when winter 2008 is!!!!! Their page "when do we release winter flights" states that they have all been released. So…
Ryan Air Online check in
Ok It's 2 weeks before I fly out of gatwick. I have gone online and printed my outward travel boarding passes. Although the return flights are mentioned, there is no facility to print boarding passes for the return flights (although they are in 3 weeks time) Do I need to wait until 15 days before the return flight before…
Air France 447
Why do things like this always happen on a week when I am due to fly, now I am abosolutly S*****g myself as Im due to fly to America this weekend not with Air France but still, Im a nervous flyer as it is *Sigh* and Im sure you will all join me when I say what a tradegy this is and all our thoughts are with the friends of…
open ended flight ticket
hi, im looking at travelling round america, i already have a flight out to l.a in september and was wondering if anyone can advise me where to get a flexible ticket from or how much they are. oh i want to fly new york to dublin
Breaking News - Air France Jet Goes Missing
This is a news story. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Air-France-Jet-Missing-Off-Brazilian-Coast/Article/200906115292606?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15292606_Air_France_Jet_Missing_Off_Brazilian_Coast Remember, Air Travel is the safest way to travel. I just hope that everyone is ok, and…
How rich would you have to be to pay for business class flights?
Would you pay for business class flights if you could afford it or do you object on principle to paying several times more than the people in economy? Maybe you already do pay for business class because you feel the better service, legroom etc is worth the extra expense. I know a lot of people in business class are there…
Can anyone recommend?
A flight operator who is good value for money aswell as decent service. Im flying to Malaga as im going to Marbella at the end of July and have yet to book my flights flying from Manchester? Does anyone have any recommendations?
Botswana - travel money advice please.
Hi I'm going on a tour of Botswana this summer. What's the best tactic for my travel money ? I was looking around this site - very useful advice e.g. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money Was thinking of the Abbey Zero - but it's a Mastercard and as far as I understand, Visa would be better e.g.…
LHR-Adelaide-Bangkok-LHR flights nightmare!!!
Hi Guys, some help would be greatly appreciated since you lot seem to know what you're talking about! I'm going to see friends in Adelaide at the end of the year and i've booked a month off work so i'm going to have a few weeks with them and then a few weeks in thailand before coming back. Since this is a few stops…
Alicante Car Hire warning
Took this article from the Costa Blanca news. This has been going on for a while but there seems a new twist as a few people have been commenting on the article saying the thieves are lying in wait for them at there destination. Information must be geting passed from some dubious people to the crooks. In future I will not…
Ryanair - dare I???
I'm plannning a trip from Barcelona to London in June, and usually fly with Easyjet. Ryanair are much cheaper in June, however after all the bad press I've heard about them I'm hesitant ... any views? Would I be saving euros at the expense of my stress levels?!!
Worried about Ryanair booking
On 7th of April, I booked a flight to France (for September) for myself and my wife. Although I've flown with Ryanair regularly over the years, it was my first booking since they scrapped the check-in desks. I was careful to fill in all the details correctly for the online check-in and for the bagage. Since then, we have…

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