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Foreign currency - should I hang on to it until the crisis is over
Hello, I have a bit of foreign currency for holidays that I had planned to take this year. I have some US dollars and yen. Let's say for the purposes of argument that foreign holidays won't be practical until 3 or 4 years from now. Should I hold onto my foreign currency for when I can reschedule my holidays? I'm concerned…
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Moved: Expedia in melt down?
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Moved: If an airline cancels a return flight, does it have to refund the outbound flight as well?
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Moved: Cancel flights delta/air france
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Moved: How do we stand on this?
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Moved: Refund from Hoppa re cancellation
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New Zealand holiday money
Travelling to NZ for a month this year and looking for advice on best way to take spending money
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READ BEFORE POSTING: Coronavirus related posts
There is now a new Covid-19 Coronavirus travel board for all related posts. Please use that forum for all coronavirus related posts whether it be holiday, flight or hotel cancellation queries, questions about getting refunds or anything else travel related to the coronavirus. Your question may have already been answered,…
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New Guide Discussion: Everyone needs ESTA for US travel
This thread is specifically to discuss the new guide Everyone needs ESTA for US travel Click reply to discuss. Thanks!
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Where to find interbank and MasterCard exchange rates together?
Hi I am trying to compare the Halifax clarity card with the Currensea card, so I need to find both the MasterCard exchange rate (for clarity) and interbank exchange rate (for Currensea) at any point in time, but I cannot find any resource that would allow me to easily compare the two. Because Currensea adds 0.5% to the…
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Qatar Airways or Swiss air
Ok all you lovely people I am looking at flights for November to Hong Kong and returning a couple of weeks later returning from Singapore I need to have business class there is very little difference in price but looking at the reviews Qatar dont seem to be great if there is an issue has anyone used either of these…
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Virgin Atlantic flight redemption cancelled - no alternative flight option given
Hi everyone. In December last year, I make a booking with Virgin Atlantic for this summer, redeeming miles and a Companion voucher. Outbound flight is London to Miami in June, return Sao Paolo to London in September. On 4th of March, Virgin Atlantic announced the delay of the London to Sao Paolo flights launch until…
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Do they ....
Hi...I booked a return flight to Aberdeen, hotel and car hire as a package....the return flight was scheduled with Flybe now liquidated,the onward flight is with virgin only the return part of the journey was flybe...does the agent have to find me a replacement flight as its part of a package
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Refund Of Deposit On Package Holiday With Flybe Flights
Hi Apologies if posting in the wrong place but I am a bit perplexed. Booked a package with travel agent in early January 2020 from UK to Jersey using Flybe. Have paid £80 deposit, the is balance due in one week. Obviously don't want to pay large amount that might be lost for a holiday that no longer exists! Would really…
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Full refund not given on a cancelled flight
Hi, One of my flight on a multiple flight trip got cancelled and I requested a full refund of trip which I believe I'm entitled to. Travelup has came back with a refund minus charge of £50 admin fee and 2% card processing fee. Is that normal practice? Should I get a full refund without any charges?
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Need both cards?
I'm going to Budapest so won't be exchanging money here like I would with euros. I have a Halifax clarity card but should I get something like a Starling card I can top up for cash withdrawal?
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Virgin Money - fee free debit card
Public Service Announcement - thanks to MSE for flagging this up - Virgin Money have now introduced a fee free debit card deal for foreign ATM use abroad. https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca Good news if you have such an account - but there are other existing accounts with this advantage of course. Just for…
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Flybe collapses into administration and cancels all flights - MSE News
UK airline Flybe has collapsed into administration and all its flights have been cancelled with immediate effect. If you have Flybe flights booked, we've full help on what you can do and how you can try and get a refund... Read the full story: 'Flybe collapses into administration and cancels all flights' Click reply below…
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Thomas Cook's prepaid cards to close in April – MSE News
Thomas Cook's range of prepaid currency cards will be closing in April, Mastercard has announced – if you've got one, check if you've any money on it to cash out before the closure...Read the full story: 'Thomas Cook's prepaid cards to close in April – check if you've got any remaining balance to cash out' Click reply…
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Jet 2 NOT cooperative regarding coronavirus
Im due to travel to Rome end of March. The situation in italy is moving rapidly and areas becoming lockdown..Im trying to avoid any risk to myself loved ones and public and changing my flights but jet2 rules state no change in destination and admin fees will be applicable. This feels VERY poor service considering other…
