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Ryanair Cancelled Flight
I booked flights with Ryanair in December '19 for a flight in August '20. On 5/2/20 they contacted me to advise that "Due to the non-delivery of the Boeing Max aircraft this summer, please be advised that there has been a significant time change to your Ryanair booking". The alternatives with Ryanair did not suit due to…
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Cruise, as part of Package Holiday, Cancelled. My Rights ?
Booked a cruise with NCL (Norwegian Jade) via a travel agent which included flights to Singapore (via Dubai), 3 nights in Singapore then cruise from Singapore (embark 27th Feb) to Dubai. NCL cancelled the cruise last Thursday. Package was ATOL protected. We did not catch our flights to Singapore yesterday for obvious…
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Flights to and from the Canary Islands hit by sandstorm disruption - what you need to know
Holidaymakers travelling to and from the Canary Islands over the past few days have been hit by severe disruption after airports were closed due to a Saharan sandstorm... Read the full story: Flights to and from the Canary Islands hit by sandstorm disruption - what you need to know Click reply below to discuss. If you…
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Partial flight cancellation - what are my rights?
I am due to visit my friend in Australia in April, returning home in May. I have had it booked since last June and it is booked via Air France. I am travelling from Manchester and have to change flights in Paris and Hong Kong on the way there and Singapore and Paris on the way back. The leg of the trip between Hong Kong…
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Cash passport or Credit card
Hi, we are visiting Switzerland for 5 days and wonder if a credit card or cash passport would be best and cheapest with rates to pay for everything while we are there, if cash passport can anyone suggest one with good exchange rates
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Advice needed after screw up
I am hoping the hive mind can help me and tell me what my rights are. I used Kayak website to search for return flights from Manchester to Paris in the summer. I found the ones I wanted and clicked through to lastminute.com to buy them. The confirmation email had the wrong return date so I checked and something has gone…
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South America Travel
Hi All, So we're off travelling South America (Chile, Bolivia and Peru), doing a few tours and doing a few of our own things. I'm not sure what's the best way to carry money, we'll need cash and card. Are we better exchanging here in UK or over there? Are we best carrying some US dollars too? Any info would be appreciated!
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USA Minibus CDW insurance
Does anybody know any companies that sell minibus CDW insurance, struggling to find any companies that provide outside of UK & Europe
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Can I use the seat I have bought for someone who is not travelling?
I have paid for three non-refundable long haul flights. One of my group can no longer travel. Can I check them in so that the remaining two can have three seats to themself? Would be good for a long haul flight, particularly as I have paid for the seat.
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Travel Money & Foreign Exchange Tips guide
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the Travel Money & Foreign Exchange Tips guide guide. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide. Thanks folks,
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Currency for Brazil
Planning a holiday to Rio de Janeiro and I’m wondering about travel money. We usually just use credit card and withdraw a bit of local dosh from an airport or hotel ATM, but I’m entirely unfamiliar with South America and have read a bit about fraud etc being common. Am I better ordering currency before travel or taking USD…
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Emirates & On the beach - Happy to put my sons life in danger
We have recently booked a short trip with on the beach with my wife and three children (for a special birthday). My eldest son has a number of medical conditions one of which is a severe nut allergy which is so intense it closes his airways. If you are not aware of this form of anaphylaxis it happens very quickly. Our son…
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Flights advice
Bit of a long shot. Following the collapse of Thomas Cook, I book 4 flights to New York for my family (to try to beat the inevitable price rise) Unfortunately, since booking I've found out that my son has A level exams whilst we're away. After checking with airline, they advise me that due to the nature of the tickets, no…
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Money for Cancun Mexico
Hi all my son is off to Cancun shortly he's taking £2000 he wants £1500 in pesos and £500 in USD. He is quite hopeless and loses nearly everything lol, is there anyway of taking money on a prepaid card to withdraw out there that doesn't cost the earth. He is traveling with tui if they do anything? I asked on TripAdvisor…
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Sixt car hire
I rented a car from Sixt for a week. Didn’t take out the extra insurance. When I handed the car back I was told there was a tiny chip in the windscreen he said it was new. I asked how he new and he said because it was white. He told me it shouldn’t be a problem because it was out of the drivers view. I then got an email…
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Moved: Transfer from France to UK of house sale proceeds.
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e-rewards to collect Avios
I’ve been using e-rewards as a means to collect Avios for a number of years and without a massive amount of effort can generally collect 2,000 a month. I’ve just noticed that the last three redemptions are now shown as failed and the points have been recredited to my e-rewards account. I’m pretty sure that this occurred…
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online purchase difficulty.
needing to purchase euros for upcoming journey I find that Tesco/Sainsbury sites both say unable to use at the moment. Cannot find what the problem is so does anyone have any info on what is happening ??. TIA
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Why is flight booking such a PITA nowadays?!
I've read around the forum and I'm still really mystified. I've not booked flight only trips for some years now, but am trying to book a trip to see family in the States over the Easter break. I know I'm going to pay a premium for travelling in school holidays. I get it. But what I don't get is why all the comparison sites…
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anyone successfully rented a car in Palermo?
We are planning to hire a car for a week in May , from Palermo city or the airport. All i can find is horror stories of various companies ripping customers off. Has anyone recently had a car hire in Palermo which you can recommend?thanks
