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malaga traveller
travelling to Malaga today and see that there are 3 lounges in terminal 5 at heathrow. Can anyone tell me the most convienient for the Malage flight ? TIA.
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Flying to Hanoi March-May time
I am looking at flying to Hanoi Vietnam between March and April, seen deals as low as £330 with Air China return. Anyone know any better deals and what is Air China like?
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Avios Points Boosting guide discussion
Hi all, we've written a new Avios Points Boosting guide to help you earn flights (plus taxes) worldwide and max points' value when redeeming. How did you find the info? Do you have any other ways to boost your points? What are your top ways to spend Avios points? Thanks for your help! MSE Jenny
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Euros from a UK cash machine ATM using a Eurozone card
I have Maestro card issued by a Eurozone bank. It would be really handy to withdraw Euros here in the UK from a Euro cash machine. Has anyone done this? I will give it a try myself next time I see a Euro cash machine. Searching on the Mastercard website for an ATM with "International Maestro Accepted" finds nothing, not…
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Buying Euros before Brexit
I travel to Disneyland Paris on Nov 7th. Should I be buying Euros sooner rather than later due to Brexit deadline? Im only looking for £200 worth. Normally we get via Thompson for our holidays and do a buy back guarentee, would that be recommended?
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Currency exchange buy back idea?
Hey... was wondering if anyone had tried this? Or if it’s a really stupid idea! So we can buy dollars in the U.K. for 1.24ish to the pound... but I can sell dollars back to the post office for 1.45, obviously if I could take my money out at 1.45 my holiday would be a lot more affordable, has anyone tried using buy back at…
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Travel Money horror story advice request
Hi MSE forums, We have had a terrible experience after buying travel money via a link from the MSE Travel Money Max comparison tool and I was wondering if anyone would be able to give us any advice for our situation. TLDR: It seems that half of our money was stolen by a Royal Mail delivery person and we have so far failed…
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Toulouse to Heathrow Next August
Hi, I need to fly from Toulouse to Heathrow next year on either the 30th or 31st August. BA are the only airline who does a direct flight and since they released their flights a month or so ago all the flights have exactly the same price (179 euros). This isn't just for these dates but from 22nd August to 6th September.…
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Usa Car Hire, Fully Covered ?
Hi, we have car hire booked with Hertz whilst we are in America and just wanted to know if we are fully covered or need to buy any additional Insurance before we travel. On our paperwork it say's the following is inclusive - Loss Damage Waiver, Liability Insurance Supplement. Would rather know and be able to sort out now,…
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Booking via delta am I still covered
I can get a Norwich- Amsterdam-las Vegas return cheaper booking through delta. ( it’s a delta, klm,virgin codeshare) The ams- las leg is on a klm plane , am I right In thinking I would be covered for delay compensation even though I have booked through Delta
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Flights to Ibiza
I am visiting Ibiza in September next year and would like advice on the best time to book a flight. I have accommodation and have to fly on 2 September. Can anyone help?
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Not Seating Children with Adults
We have a holiday booked with TUI for half term and have been told that we have to pay £75 to guarantee that our 13 year old daughter sits with one of us, I find this quite abhorrent as I feel blackmailed into paying that amount as I can’t possibly let her be put at risk of sitting anywhere on the plane and I am not able…
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Airline sales
We are wanting to travel LHR - JNB in July 2020. Is it likely that this route would be on the post Christmas sales of BA or Virgin ? Does the 60 day rule generally apply to this route and I could wait and see if January sales bring cheaper prices ?
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Car hire company refused to provide car
Hi everyone I think this is a bit of a deadloss but thought I would check with the knowledgeable folks on here anyway. On 12th August 2019 I purchased car hire with Avance Car Rental via Carjet online with Santander credit card for £156.32. As my wife would be doing the bulk of the driving I put her down as the named…
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Car hire in UK
Any recommendations for hiring a car in London to drive to Belgium and return? There seem to be issues with insurance for some companies.
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When a code share works to your advantage
Last month I was booked on the last BA flight before they ditched the route Gatwick to Fort Lauderdale. Booked with Orbitz using the AA codeshare so AA flight number and ticket number and BA flight When I went to check in 24 hours before the BA app advised there would be a delay but didn't specify how long. I checked in…
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Opodo flight overcharge
Hi. I booked a flight through Opodo, out from Heathrow to Boston, and back from JFK to Heathrow. I searched Kayak and was linked to Opodo through my chosen flight and price. This price was replicated on the Opodo website and was throughout the booking process. The total price for 2 travellers was £1530, and I had to…
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Cancelling Flight within 24 hr cooling off period - BA
Hello So I made a mistake with a flight, I booked a single, when it was cheaper to book the whole trip as a multicity trip. So I rang to cancel the single - which is fine, no trouble. But because the ticket is in someone elses name BA want to talk to them first. They also have them as the card holder, when in fact I paid.…
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Revolut - transferring back to GDP?
Hi, this is probably a daft question and I probably already know the answer. We have $150 left on our revolut account from last years holiday to Florida. Is there a best way of transferring this back to GDP without losing out on too much money? Any tips or tricks? Or just a case of exchanging it back and losing the…
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Beware - Heathrow T5 Long Stay Car Park
The Terminal 5 Long Stay Car Park is free of charge for the first 2 hours. https://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/heathrow-parking/heathrow-long-stay-parking However, twice in the last week when I have stayed there for less than 2 hours (private vehicle, not a taxi), the ticket machine at the exit barrier has…
