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TUI seat selection scam
Good morning poeple i know the title is a bit dramtic, but i feel it is We purchased a holiday through onthebeach.com, we have booked with this company numerous times, and never experienced a problem, The problem doesn’t lay with onthebeach but with the airline who supplied the flights (TUI) We have booked to go to Egypt…
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Strange experience with a BA booking
We have booked a cruise for next September that leaves from Venice and ends in Barcelona. We then booked two one-way flights with BA, to Venice and returning from Barcelona. This was in early October. We part-paid using Avios. The other day, while paying our credit card bill online, I noticed a refund from BA listed under…
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Blacktip Travel
Has anybody had dealings with Blacktip Travel in Kent. They took nearly £6000 from us for flights to New Zealand and never issued tickets. Their invoice which we paid promptly gave a sort code and account number, we paid with a Nationwide debit card using the card reader. Nationwide now tell us that we are not eligible for…
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Vehicle-Rent.com ..... too good to be true?
Just booked car hire through this agent for two weeks in Ireland next summer, final hirer is Budget. The price I got from Vehicle-Rent was very low compared to the rest, and low compared to previous summers: car hire in Ireland is usually very expensive during the summer peak. I've had a look at some review sites which are…
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Sixt CPH - Terrifying reviews
Hello, 3 days ago I booked 3 day car hire from Sixt in Copenhagen Airport for November 10th, through Argus Car Hire for a very reasonable sum of £58. The Argus Car hire site displays the ratings of companies, and Sixt was rated highly so I booked feeling confident. I have (foolishly) only just checked the reviews for that…
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Egypt currency query
What is the best currency to take to Hurghada? One friend says Sterling, one says Euros, most websites say you get best value there with Egyptian pounds. Which should I take? Any advice welcome!
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BA refusing to compensate
I had a flight booked Sep 10 with BA to Texas which they cancelled due to strike action. I was returning on the 24th with my wife so made sure that the return leg was not automatically cancelled (rtn £950). I then bought another return flight with Virgin going out on 9th so I could get here (£550). I put a compensation…
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Where can a get a bank draft in Hong Kong Dollars?
I'm applying for a visa. The embassy insists on receiving the visa fee by way of a bank draft made out in $HK. It should be from a bank with a connected bank in Hong Kong. My bank only does bank drafts in US dollars or Euros. I've tried the Post Office and various high street bureau de change. I tried a few big banks…
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Damaged Stroller Turkish Airlines
Hi there, Not sure if this is the right place for this post, but figured its to do with airlines compensation :( On the way back to the UK our stroller got damaged (some bits torn and some parts have been scratched really bad). I have contacted Turkish Airlines 7 days after the flight but they have denied the claim saying…
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Jet2 Flight Changed
I booked a package holiday with jet2 and due to travelling with a baby, I paid £140 extra to swap a 5pm flight for a flight at 10am. I have received an email to tell me that the 10am flight is no longer running and I have been move to the 5pm flight ! The flight that I paid £140 to get off... I called jet2 as they do have…
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Travel credit card for Thailand? Advice needed
Hello all 😊 First time posting, could anyone advise me please? I’m going to Thailand in April for 2 weeks and want a card to use for everything. My plan is to use the card for booking accommodation and transport before we go, as well as paying for things by card when there and withdrawing Baht. I went before about 7 years…
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Marrakech Currency - Dirhams
Hi, I understand that the Moroccan Dirham is a closed currency - it is available in the UK but rates are poor. I am travelling there for 5 days soon, what is the best way to get the currency? I have a Revolut card but would like to take some so i have some ready for arrival. Better to exchange in the UK (at the poor rates)…
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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.…
