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Ryanair change purchased seat
Hi My wife is going abroad to visit her parents with our child (1 yo) - she is booked onto a Ryanair flight and has purchased a seat. I can now go and have booked to go on the same flight (under a different booking) however there are no seats available next to her. Does anyone know if it is possible for her to change her…
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Hire car flooded in Murcia
We were caught in the recent flooding in Murcia and we were advised by the hotel (Double Tree, Hilton) to park our hire car in the underground car park and not on the street the day before the big flood. We did so and then we couldn't get our car back as the entire car park was submerged in water. It's going to take 2…
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Orlando flights
I started looking around for flights for our holiday day-in July next year and I've been using all the regular comparison sites such as kayak and Skyscanner. There RFU you good deals on there which which cost on average £100 a ticket less than the airline is quoting. My question is can only Trust the travel brokers that…
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Car Hire - Spain - deposit refunded early?
Hi All, Strange one and new the forum, just looking to know what to expect over the next few days, this was my first time hiring a rental car overseas. I arrived and was told I needed to place a deposit which they will hold until return of the vehicle and I was aware of this, I also had to pay a young drivers fee which was…
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Hertz - Additional Charges
Guys, I hope you can help. I hired a car for our trip to Taormina, Sicily and hired the vehicle through AutoEurope - I paid £168. I also bought cover to protect my excess - I did that in the UK so I didn't have to buy from Hertz. I've kept the receipts for the fuel purchases (one credit card purchase and one cash…
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USA Trip
First time poster so apologies if I'm asking a common question (I did have a look first). I'm due to travel the the US at the end of the month and obviously the £ has taken a bit of a kicking vs the $ in recent weeks. I have a WeSwap card and an MBNA Horizon Credit Card that carries no fees abroad. I have around $750 on…
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Ryanair issue - not compensation
My flights were cancelled by Ryanair and I was given the options of a) rearranging or b) a refund. I found some suitable flights to another airport and rang Ryanair to swap the flights. They swapped them but my new flights were cheaper and they wouldn't refund the difference. I knew they were cheaper because I'd made a…
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Ryanair hiked up price for priority bags?
Apologies if this has been discussed. I have just looked on Ryanair for some flights i wanted and they have put the price up from £6 each way to £9 each way? When did this change happen?
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How Long to Wait to Exchange to Euros?
Hi, In a catch 22 situation, need to exchange around £10,000 into Euros, on Friday last the rate was approx 1.10 to the pound today 1.12 to the pound and yes all to do with something called BREXIT so if you where me how long would you wait to see if the rate may go up a little more? Remembering £10,000 at the 1.12 rate…
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credit card charges for paying for a flight
I thought this was made illegal in January 2018. Yet I just paid credit card charges with etraveli/mytrip.com which is part of amadeus one of the largest agents in the world. They said it was not a credit card charge but a discount for paying by other methods. Does that make it legal? Even the payment screen showed the…
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Avis Car Hire **WARNING**
All, I thought it would be useful to tell the forum something that's happening to me at the moment as a warning against using Avis car rental - they are a conning bunch of !@!# I rented a car for the weekend (3-6 August) Avis at Luton airport. I've worked in Europe for 10 years and come home every weekend, so this is…
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Ordered a class J with Hertz, received E instead
Hi All I recently booked a rental with Hertz in Catania. When originally made a reservation, I pre-paid a manual car within group J. On my arrival I was told that there is no cars in this group available - unless automatic, and next available manual is within group E. I never drove automatic (easy to drive, I know, but…
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Buy travel money with cryptocurrencies?
Hello, does anyone know where I can buy foreign travel money and pay with crypto?
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Buying Euros for Sicily - best to buy here or there?
I need to buy some Euros for a trip to Sicily next month (Siracusa). Does anyone know how tourist rates in Sicily compare with those in the UK? Also, does anyone know whether UK chip and pin cards are accepted widely in Sicily?
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Funeral Liability
Hopefully someone can help. I was at a funeral director with my late mums husband organising her funeral. I signed the paperwork but was then told, they would have to put all the financial obligations into my mums husbands name as he was claiming a funeral grant. My mum has money in her bank to cover the difference. Now I…
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Car Hire through Booking.com - We lost £100s! Advice pls
Hi all My family and I have just returned from a 16 day trip in Romania and we’re now over £400 out of pocket thanks to a Booking.com car hire debacle, I just wanted to share my experience and understand if other people are well aware of this and get any advice on what to do next? Essentially we booked a Thifty car for 15…
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changing British pounds to euros in Malta
Hi I need to change £1100 pounds to Euros in Malta around 13th September. Can you help me understand the following please? If I get the Halifax Clarity. MSE states: 'You don't get charged interest on spending abroad as long as you repay IN FULL, but do for cash withdrawals until paid off (5p-ish per £100 per day), so pay…
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Europcar charges without notice
Hi guys, We hired a car in portugal from Europcar last week. On our route to our villa the tyre pressure light was on, we didn't notice until we were away from Lisbon airport. Anyway, about 2 miles from our villa on the dreadful portuguese roads we got two tyre blow outs. I called europcar and they were very helpful and…
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Car Hire from Nice Airport
Anyone hired a car from Nice airport and had a good experience? It seems luck of the draw if you get a crook or not and big names do not automatically mean you will get good service. There are a few companies I have found on the normal comparison sites and checking the reviews on trip adviser there are lists of good and…
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Car rental with Budget (via BA) in Sicily - additional insurance?
We took up the option of car hire when we booked BA flights to Sicily next month. The contract is with Budget (at Catania airport). Since it's been ages since I rented a car in Europe I was wondering if there were any "extras" which I might expect to be upsold when I arrive? Presumably it would be advisable to buy excess…
