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Thomas Cook flights 2020
hi just a quick question can seem to find answers anywhere booked return flights Manchester to dalaman through gotogate on mastercard credit card for departure june 2020 with Thomas cook have tried speaking to gotogate regarding refund/new flight they don't want to know surely if you book flights only someone somewhere is…
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Changing Turkish Lira to Euro
Hi, I was due to fly to Turkey today but got cancelled due to Thomas Cook collapse. So I have bought Turkish Lira. I have managed to get a new holiday to Spain on Thursday so obviously now need Euro. What is the best way to do this? I bought them at Tesco, and can change back to pounds with zero commission and then change…
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easyJet overbooked flight request for volunteers
I was waiting for my flight from Copenhagen to Bristol this afternoon when it was announced that they were looking for 'volunteers' who would be willing to give up their seat in return for €500 plus overnight hotel accommodation and a ticket on the next flight. I was sorely tempted - no particular reason to get home in the…
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Santander 123 Debit Card Abroad - Don't do it.
I had a very quick trip to Sweden and didn't have time to sort a payment card so I took a chance with my Santander debit card to use while I was there. I found I was charged 15% more. The Santander mobile app and statement shows inaccurate information to mislead customers so customers do not see the full scale of the…
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Travelling in December FX Pound Strength concerns
I will be travelling to Thailand and Phillipines for a month or so over xmas and concern is worry the pound could be even weaker by then. Is it possible to have an account in Thai baht now with an ATM card I could use over there? Either way suppose its a gamble. Any ideas welcomed
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Passport validity post brexit
This has just popped up on one of the Cyprus forums that I visit .... https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/check-a-passport/ Basically, although my passport doesn't run out till Feb, in the event of a 'no-deal' it won't be valid to travel to the EU. :(
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Flylolo?
Hi Just seen this name pop up when searching for flights. A new one on me. Prices and flight times all sound too good to be true, which always rings alarm bells for me. Who are they? Anybody had any experiences good or bad with them? Do they use somebody elses planes? Can you prebook seats?
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Who has ever forgotten their Advance passenger information
Flying within Europe. People say stuff like "if you don't enter the Advance information, you can't fly" which sounds like a crock of horse manure to me. Yeah, officially, it pays for people to be terrified like the good little consumers we are supposed to be. But what is your actual experience? have you actually been…
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Ryanair, another unfair practice
I found a flight from Jerez to London for €14.99.I decided to book it. I clicked 'proceed' and went through all the options (insurance, baggage choice and numerous other selling attempts). I then clicked 'Pay' and entered all my credit card details. I clicked 'confirm'. At this point, I got a message: 'Your payment has not…
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Thomas cook prepaid MasterCard
I have a pre paid Thomas cook MasterCard with quite a few euros on it. If Thomas cook goes under will I lose my euros or are they safe?
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Tesco refusing to buy back currency
Hi - anyone any advice? I ordered Kenyan Shillings online with Tesco in mid June, collected and was told I could bring back any unspent notes to be bought back. Also got an e-mail confirming this. Upon my return went into Tesco and was told the notes had been superseded by new ones, and were going out of circulation at the…
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Do easyjet ever run out of space for suitcases
Hi. I booked an easyjet flight for a peak time. I didn't yet buy a suitcase, because I don't want it to come off my credit card any earlier than neccesary... 2 questions: 1. Does the price for suitcases go up (like the ticket price) 2. Do they ever run out of space for suitcases if I wait too near the flight? (Its peak…
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Fuerteventura to Liverpool - still a route?
I have found although EasyJet have released new schedule this route doesn’t seem to feature past End of March? Lanza does to Manchester but not Fue to Liverpool Is it a cancelled route? Thankyou
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
