Las Vegas thread and MSE guide 2009

bounty99

The Lion Habitat

just had a look on tms site, not sure if i read correctly but on the compare rates page in 15-21 days it looks like other usd providers rates will be higher such as HSBCs for example, upto 1.73??????

katesu

asolitaryfigure wrote: »

I have booked up for Dec 6th-13th.

Looking for some advice to if people think we should book our flights now or wait until nearer the time. If memory serves me correct flight prices were quite good over that period last year?

My friend got 5 nights @ the MGM and flights from MAN with Expedia for £450 in December last year. Started off at over £600 when she first started looking and then came down in price nearer to date of departure. Think they only booked it 2 weeks in advance though.

p.s What's a "troll"?!?

nvh

The Bellagio Fountains

funkyfin2000 wrote: »

this has been posted up on the $ forum:

http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/radiotravelshop/content/us-dollars.asp

Great rates...anyone used them?

i'm sure this has been posted in the $ forum (not got chance to check at the moment), but this seems odd...

TMS and CCE share the same premises (probably the same company?)

TMS:
http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/content/us-dollars.asp

CCE:
http://www.crowncurrencyexchange.com/content/us-dollars.asp

that link you posted (http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/radiotravelshop/content/us-dollars.asp ) is an offshoot of the regular TMS website / prices and is a lot 'better' (as you can see)... seems fishy and ever so slightly optomistic!

I'd wonder where the source of that link came from and why the rates are able to beat everything else in sight with such a big stick (including the normal TMS rates) - i suspect it should be targetted at certain individuals ('members of something' perhaps... or 'customers of someone')

weird...

(incidently the second batch of money I have ordered from CCE (ordered @ 1.60 just before Xmas) came this week - so i can stop sweating about the fear of them going bust!)

jackieblack

The Bellagio Fountains

Check again now... http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk...us-dollars.asp

....... rates have miraculously dropped!

neilbond007

The Bellagio Fountains

jackieblack wrote: »

Check again now... http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk...us-dollars.asp

....... rates have miraculously dropped!

bleedin hell jackie... you take a look at the rates on there and they go to the crapper too!!

jackieblack

The Bellagio Fountains

neilbond007 wrote: »

bleedin hell jackie... you take a look at the rates on there and they go to the crapper too!!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

ferf1223

The Bellagio Fountains

nvh wrote: »

i'm sure this has been posted in the $ forum (not got chance to check at the moment), but this seems odd...

TMS and CCE share the same premises (probably the same company?)

TMS:
http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/content/us-dollars.asp


that link you posted (http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/radiotravelshop/content/us-dollars.asp ) is an offshoot of the regular TMS website / prices and is a lot 'better' (as you can see)... seems fishy and ever so slightly optomistic!

I'd wonder where the source of that link came from and why the rates are able to beat everything else in sight with such a big stick (including the normal TMS rates) - i suspect it should be targetted at certain individuals ('members of something' perhaps... or 'customers of someone')

Both links (TMS and the offshoot Radio Travel Shop) quote the same company registered number...and I would guess that TMS and CCE are in some way associated too - TMS's registered company name is Crown Holdings (London) Ltd, CCE is Crown Currency Exchange Ltd...same or similar directors at both companies...so wouldn't be surprised if they share premises and/or registered addresses.

nvh

The Bellagio Fountains

jackieblack wrote: »

Check again now... http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk...us-dollars.asp

....... rates have miraculously dropped!

you're looking at the wrong link Jackie

This was the link that was posted...
http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/radiotravelshop/content/us-dollars.asp

Yours is the link you get if you go direct through the TMS website



edit: yes ferf, sorry, I was typing quickly at the time (read as 'babbling like a fool') - i was trying to say that TMS are as safe as CCE

jackieblack

The Bellagio Fountains

nvh wrote: »

you're looking at the wrong link Jackie

This was the link that was posted...
http://www.travelmoneyservices.co.uk/radiotravelshop/content/us-dollars.asp

Yours is the link you get if you go direct through the TMS website

edit: yes ferf, sorry, I was typing quickly at the time (read as 'babbling like a fool') - i was trying to say that TMS are as safe as CCE

I'm sure I clicked on that link - don't know how I'd have got onto it otherwise - oh well, one of life's mysteries I guess!

Cage

The Bellagio Fountains

That has to be a bit too good to be true ? 1.69 US $ with a 15 day wait time ? that rate is fantastic and I would buy an awful lot if these guys were genuine, do you think I'd be safe If I bought just now ?