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Best way to pay for a holiday in Orlando

After years of saving I will be taking my grandchildren to Disney Flordia. I booked the holiday in August and paid a deposit. I now have to pay for the rest of the booking at the end of this month. I do not want to use a credit card as I will have to pay a precentage on it. I was wondering if I pay by Visa debit card will that have the same procetion as a credit card.

Any advice welcome....;)

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    Perhaps pay £100 on a credit card to get the protection and the rest on the debit card.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • delwynshd
    delwynshd Posts: 2,907 Forumite
    Depending on how your holiday is booked and who its booked through there maybe no need to pay anything on CC

    If your holiday is full ATOL and ABTA bonded you can just pay on your debit card, ABTA & ATOL will give you enough financial protection

    Thanks
    Del
    I am a Travel Agent

    My company’s ABTA numbers are P6046. MSE doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.
  • StuieUK34
    StuieUK34 Posts: 2,113 Forumite
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    You can pay £20 on a credit card, and the rest on your debit card, but still carry the same protection as the overall product is over £100... Info on that kind of transaction obtained from this site :)
    Doesnt escape the BS card charges you have to pay, sorry cant help there! i get hit with charges everytime i book holiday stuff, its sucks!
  • teajug
    teajug Posts: 488 Forumite
    thanks for information, I paid the depost by credit card which was over £500 and the rest I think will pay by visa debt card. I should be covered by the deposit payment on my credit card.
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