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✈️ Forum threads on this topic: * Cheap travel money discussion area * Cheap car hire discussion area * Travel credit cards discussion area * Prepaid travel cards discussion area * Easyjet tricks discussion area 🚙 Useful content from MoneySavingExpert.com: * Coronavirus travel rights * TravelMoneyMax - compare travel money…
Buy foreign currency with a credit card
Hey all trying to work out the best way to do this and see if I can not miss out on avoid points. i need to buy circa £2k of euros and want to know if it’s possible to do with either Amex or Barclaycard avios plus. its so hard to work out what fees i will be charged. I know i will get a 2.99% fee but then some people say…
Ryanair fines
Dear all, I wonder if anyone can give me guidance with a recent problem I've had with Ryanair. Also, this post might help others avoid a fine that I've had to pay. I will try to keep this brief. I have read a number of article, including here on MSE's site which have been helpful, but don't deal with my exact…
Easyjet hold luggage for inbound only?
For a return flight Easyjet doesn't seem to allow hold luggage only for the inbound (or outbound) flight. Is this still correct? The booking pages are so full of details and pictures that spotting policy changes is not always possible. Ryanair does it but it took me a while to spot it. Thanks very much.
Putting credit card in credit to get fee free cash withdrawls
About 10 years ago I added cash to my credit card account to put the balance in credit. The card gives me near enough the spot rate. I was pleasantly surprised no fees were levied, can you still do this?
Will travel insurance payout for 37+ week pregnancy?
I booked flights only with TUI for myself, son, DIL and grandchild. My DIL got pregnant after I'd booked and she'll be 37+ weeks by the time of the flight. TUI will not refund or offer any change of date and their policy rules are very clear and understandable. My travel insurance is attached to my bank account and I have…
Halifax Clarity Credit Card
I have used this card for many years while abroad. It's the best card moneywise, but it's totally useless as they just suspend your card for no reason.Australia - Halifax suspended my card (and my friends at the same time). I had a heated call for over 30 mins for them stating it was the vendors fault, utter rubbish!!!New…
Claims Advice
Hi, In a last ditch attempt I thought I'd ask here in case someone knows a route for us. We purchased flights through Ryanair to fly to France before finding out my wife was pregnant. Alas, pregnancy complications have ensued and as a result she has been deemed unfit to fly. We have spoken with the Travel Insurance…
Minimum Currency Exchange
Is there a minimum amount of currency The Post Office will exchange? And what do they charge? I have a €5 I found in an old wallet and just wondered if I could take it into The Post Office to change it to £.
Which pre paid travel card
Hi all My wife and i are looking for advice and recommendations regarding a pre-paid travel card. I am currently using my credit card for purchases and my debit card for atm withdrawals, both have zero transaction fees and work well but If I misplaced or lost them whilst abroad, I would be in a bit of a pickle. I am toying…
Does car hire excess insurance cover the excess on 3rd party repairs?
I am hoping that someone has experience of whether car hire excess insurance covers the excess in the event of a collision with another vehicle. I am trying to compare car hire excess policies but not able to easily confirm this. I have not had such a collision but this does not ever seem to be mentioned in discussion…
Turkey - Obtaining Cash
I’m travelling to Turkey later in the year, first time in 25 years so no doubt things have changed considerably. As a user of UK bank products that eliminate foreign transaction fees, I’m getting the impression obtaining Turkish cash can result in other fees being charged. Other than hotels, are credit cards now widely…
Air India
I have a flight booked from Oman with air India next month. Both aircrafts will be the 737's. Seeing how their Dreamliner crashed, I do not wish to fly with them. Perhaps it was either pilot error or lack of proper mainteanace. The fare is £95 non-refundable. If I cancel, I get only £15 back.Should I do a chargeback /…
Missed flight
I am really getting old!!! I was supposed to fly out yesterday with Emirates but for some reason thought my flight is today. My travel agent said that rebooking fee is more than half what I paid. If I cancel, I will only get £35 back. My return flight in a few week's time will also be cancelled as I was a no show. Can I…
No show No refund policy
I booked a flight with easyJet and at the same time added a hire car. I didn’t notice that the collection time was before the flight arrived, it must have been system generated. I did however register with the hire company in advance in response to their email. When I turned up at the Alamo desk I was told that the car had…
Typical British Airways flight prices
I'm in a bit of a conundrum and not sure what to do 😅 We are looking to go on a family holiday to Zell am See in Austria next year. There's reasons why we specifically want to do Zell am See rather than anywhere else in Austria. We can only go on holiday in term time cos of my job (work in a college). Flights to Austria…
Car Hire Problem - any advice?
We hired a car through Holiday Autos on a recent trip to Italy but when we got to the car hire desk (Italybycar) at Milan airport, we were told that our booking had been cancelled. We told them that we definitely hadn't cancelled the booking and hadn't received any notification from Holiday Autos that this had happened.…
Ryanair app/online not letting me change flight
Further to my previous post, after Ryanair have cancelled a my flight from Vienna back to Stansted, I am trying to change my flight for free. On the app I just get an error message, on my laptop account it just provides a blank page. The chat function has me at number 372 in the queue. Before I spend the rest of my day…
Passport dates
Hi everyone 👋 I an a newbie and wonder if you can help. My daughter has a trip to Fuerteventura booked on 17th June returning on 21st June with Easyjet. Her passport date issued is 26/8/2015 and her expiry date is 26/09/2025 Is she OK to travel with this passport. She’s done an online application for a new passport but is…
USA Car Hire liability
HI there - I have hired a car from Alamo using Holiday Autos for a trip to California this weekend. I have paid Holiday Autos an extra £33.32 for AXA Damage Refund Insurance. I am wondering if I should still purchase separate Car Hire Excess Insurance in case of serious accident e.g. being liable for one or more deaths in…
Flights re scheduled - want to cancel help chatgpt
This is more of a story than advice but good to have feedback. This all started when I booked a flight from Birmingham to Bangkok for my wife and my special needs daughter. I booked the flight through trip.com. The flight is due to depart on 14th June. Things started to go wrong late may when we got first alert with a re…

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