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Do you use private browsing when searching for holiday deals online?
I'm keen to hear from anyone who uses incognito/private tabs to research holiday deals. 🏖️ * Do you find prices appear differently depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you find new discounts appear for you depending on whether you use incognito/private or not? * Do you have any successes you can…
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Flights, Currency & Car Hire Sticky
✈️ 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…
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Car hire excess insurance
Hi I recently took a trip to Iceland and was unfortunate to get a windscreen chip. The hire company said that the car needed a new windscreen which I tried to dispute at the desk but to no avail and I was charged £1084 for a windscreen replacement on my credit card. Before the trip I had taken out excess protection…
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Shannon Airport Car Hire
Hi all, Looking for a recommendation for a Car Hire company from Shannon airport for three days in September. Dollar and Carhire.ie have come up best price yet both have poor reviews. I would welcome suggestions.
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Ryanair Baggage Size?
Hi, we're travelling with Ryanair in a couple of weeks to
Spain. I've just checked the baggage size for 20kg hold luggage and it says the
maximum dimensions of a 20kg Check-in Bag are 80
x120cms x120cm. That's massive. We've not flown with them for a
good while but my recollection is of them penny pinching especially when…
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travel agent atol certificate worth £800?
An agent has quoted me almost £1800 for flights including an Atol Certificate, but I can book the flight myself for £1000. Is it worth using the agent to get the Atol protection? Thanks
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Not been abroad for 20 years
My cousin has kindly offered to pay for me to go to Spain (hotel only) Ive not been abroad for 20 years I ain't a clue what to do. I'm looking for advice on getting cheap flights and should I change my money or use my debit card for purchases in Spain? Ive done some googling but it's confusing going abroad compared to when…
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Reliable online agents for long haul flights?
I've been looking for flights to a few distant places via flight comparison sites like Skyscanner, Kayak, google flights and Kiwi.com but the online agents they refer you to i've never heard of eg GoToGate. Mytrip,trip.com, getaflight,travelup, carltonleisue, flightcatchers etc etc Reviews of all of them seem a bit mixed…
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First time car rental overseas - discount codes - recommendendations
Hi, We have 10 days travel in Sicility, Italy in June. We have a 1 year old and so want to rent a car to make the most of the trip and not practical to travel without a car there. There are local and international rental companies at Catania Airport. For the international ones there appear to be introductory offers and…
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Car rental excess insurance and VAT on excess
I have recently rented a car aboard from Budget and unfortunately had a damage. I have taken a car rental excess insurance separately, so I claimed the excess. However, Budget charged me the excess + 22% VAT on excess + 20% location surcharge (airport tax) on excess + 22% VAT on location surcharge. Basically, it ended up…
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Revolut or Wise for India?
Does it make a difference? Going there for work two weeks today, so I have a very limited amount of time to make a decision (a bit more notice would have been helpful!). Staying in Bengaluru, if that makes a difference.
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KIWI Flight Chaos - Refund Help
I'd love any help from anyone with experience of kiwi.com & how to get a refund. Part of my family live in the States, my cousin is getting married in August. My Mum booked flights 3 weeks ago from London -> Michigan for myself & parents via kiwi.com after researching appropriate flights on Skyscanner. Flights chosen…
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Best car rental for MCO Pickup.
Unwittingly my flight into Orlando airport is the day before Thanksgiving this year (it is a week later than normal). My point is in previous arrivals it is pot luck what cars are available when you arrive at the car rental desk or to the rental car park, no matter how early or what you actually book and pay for. Does…
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Ryanair help
Hi all, Me and the Mrs have recently adopted a little girl and as a nice suprise for them both I booked a holiday via on the beach to Spain and flight with Ryanair. Unfortunately social services have just told me we cannot take her away this year. The on the beach website said holidays are refundable except in small print…
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Drivalia Contactless collection and return
I'm sure I'm not the first, but on a recent trip to Edinburgh, 26th Feb I rented a car from Drivalia to collect city centre. I booked through third party online firm (that specialise in bookings) but wasn't advised that it was a contactless collection through an electronic key box. This rendered my collection over three…
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Jack's Flight Club hidden subscription scam?
Hi, I signed up with Jack's flight club premium back in January to try them out and although they were surprisingly vague with the offers they sent (they only suggest you search yourself for a period), I decided not to ask for a refund in my first 30 days as I wanted to support a small business. Anyway, jump to today,…
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Virgin Atlantic - Price change during booking?!!
Hello all, I’ve spent the last 10 minutes on Virgins website booking a flight to New York. I had selected my flights, agreed terms and clicked pay. Confirmed price was £496 I then got the normal notification from my bank to allow payment on my phone, which I did. Then the virgin page should refresh and confirm booking. but…
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Own car hire or their taxi service..pros and cons
Hi all We have booked to go to Greece next month. The place where we are staying has offered a taxi service for 39 euros each way but I've managed to find car hire for £55 for the whole time we are over there. I've heard that car hire places try tricks to get you to pay for more cover than you need etc. The journey from…
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Car hire: UK licence refused at desk (Economy Car Rentals)
I booked a car hire through Economy Car Rentals and when I arrived at Malaga airport the local firm refused me the car. They said that the T&Cs stipulated I must have an International Driving Licence. Actually, the T&Cs state that I must have an IDL if I am non-EU citizen. I am an Irish citizen with Irish passport. Then,…
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Avoid Ryanair currency exchange
Considering booking flightsOut with Jet2Back with RyanairRyanair is priced in Euros. Last time I did this I used my Nationwide card that has a good exchange rate etc but RY (of course) did their own unfavourable exchange as it was a UK card.Is there a way of avoiding this?(We still have a valid card with our Cypriot bank…
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Cheap Travel Money Discussion Area
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Car rental ageism
If I went into a shop and the management refused to serve me because I was black, gay or Jewish there would be an outcry - because that is against the law. So why am I refused service by a Rental Car company purely because of my age? I am as fit as a butchers dog and have a medical report to prove it. My eyesight is…