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Returning to the UK – know your customs limits
The pound to the dollar rate is working in our favour, slightly, for the first time in a while and its the time of year when the tech giants release their new devices – it is better to be prepared when it comes to knowing your customs limits when you return to the UK. Apple…
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Cancelled Ryanair Flights
Ryanair have been in the news this week – this time for cancelling flights. It seems that they have some staffing issues with not enough pilots available for the numb er of timetabled flights. Ryanair Boss Michael O’Leary has said they face a huge compensation bill as over 2000 flights have been listed as…
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70’s minicruise to Bruges with P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries have just released the dates and details for their upcoming themed 70’s minicruise to Bruges. Departing on Friday 6th October 2017 and returning Sunday 8th October 2017, this 3 day, 2 night cruise starts at just £89. An amazing time is promised and the offer is a return sailing from Hull to…
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Cycling in Madrid
Madrid is a lovely city, the capital of Spain and a real must for anyone who loves to explore. Its position and height mean that its a great all year round destination. Getting to Madrid Madrid is easy to get to with his massive Madrid-Barajas airport offering a huge selection of regional and international…
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Pound heading to all time low against the Euro
Is the pound heading to an all time low against the Euro? The media certainly is saying it will. With rates heading lower over the last few months some are predicting that the rate will level out at 1 pound to 1euro by the start of 2018. The pound has been getting you fewer…
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Sterling rate up and down
Since the announcement that there will be a general election we have seen the pound go up and down against all major currencies lots of times. It seems that at the moment everytime an MP speaks or the press implies that Theresa May is going to do one thing or another that the market…
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Malaysia Airlines offers full refunds
Malaysia Airlines announced this morning, Sunday 4th June, that it is offering a full refund to passengers who wish to cancel their flights to London within the next couple of days following the events at London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night. The travel advisory published on its website says: Malaysia Airlines regrets the…
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Where is Marsa Alam?
Marsa Alam is a resort in Egypt which is growing in popularity, in part due to a number of UK operators stopping their holidays to Sharm el Sheikh, it will appear in more borchures over the coming year leading to more people wondering where it is. Everyone has heard of Cairo and Sharm but not…
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Thomas Cook cancel ALL Sharm el Sheikh holidays
Thomas Cook have made the huge step of cancelling all holidays to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypts popular holiday destination. They have removed all holidays from sale upto and including the summar 2018 season. They have started the process of contacting anyone who has a holiday already booked to make alternative arrangements. They will be…
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Euro rates hit 1.19
The strong pound has seen Euro rates are hitting the 1.18/1.19 mark at the moment. This means that changing £750 into Euros wpuld get you around €30 more now for your money than it would have a couple of weeks ago. The coming days and weeks leading to the general election on June 8th will…