1. Best
rate on credit card purchases abroad - Fred Sommers from Eversley
wants to know whether to take the local currency or Sterling option when
he's paying by credit abroad
2. How
to reduce cash fees abroad - John Adsett gets charged a transaction
fee of £1.50 when withdrawing money abroad and sometimes a second fee,
coupled with a poor exchange rate - how can he keep the charges down?
3. Five
hidden summer holiday rip-offs - David Budworth answers your most
common questions about how to avoid being taken for a ride on your travels
4. Safe
to book a non-Abta holiday? - Barbara Moore wants to know if her
booking with a non-Abta tour operator is safe if the company went bust
5. How
to get a refund from a bankrupt airline - Jill Leake was stranded in
Las Vegas when Maxjet went bust and couldn't get remibursement of the £2,500
it cost her to get home. Plus, Ken Chadwick asks about the dangers of booking
direct with an airline's website
6. The
pickpocket capital of the world? - Four people in Kevin Ryan's group
of 15 tourists were robbed in Barcelona - our expert advises on the dangers
of the city and how to thwart pickpockets
7. The
holiday credit card swindle - The banks can charge an average 2.75%
on top of every overseas transaction - here's how to avoid paying through
the nose when you use your plastic
8. The
sky’s the limit for hidden charges - If you're canny about
which credit card you buy a flight with and what baggage you take, you can
save a packet on extra charges, says Liz King
9. Currency
for a multi-country trip - Wendy Featherstone wants to know what
money to take to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil; plus, Claire
Bottomley is visiting Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania, and doesn't want to carry three currencies
10. The
13 most common travel scams - From Floridian fraudsters to fake
Peruvian police, these are the scoundrels out to scam you - plus more than
50 readers advise on their tales of holiday scammers
