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Summer Holiday Quiz

This is a quick summer quiz to tease, train and test your MoneySaving Travel know-how.

Take the 10 questions to see how you fare, then challenge your friends to see if they can beat you.

1/10

On a day when £500 would get you $807 using the best bureau de change at TravelMoneyMax.com, how many Dollars would you have got by changing £500 at Heathrow airport?

$799 ($8 less)
$781 ($26 less)
$759 ($48 less)
$728 ($79 less)

2/10

Generally, under most star systems, what must a hotel have to qualify as a 5* establishment?

A swimming pool, gym and large conference room
A Michelin starred restaurant
32" or bigger LCD TVs in every room
Spotless tidiness, rooms decorated in the past 3 years, top service - true luxury!

3/10

If a family of four booked Ryanair flights to Malaga on a Visa Debit card, checked in online at standard rates, and pre-booked one suitcase each, how much would the TOTAL extra charges be?

Ł20
Ł60
Ł100
Ł160

4/10

Since 12 January 2009, all travellers to the USA must complete an online form, or could be turned away at US immigration. What is its name?

Electronic System for Travel Authorisation
Green Card
Non-American Entry Declaration
J1 Visa

5/10

Under EU regulations, which started on 1 July 2009, what's the maximum a half-hour call to the UK from Europe made on your mobile can cost? (most providers charge nearly the max!)

Ł2.20
Ł5.75
Ł11.10
Ł20

6/10

You want to travel from London to Manchester on the train. Which of the following ISN'T worth checking to see if it'll get you cheaper ticket?

Booking the night before, rather than on the day
Splitting the journey into multiple constituent parts and buying a ticket for each
Buying two singles instead of a return
Opting not to have a reserved seat number

7/10

If you're in Europe, and go to a shop and spend £10 worth of Euros on a Halifax DEBIT card, how much would it cost, including all charges?

Ł10
Ł10.30
Ł11.77
Ł12.75

8/10

A European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) provides you with what kind of cover while travelling in the European Union?

Exactly the same as single trip European Travel Insurance
Free treatment in a state-run hospital.
Drugs handed out in a doctors surgery to treat an infection
Treatment in a state-run hospital, at the same price a local would pay

9/10

Under EU legislation, if your flight to Barcelona was delayed by 1 hour and a half due to bad management, how much compensation from the airline are you entitled to?

Nothing
The cost of the tickets, excluding taxes
A meal and two phone calls/emails
Ł50

10/10

You book a return trip to Prague, costing £110 in total (£50 outbound, £60 back), on an airline's website, and pay by credit card. Which is a correct explanation of your Section 75 protection?

As the total cost is over Ł100, if the airline goes bust, you can claim back the money from the card provider.
None, because neither of the constituent flights cost over Ł100.
None because it was an online purchase
None, the cost must be over Ł250 to get full protection.

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