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Ask Sarah: Holiday Disasters

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Ask Sarah: Holiday Disasters
When you’re on holiday, the last thing you want is for the flight to be delayed, the hotel to be unfinished or the beach to be nowhere near the resort. But problems do happen, so what should you do when disaster strikes? Sean Tipton, from ABTA, lists the most common disasters that people experience and discusses the future of EHIC cards after the EU Referendum. Frank Brehany, from Holiday Travel Watch, looks at how some disasters can be avoided before going on holiday; Nel Mooy, Head of Travel for AXA Insurance, explains who you can claim from in an emergency and what are the costs involved.
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Sean Tipton, Frank Brehany, Nel Mooy


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Young Money: Holiday Car Hire

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Young Money

Young Money: Holiday Car Hire
Thinking of hiring a car abroad this summer? Sarah Pennells looks at the problems that young people can face, from extra costs and charges being slapped onto the price at the last minute, to being charged an excess of hundreds of pounds if you get a tiny scrape or scratch. Amelia Murray, this week's Young Money Champion, discusses what the extra charges are and how much they can add up to. Amanda Stretton, Motoring Editor of Confused.com, looks at collision damage insurance and what other options are available. Ian Crowder, from the AA, shares some tips for someone hiring a car.
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Amelia Murray, Amanda Stretton, Ian Crowder


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Young Money: Airbnb and Holiday Letting

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Young Money: Airbnb and Holiday Letting
If you're trying to save money on your holiday accommodation, what are the options? And what do you have to think about if you want to use Airbnb? Sarah Pennells speaks to this week's Young Money Champion, Rachel Healy, about how Airbnb works, meanwhile David Weston, of B&B Association, debates whether it would be cheaper to stay in a B&B. Will Coldwell, Journalist at The Guardian and Guardian Travel, also tells Sarah why he's concerned about organisations such as Airbnb.
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Rachel Healy, David Weston, Will Coldwell


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Ask Sarah: Brexit Special

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Ask Sarah: Brexit Special
Sarah Pennells conducts a Brexit special analysis ahead of the EU referendum next week. Sarah and her guests look at how the vote will affect the currency, markets, travelling abroad and personal finance. Nina Schick, from Open Europe, demystifies any major Brexit facts and figures; Michelle McGrade, from TD Direct Investing, discusses the stock market, banks and trade deals; while Julia Rampen, Deputy Editor at Mirror Money Online, looks at whether the value of the pound will fall.
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Michelle McGrade, Julia Rampen, Nina Schick


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Young Money: National Volunteer Week

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Young Money

Young Money: National Volunteer Week
Now it's something that over 21 million people in the UK do at least once a year and they don't get paid a penny. What is it? Volunteering. This week is Volunteers' Week where you can find out more about what's involved in volunteering. Volunteering can be anything from getting involved in projects and charities in your neighbourhood to travelling abroad. So, how can you get involved? What are the benefits and how do you work out what type of project to get involved in? Sarah Pennells and our Young Money Champion, Rachael Healey, are joined by Alison Harvie who's the head of communications at Volunteering Matters and by Stefan Watham who's the chief executive of Year Out Group.
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Rachael Healy, Alison Harvie, Stefan Watham


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Ask Sarah: Extra Holiday Costs

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Ask Sarah: Extra Holiday Costs
It's a Bank Holiday weekend, it's half term, so maybe your thoughts have turned to holidays? Or perhaps you're heading off for a short break - encouraged by the fact that the pound is so high against the Euro! For many of us, holidays can cost more than we bargained for once you've added in insurance, foreign currency, a hire car and meals out. And so today Sarah Pennells is joined by Brenna Holeman, a travel blogger at This Battered Suitcase, Alex Edwards from price comparison site GoCompare, and David Else from Lonely Planet, to talk about how to make your money go further.
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Brenna Holeman, David Else, Alex Edwards


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Ask Sarah: Commuting

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Ask Sarah: Commuting
Sarah Pennells is joined by Irina Iovita, Chief Operating Officer at Commuter Club, and Megan French, Consumer Writer from Moneysavingexpert, where they talk about how one can cut the costs of one's commute. Is it worth starting work later to save money on transport fairs? Do employers offer their staff season ticket loans? Sarah also discusses other alternative and efficient ways to get to travel to work.
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Megan French, Irina Iovita


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Ask Sarah: Spring Breaks and Easter Holidays

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Ask Sarah: Spring Breaks and Easter Holidays
Sarah Pennells is joined by Sean Tipton, Business Development Manager at ABTA (The Travel Association), and Charles Gulland, owner of Wigwam Holidays, where they discuss Easter holidays and spring breaks, as well as answering our all important listeners questions on things like insurance packages and when to get the best deals. Our Share Radio Producer Matthew Cook spoke to Lonely Planet writer, David Else, to find out the best time to go away for the Easter holidays, and book that all important break.
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Sean Tipton, Charles Gulland, David Else


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Ask Sarah: Staycations and Summer Events

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Ask Sarah: Staycations and Summer Events
Sarah Pennells is joined by a host of expert guests from Towergate Insurance, the Southend Beach Hut Owners Association, the Camping and Caravanning Club and Skiddle.com to talk about and answer your questions on staycations, beach huts and summer events on Ask Sarah.
Guests:

Katie Manning, Ian Robinson, Rob Ganley, Jimmy Coultas


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Your Money, Your Future: Seeing the World in Retirement

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Your Money, Your Future

Your Money, Your Future: Seeing the World in Retirement
Sarah Pennells is joined by a host of guests to discuss the topic of seeing the world in retirement, from making sure your home and pets are safe whilst you're away, to financially planning your trip, to making the most of your travels with volunteer projects and work opportunities abroad.
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Lamia Walker, Richard Peacocke, Martin Lock, Heilwig Jones


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