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

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