Revealed! How to avoid hidden booking fees

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Budget-conscious holidaymakers can avoid extra booking charges levied by airlines – particularly the no-frills operators, which have recently come in for serious criticism by consumers' association Which?.

Savvy travellers can sidestep these hidden extras by booking using the Escape Pre-paid Mastercard. Use it to buy a flight with Ryanair, for example, and you can save on the normal £5 fee each way per person, incurred when booking with a traditional credit or debit card.

The preloadable Escape Card from EZPay costs a one-off charge of £9.99 and gives consumers access to a range of other cashback deals when using it to shop online with a range of retailers.

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Are you fed up with hidden charges? Do you have a prepaid card? Tell us here.

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