A: The ludicrous fares arise because you do not plan to stay in Nevada over a Saturday night. In a hangover from the bad old days of high fares, the airlines still seek to extract huge sums from transatlantic passengers who they imagine may be business travellers — with the tired idea that anyone who stays at the destination for a weekend must be on holiday. Shrewd travellers, whether on business or vacation, get around the "Saturday-night rule" by booking a package including airfare and a hotel.
This unlocks seats at sensible prices. Even if you never check in, you will save a fortune — as you will if you shift your dates to include a Saturday night. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Haggling is common in bazaars, as well as for out-of-season accommodation and long taxi journeys. There is some general chitchat, then discussion of the shop's goods in general, then of the customer's tastes, preferences and requirements.
Finally, a number of items are displayed for the customer's inspection. This procedure goes back and forth several times before a price acceptable to both parties is arrived at. It's considered bad form to haggle over a price, come to an agreement, and then change your mind. If you can't agree on a price, it's perfectly acceptable to say goodbye and walk out of the shop. In fact, walking out is one of the best ways to test the authenticity of the last offer.
If shopkeepers know you can find the item elsewhere for less, they'll probably call after you and drop their price. Even if they don't stop you, there's nothing to prevent you from returning later and buying the item for what they quoted. To bargain effectively you must be prepared to take your time, and you must know something about the items in question, including their market price.
The best way to learn is to look at similar goods in several shops, asking prices but not making counter-offers. Always stay good-humoured and polite when you are bargaining — if you do this the shopkeeper will too. When bargaining, you can often get a discount by offering to buy several items at once, by paying in a strong major currency, or by paying in cash. If you don't have sufficient time to shop around, follow the age-old rule: find something you like at a price you're willing to pay, buy it, enjoy it, and don't worry about whether or not you received the world's lowest price.
In general, you shouldn't bargain in food shops or over transport costs. Outside tourist areas, hotels may expect to 'negotiate' the room price with you. When they switched and introduced the new Turkish Lira, 1 lira was worth 1 of the old lira TRL. The difference is, of course, the value, but also the new currency code TRY.
Coin : 1 lira. Banknotes : 5, 10, 20, 50, and lira. The biggest reason for this is simply because Turkey is not a member of the EU. VISA and Mastercard are the two most accepted types of debit cards. Also, your credit card may have high fees when paying in other currencies, so I recommend that you get a card without foreign transaction fees.
The second-best is Euro, and then US dollars. However, you will get more value for your money if paying in Lira rather than Euro and dollars. Tourist shops, restaurants and hotels sometimes accept US dollars, but outside of the tourist areas, the US dollar is usually not accepted as currency in Turkey.
There is no limit on how much money you can take to Turkey. However, if you carry more than 10, Euro or equivalent in another currency, you need to sign a declaration form upon arrival.
However, due to it being a cosmopolitan city, there are lots of money changers that accepts Euro, US dollars and other major currencies. Some shops in tourist areas will accept Euros in Istanbul. Hi there, I will be on a 15 days group tour through a Turkey.
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