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  1. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    like so many security checkpoints it is not consistent. Departing from Madrid we only needed to show the digital pictures but departing Santiago they wanted the paper cards, which was easy enough since they just printed them at the ticket counter upon request. So I guess it is determined by...
  2. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    Of course you must be too young. I know the Renfe site can be a little, shall we say wonky. It doesn't really display in the languages you select since they do seem to post "picture" or PDF content which is never translated so you get some translations on a page and some not. Fortunate for me...
  3. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    I used my amex at the Renfe site without notifying anyone. Amex doesn't require notification, I spoke with them direct years ago, but Visa and Mastercard like to know where you are traveling. Not sure about the others.
  4. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    We did get our first card at a train station. We renewed them on line. The link is buried in the Renfe site but this should get you there: Renfe Senior discount information
  5. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    Odd. I have never had any problems with Renfe accepting my credit cards. Luck of the draw I guess.
  6. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    Now that you mention it I’m not sure. I had purchased cards a few years ago and renewed them online, after they had expired, but didn’t try to get a brand new card online.
  7. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    I got myTarjeta Dorada on line several months before I left home and used them to purchase my tickets as soon as they were available, on line. Great discount and easy to do. Oh and I did get a three year Tarjeta Dorada card so I won't need to renew them every time.
  8. Damico Walking

    How to get from Ourense to Sarria by Renfe

    The transfer to bus changes as they complete sections of their project and begin others. In September when we bought our tickets there was no mention of bus, but when we traveled in October a bus was inserted. Frankly I was worried but really for no reason. They handled it very good with no...
  9. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    That is odd. Renfe worked fine with my US credit card. It even took AMEX.
  10. Damico Walking

    Discount train card for pensioners

    In this past October my wife and I used our "old people card". I had my physical card, but had renewed hers online. At the train station in Madrid when going through the ticket check/security they wanted to see the physical card. They had her go back to the ticket counter where they printed a...
  11. Damico Walking

    How to get from Ourense to Sarria by Renfe

    I just made that trip yesterday. We were train from Madrid to Ourense. Then very organized bus to Monforte de Lemos, then train to Sarria. They had an agent on the platform in Ourense to gather those traveling on toward Sarria who explained everything very well. About 20 minutes before...
  12. Damico Walking

    How to get from Ourense to Sarria by Renfe

    Glad you got there safe. Was it by bus or train from Ourense to Sarria?
  13. Damico Walking

    How to get from Ourense to Sarria by Renfe

    I will be traveling on Renfe from Madrid to Sarria on October 17. So I see conflicting information. Now, 2023, is the train running From Ourense To Sarria with a bus from Sarria to Lugo or is it bus from Ourense to Sarria? I just want to know what to expect.
  14. Damico Walking

    Luggage transport Portugúes Coastal route recommendations

    We did that same route last year. Tui Transport would only move our luggage if we had every location booked, or at least planned in advance, which we didn’t. We used Caminofacil and had a spotty experience with them. Twice they didn’t pick up our luggage and we were notified by our...
  15. Damico Walking

    News Story Update: U.S. D.O.T. Warnings to Airlines Regarding the Issuing of Refunds for Cancellations

    I wish you the best but remember there is a difference in the rules if the airline cancels versus if you cancel. If they cancel the refund is required by US regulations if you request it. If YOU cancel then a voucher is all the regulations require and if they do refund it is the airlines option.
  16. Damico Walking

    News Story Update: U.S. D.O.T. Warnings to Airlines Regarding the Issuing of Refunds for Cancellations

    I had booked directly with an airline, Delta, who subsequently 1) issued a significant change in schedule, then 2) cancelled the flight. My wife and I were issued vouchers electronically on the same day I received the cancellation notice. That same day I put a call in to the airline...

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