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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pedr" data-source="post: 5056551" data-attributes="member: 33464">I would imagine that you can book a £700 flight on a Maestro card, if there's enough money in your current account ... but you're far better off using a credit card as (in many circumstances*) if you have a legal claim against a company whose goods and services you purchased using a credit card, you also have a claim against the credit card company. In other words, if the airline goes bust you can get your money back. It's no substitute for travel insurance, of course, (it wouldn't help you actually get home, just reduce the financial fallout, for instance!) but it's an extra level of protection you don't get if you give the money directly to the company yourself. (* I am sure there are exclusions to this principle and it may only apply to goods and services purchased in the UK. It also doesn't apply if the value is below £100)</blockquote>