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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
What’s this about? This is a special thread where you can ask all the Travel Agents and MoneySavers who frequent this board to beat a holiday quote you have and get personalised replies. The idea is to see if someone can beat a quote for a specific holiday; not just a general price. So you need an exact quote. E.g. "I've…
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Travel Agent Code Of Conduct
MoneySavingExpert.com Travel Board Travel Agent Code of Conduct Many travel agents and advisers use this forum and voluntarily give up their time to help other MoneySavers. However as these are professional people who make their living out of deals; to ensure there’s no conflict of interest, I’ve drawn up the following…
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Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning Stickies - Please check before posting
Official MSE fully researched guides: Holidays and Flights 50+ Overseas Holiday Tips Cheap Package Holidays Cheap Flights Cheap Hotels Travel Credit Cards Cheap Airport Parking Travel Money Maximiser From the Forum: Welcome to Overseas Holidays and Travel Planning Orlando/Disneyworld Thread Las Vegas guide and MSE thread…
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One leg of our flight is cancelled, but radio silence from Love Holidays
We're (2 adults, 2 children) are off to Bali for a 2 week holiday in a month's time, flights are with Qatar (with a BA flight number) Gatwick - Doha - Bali. Booked as a flight / hotel / transfer package with Love Holidays in January, with a 40% deposit paid via credit card and the balance due in 2 weeks. In addition we…
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EES role out
I have looked at this forum and other websites to see if there is a definitive answer and I have yet to find one. Being a frequent European traveller, I have had the delight of being fingerprinted and facial recognisioned seven times in different countries so far. Each time I tell them it has already been done, but they…
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virgin flying points
Hi all, I was just wondering on how to use my virgin flying points because I have quite a few but don't know the best way to use them. I also heard you can convert them into Hilton points if so can someone educate me whereas I can use the points for. Thank you.
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EHIC / GHIC for 19 year old student
hi my 19 year old son is trying to get an EHIC/GHIC me and his mum are separated and have been for years. He has his bank registered at my address and his provisional driving license at hers but other than that no bills etc to prove where he lives. He is at uni and lives away there during term applying for his card he’s…
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Tips for surviving long haul flights, please
Morning all Just looking for tips to survive a long haul flight. The most time we've spent in the air up to now was a 3 hour flight to Malta, but we're off to Australia in a couple of months to visit rellies, and we're going from Manchester via Doha to Adelaide. The first leg is seven hours, then a 3 hour stop off at Doha…
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E-sim for USA including calls
I’m aware there are a lot of e-sims on the market for USA, but the majority do not include calls. I would like calls included to be able to use my phone for restaurant bookings and in case we need to call the car hire company for any reason etc. I know a lot of people use WhatsApp but I have spoken to Alamo and they don’t…
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Villa holidays Greece
Can anyone recommend another company to look for Villas in Greece. Been on Airbnb & not much there, maybe villas aren't a thing? Plus we put in Kos & it brought up places in Bodrum. Basically we are traveling as 3 adults (parents & adult child) so we prefer 2 bedrooms but not separate hotel rooms if that makes sense.…
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Travel Insurance
Couldn't tell which section to post this in so apologies if incorrect. We booked a holiday yesterday for September this year. When I have gone to sort out the Insurance today, I am struggling to find a company as I am currently under medical investigation by my doctor/hospital and I won't get the results of my tests for…
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EES - Athens
Anyone have any experience on how the Greek systems are coping with the new EES system? We are flying into Athens in September and hope that we do not have a repeat of the three-hour delay we had in Barcelona recently.
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Booking a last minute holiday
Has anyone had experience of booking last-minute holidays? I’m talking within three weeks or so solved before planning on going. The last two years me and my partner have spent around £2,500 in total for a 10 day all inclusive holiday.. however, we don’t really want to spend that anymore & are seriously considering doing a…
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Any advice for visiting Malta next month?
Hi all, We're 2 adults going to Malta on the 5th August for 3 days. We're staying in a hotel in Qrendi. Does anyone have any general travel advice for Malta? For example: Do they have the same plug sockets as the UK, or will I need my plug adaptor? Are cards generally accepted everywhere, or should I take cash? If I take…
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Booking first holiday - tips please
My daughter (22) wants to go on holiday on her own. She just wants a break by the pool and excursions but wants to go late July which is obviously pricey. It's been ages since I looked for one myself but was happy to help, at her request, while she is on shifts. After experiencing two travel agents in person today, I think…
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Taking kids to Spain as a Dad and partner
Hello, We've got a holiday to Spain booked in a few weeks time. Im split from my wife, with a new partner, and we're taking my 3 kids with us. Their mum is happy for them to go, and we have a permission letter for her to sign that gives all the details of the trip, flights, accommodation, dates, etc, along with my wife's…
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Under 18's travel insurance when adult already covered
Hi all I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'm travelling to Spain with my three children (aged 17, 14 and 12) next week. I already have my own travel insurance in place, but it's a specialist policy due to my health conditions. I'm having real difficulty finding travel insurance for the children only.…
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ESTA expiry date
Might be going to US soon, checked my travel insurance, that was still fine date wise. Then checked my ESTA it runs out on the day I leave the US. Is it correct that ESTA as a 90 day after expiry date, so long as it is valid on the start date? Would it be safer to buy a new one, if that is possible, or does it tell me I…
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Canadian rail trips.
Not exactly money-saving, more a bucket-list type experience. Does anyone have any experience of doing a long-distance Canadian train trip? I'm not a huge train fan, but a lot of people do a train trip in Canada combined with a cruise. I've become fascinated with the train journeys through the Rockies. There's the Rocky…
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MSE News: Ryanair to be investigated over charging parents to sit with children
Budget airline Ryanair will be investigated over concerns it may be breaking consumer law by making parents pay extra fees to sit with their young children when flying. Read the full story: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/06/ryanair-investigated-seating-families/ If you haven't already, join the forum to reply.
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Haggle Down Your Holiday Costs Discussion Area
Hi all, we've written a Cheap Package Holiday guide to help you haggle down holiday prices. If you've tried the techniques mentioned in the guide, were you successful? How much did you save? (It would be fab if you could include as many details about the holiday as possible, eg, brochure price, savings, location, stars…
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About to book flights Manchester-Bangkok via Middle East - what should I be aware of?
Hi all We are planning to book flights from Manchester to Bangkok this weekend - travelling in February 2027 via the Middle East (just transiting through). Obviously I am aware of the US/Iran conflict - but I understand flights are operating ok at Dubai - we are looking at Emirates. 15 day duration. Booking on a credit…
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Booking.com - no-show fee refund
I would appreciate advice on how to get a refund from Booking.com. Below is the background to my claim. In July 2025, as part of a trip to Norway, I booked a stay at the Quality Hotel Prinsen, Trondheim (2x double rooms) for 4-7 December . However, on arrival the hotel said the booking they had for us was for 4-6 December…
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