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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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Would you pay £20 more for a flight that's actually on time?
Do you pay more for a punctual flight? Would be interested to hear people's views. I've been looking into UK flight delay data lately and the variation between airlines on the same route is pretty striking. On some routes in peak summer, one airline is on time 75% of the time while another on the same route is only hitting…
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Mobile data from TooSIM for New Zealand
I'm sorting out data for a 2 week trip and need the cheapest reliable eSIM. I've found TooSIM for New Zealand that does 20GB for $27.99 without promos and discount, but I'm planning to search a little before buying. Meanwhile Airalo's 20GB plan for New Zealand is $38. I don't want to land and then spend time looking for a…
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Emirates holiday
Hi, I have a holiday booked for September 2026 which due to the ongoing situation I no longer wish to go ahead with the holiday. Presently Emirates holidays are offering a change of date with no fees for those holidays after 1st June which i would do but would want to travel in September 2027 and the dates are not on sale…
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Changing US Hotel Booking
Hi all, Might be a strange one but I will ask anyway. My husband and son are going to Boston for the World Cup. They have a booking for a room in a Marriott Hotel. My nephew would love to go too, but there is no space on the flight, so I have offered to fly out with him. The issue is that there are no more rooms in the…
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What to do in Seville and Cadiz
Spending 2 days in each city in June. Any recommendations on what to see/do whilst there? So far, we've book walking tours and castle Thanks
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Standalone Quad Bike Insurance for holiday
Hi there, we have travel insurance, but it does not cover us for use of a quad bike on holiday. we are not doing a guided tour on a quad bike but we are hiring them for the 2 wk holiday as a mode of transport. We can not add it to our current insurance as it does not provide cover-so i need us to have a standalone policy…
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Uber $ gift card not showing in Uber wallet
I was gifted a Uber gift card for an upcoming trip to the US. It is not showing on my account but says I have redeemed the voucher. Will it show when I land in US? I cannot find an email or telephone number to ask
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Expired passport - travel tomorrow?
I think we're out of luck but I'm asking here in case anyone has a bright idea! Mrs QrizB and me are due to fly tomorrow to Vienna for a long weekend break (an ATOL-certified package holiday booked via BA). Mrs QrizB has just checked her passport and it expired in February ... Yes, I know. Is there anything we can do now…
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Dubai with Emirates Holidays Late June 26
Looking for advice and wondering if anyone else is in the same boat. I booked a package holiday with Emirates Holidays back in February — flights with Emirates and 4 nights in Dubai, late June. The balance was due early April. With the FCDO advising against travel and no end date in sight, I called Emirates Holidays on…
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Forced to accept minimal amount when cancelling holiday due to serious injury
I booked a special family holiday to Madeira through lastminute.com, due to depart on 30th March 2026. On 10th March my husband was seriously injured at work, and was going to be unable to fly. I tried to re-arrange the holiday but was only able to try and do this through a chat on the website. I requested calls so that I…
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Arrival and Departure experience at Malaga airport
With TUI on 26th April, landed AGP late morning - there was a relatively long queue heading for EES passport registration. Mrs.NDM done and dusted within about 10 minutes……..punters were completing the process smoothly due to the number of operational scanning machines ….40 + being reported. Her Ladyship then negotiated…
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Travel disruption cover for seperately booked accomodation
Booked flights and accomodation (non refundable) separately at the end of last year, well before the current crisis. Now with Martin warning that cancelled flights won't cover accomodation https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/04/middle-east-conflict-travel-insurance/ I have travel disruption cover on my travel…
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Applying for new passport but old passport lost in transit.
On Friday 23rd January, my husband and myself both applied for new UK passports. We both sent our old passports back to the Passport Office by Royal Mail First Class Signed For, with proof of delivery (in separate envelopes with different tracking numbers). My application is going smoothly. They have confirmed that my old…
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Help me choose travel insurance
We received our renewal notice for annual travel insurance today from Staysure and the premium has leapt up from £333 to £450 and that's supposed to include a £129 loyalty reduction. We've not made any claims and everything is the same except for being 1 year older. Looking at the mse recommendations, I checked out LV…
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EES (Entry/Exit System) for most EU countries
EES is due to be implemented in the not too distant future, official start date Sunday 12th October. If/when anybody has experienced the biometric data recording procedures on or after that date it would be appreciated if it could be shared hereabouts. It applies to all EU member countries except Ireland and Cyprus, plus…
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Renting a property overseas
I am thinking about renting somewhere overseas during January for about a month next year. Has anyone got any advice and information about doing this? It would probably be somewhere for winter sun. many thanks
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My Rights when travelling via Abu Dhabi
Hi, I am travelling with Etihad to Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi in June. I have packaged insurance with my bank account and the trip was booked way before the current USA / Israel / Iran war. FCO advice is to only travel to the UAE zone for essential travel. Can anyone advise whether I am likely to get a refund for the flights…
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Tokyo hotel....
We are planning a trip to Japan in October. First stop will be 4 nights in Tokyo….. It's a big city so can anyone suggest the best area to stay plus any hotel suggestions. Doesn't have to be the height of luxury but I should think a good 3 star or 4 star. Thank you
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MSE News: Holiday disrupted by Middle East conflict? Help with cancellations, surcharges and more
Continued conflict in the Middle East has made things more uncertain when it comes to booking and going on holiday. While the actual conflict is localised to the Middle East, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz – a key trade route for oil, fuel and gas – has a global impact. This hits travel too… Read the full story:…
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European Consumer Claims (ECC) Ltd
Anyone used this company to annul a timeshare contract? Seeking any experiences good and bad before I fully commit a substantial sum of money for legal help from them
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