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have always in the past renewed my passport by raking it to the Passport who have approved it. I see it can now be done on line but you need to get a digital photograph. How does this work and what happens about sending back your old passport. Which is the better option and allowing for photos the most cost effective and…

Hi all, We are having issues recieving out of pocket expenses following a flight cancellation, any advice on what we can do next would be appreciated. We booked a package holiday with First Choice (TUI), for which they outsourced our flight to a third party provider, Virgin, not at our request but as part of the package.…

Hi all, Has anyone got experience of doing the above? We are well acquainted with how the Amex voucher works on standard one-way/return flights but we're looking into using the next one (when we get it) with an "open jaw" / multi city flight i.e fly out of LHR to one city but fly back to LHR, at later date, from another…

Just booked Ryanair from MAN T3 for an 06.30 Tuesday flight Don't want to drive (1½ hrs) at stupid times so would prefer an on-site hotel. We want to park up on Monday afternoon, leave the car at M&G and walk thereafter - no buses or transfers, but struggling to decide which ones actually offer this service. Raddison Blu…

We booked a package holiday to Rhodes through jet2 in May. We paid extra for a room with its own pool. For context, the holiday was around £1400, about £200 was for the upgraded room. On the way out, the airline broke our pushchair. Then the room we were put in was on a building site. The room still had wires hanging out…

Booked holiday with love holidays flights are with Ryanair. Went to check in sorry not paying £14.99 for allocated seat per person each way. Feeling bullied

Has anyone used this offer, I can't seem to find any information in the T&C on the hotel chains. Fancy £400 in hotel vouchers? Transfer your full balance in one go from a non-Santander ISA to one of our Fixed Rate ISAs Transferring £25,000 and above gets you a £200 voucher Transferring £50,000 and above gets you 2 x £200…

My blue passport had really stubborn luggage label residue on the back cover which was proving difficult to remove. Someone suggested nail polish remover which has worked but it has lifted some of the colour from the cover and left a white patch. Is that a problem when travelling -would it count as damage and make it…

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

I have used the North terminal Mid stay and it is a very easy walk into the terminal. I see there is now a mid term option for the South terminal advertised. According to the guide its accessed via the South terminal long stay, I've been looking at the map and although its not marked there yet it doesn't look as good as…

Booked a holiday in Spain for 15 days. Touring. We are couple. Taking gadgets with us Macbook £600 (used), tablet £300 (used), 2 camera (£970 + £500 both new) and our two phones (£300 x 2). Total £2,970. I notice that our monthly bank travel insurance does not cover our gadgets adequately. Single article limit Some…

Hi! Just wondering I have always had annual travel insurance with pre existing conditions. However I have only just realised I have only been putting down my main conditions and not all the symptoms that come with it. I have never had to claim before (thankfully!) but just curious as some of my symptoms can be classed as…

Need advice please. Went on holiday to Dominican Republic in June through tui. After booking was told hotel restaurant was having a refurbishment so offered to move with 10% on top to help. Choose a hotel and was not told of any problems. Got on holiday to find the hotel was having big room refurbishments. When sat round…

I need to pay over £10000 on a retirement holiday but the company do not accept Amex. I only have a debit card. I am worried about protection should something go wrong. What is the best way to make payment?

A friend from Germany sent me a link to an article about Ryanair's airport fee when you've not checked-in in time. Alas it's in German, but Google Translate or DeepL can help. The gist is that Ryanair can't in this case charge the passengers this fee and has to refund the payment. I think this is an EU-specific…

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has experienced problems with Etihad Airways travel vouchers or Etihad Credit. Etihad owes me access to a credit balance of £2,366.67, but despite spending approximately four months trying to resolve the problem, I still cannot use it. I received an Etihad Credit voucher worth…

Hi all, I'm fortunate to be travelling to the US nex month and in the past I've just paid the £25 for the month with EE but they've now increased this to £25/week and £5/day so will cost me £45, therefore I'm looking at esims. I've noted the few recommended on here but does anyone have any experience? So far I've limited…

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…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks… I went on a trip with my 17-year-old daughter, best friend and two of her family. The five of us stayed in a four-bedroom villa booked by my friend’s family. My daughter and I shared a room, while the other three each had their own. After the trip I was asked to pay 40% of the…

Hi I'm looking for a break next month 44 year old enjoy all inclusive with spa sauna good food and quiet atmosphere and sun Can anyone recommend where to go, from Gatwick or Heathrow Also what agent to use , currently I get emails from love holidays but I know tui is a similar one Just want a relaxing break and sun, do…