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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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Travelling to Dubrovnik, help needed with booking
Hi, We're looking to travel to Dubrovnik for 5 days in June. We're flexible on any date in June. We want to fly from Bristol to Dubrovnik and - ideally - stay at Rixos Premium Dubrovnik. Im overwhelmed by the options available. Either the flights are 10+ hours, or they leave Bristol at 6am (which means Id need to leave the…
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Holiday cancellation due to jet fuel shortage - covered by insurance?
With the balance due in the next two weeks for our Jet2 package holiday; if there was a cancellation due to a Jet fuel shortage (only 6 weeks supply in Europe being reported on TV), what protection do people have if the holiday is cancelled for this Reason? Would it be considered due to an act of war in terms of insurance?
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EES and Missed Flights
Having read about the Easyjet passengers who were left stranded at Milan Linate airport because of delays at passport control, being blamed on the new EES system, I got to thinking about liability The reports said that easyjet weren't liable to get them home as they hadn't presented themselves to the gate on time and…
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Package holiday cancellation - claiming back cancellation fees
Hi all. My wife and I were due to go to Greece at the end of June for our holiday but she has spent the last week in hospital with sepsis (she's on the mend now) We booked the holiday last year through Jet2Holidays. Their cancellation fees are 30% of holiday cost if cancelled within 69-57 days of holiday departure date. We…
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Holiday insurance for multi-family group
hi everyone I’m almost at the point of booking a package holiday for a group which is comprised of three households, as follows: - 2 adults (one with declared conditions) -2 adults 2 children (with several declared conditions) -1 adult 2 children I’m booking it all as a package (flights luggage hotel) for around the £7k…
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Jet Fuel Shortages & Travel Insurance
I don’t think there’s another post about this specific to my question, but please forgive first time poster. I have a trip booked in the summer with flights, accommodation and car hire all booked individually. Looking at the current oil situation, the projections suggest that there will be a jet fuel shortage in the months…
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Nobody to sign passport photos, anyway out of it
I would like and really need a passport. Due to ill health I haven't been able to travel so haven't ever had an adult one (only child one was when I was on my mother's old passport) but I have a chance to go away this year. The thing is, I have nobody to sign my photos. I looked at it before and gave up as I had nobody but…
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Travel Insurance - Known events before final balance paid
I have contacted my Travel insurance to check i have cover for an upcoming trip if I needed to cancel. They have said that because it’s a known event at time of final payment I wouldn’t be covered if I chose to go. policy states that : We will not cover There is no cover in relation to any event, incident or circumstances…
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Annual travel insurance ending before holiday starts
I have annual holiday insurance and have booked a holiday that will start after that insurance ends. Do I need to renew the insurance or buy another policy in case I need to cancel the holiday or make a claim after the current insurance ends or will that insurance cover me, as it was in place when I booked the holiday.
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Voyage Prive
Not sure if this is a cry for help or just a warning! We have a trip to Thailand Package holiday Booked with Voyage Prive, flights with Emirates via Dubai, Due to leave 07th April. I have been contacting this company for three weeks trying to get them to agree to change the flights or cancel the holiday and refund.I have…
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Booking.com and legalities
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly00jnnxypo So after reading this and getting a message to say my pin had changed for my booking, and then another saying ot had changed again after they realised they'd been hacked….so what are the legalities if we get broken into while we are away (As the hackers will know the dates)
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Air fuel surcharges
Next week we are due to pay for our holiday later in the year. Are we likely to be hit by fuel surcharges from tour operators or are we protected?
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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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Cape Verde Holiday Cancellation
I was due to go to Cape Verde in February, however on seeing the media coverage on the news about the previous & ongoing gastrointestinal illness, I contacted Love Holidays to cancel, get a credit note/change resort or go to an alternative destination, even though we were aware this would incur costs. I was worried about…
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EES delays leaving holiday destinations
Having just read about 100 Easyjet passengers left stranded because of EES delays leaving Milan airport I wondered if the holiday companies are making any efforts to ensure passengers get to the airports earlier than usual. We will be going to the Algarve shortly and are very concerned that the usual timescales for pick-up…
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France holiday house rental deposit
Travelling to Boulonge Sur Mer for a night with the family, and we found and booked a lovely 3 bedroom holiday home in the town on Booking.com. They are stating they require a 500euro deposit and needs to be cash. Is this normal procedure? I have asked if I can make the deposit in GBP which they have agreed, but I'm still…
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P&O Ferry Dover - arrival time
Booked on to the 08:15 ferry from Dover on Thursday. I know it will be busy as start of holiday weekend. Latest we can arrive is 60minutes prior. Can anyone advise on traffic through Dover to get to the port at around 6.15-6.45am? Just planning what time to arrive to give ourself time, without leaving home too early.
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Has anybody been to Costa Rica, Panama or Nicaragua on holiday? Advice needed on logistics
Hi all My wife and I have decided that we want to go to Costa Rica for a relaxing holiday in January 2027. However, we have 3 weeks holidays so we want to add in another stop first, either Nicaragua or Panama (because they are both adjoining countries). However, we can't seem to make it work without flights being…
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Using debit card abroad
Hello, I have got a Starling debit card specifically for use for a trip to Iceland. The card claims no fees for use in Iceland. However I'm confused, do I still get charged for currency conversion ? If I pay for meals etc in Krona's will there be a conversion fee to pounds. Thanks for any advice
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£4 for lounge access - too good to be true?
Hello, I can't get my head around this. Wowcher are selling Priority pass membership for £4 https://www.wowcher.co.uk/deal/travel/holiday-extras/airport-lounges/e/priority-pass-airport-lounge-discount Is there any trick? We are planning for overseas travel next month and thought to buy 2 of them for both of us. Then cancel…
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