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READ BEFORE POSTING: Coronavirus related posts
There is now a new Covid-19 Coronavirus travel board for all related posts. Please use that forum for all coronavirus related posts whether it be holiday, flight or hotel cancellation queries, questions about getting refunds or anything else travel related to the coronavirus. Your question may have already been answered,…
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Money Moral Dilemma: How much should I pay towards the holiday home I've rented with two couples?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... We've rented a house that has three double bedrooms, with the couples taking a room each, and me taking the third. The couple that booked it have suggested we split the cost three ways as there are three bedrooms, which means me paying a third of the total, and the others a…
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Secret escapes - unreasonable?
Hello In March I accidentally booked a non refundable booking to a hotel for one night (for the middle of June) and emailed them within minutes saying the booking was an accident asking to cancel! I booked a tent for 8 people and is just my husband and baby travelling and I’m pregnant - definitely not the accommodation I…
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Can anyone advise on the nearest, pre-bookable car park to the Etihad stadium Manchester
We are going to a concert at the new Co-op Live stadium in Manchester which has been built next to the Etihad stadium and has no car parking of its own. We will need 2 cars and will have 2 disabled people, one in a wheelchair with us. Unfortunately the concert is also on a match day so getting close by and finding parking…
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Ticketmaster Resale
I can't go to an event for various reasons so I contacted Ticketmaster to put our tickets up for resale. Today I got an email saying the tickets had been sold, and was given a link to follow. This link took me to a third-party site (Adyen) which is requesting all sorts of personal information - date of birth, bank details,…
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Air B&B host requesting deposit outside of air b and b system
hi, would appreciate peoples experiences. Long story short booked a may half term stay at an air b and b for me and family. Paid for the rental at the air b and b price through air b and b no problems. Listing did advise host would want extra fee for hot tub and security deposit a week before stay which is fine we have…
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Advice on what to do please
I booked hotel accommodation through booking.com. The hotel says they have not received the booking and have no alternative accommodation available. Booking.com says they are not to blame. Both won’t back down so currently I have no holiday and have lost my payment…….
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Heaven/Skegness
I am looking at holiday for 4 days at the Heaven Headway skegness static carvan site formerly known as Richmonds. This is the first time I will be booking a holiday like this usually I just go for a day trip. Has anybody used the facility before what kind of experience was it? I have read that parking can be a problem…
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Free Museums and Galleries deals page discussion / Report top spots
For a full list of the UK's free museums and art galleries see the Regularly Updated: Free Museums & Galleries page If you've spotted or heard of a free museum or art gallery please tell us with as much detail as possible, including where it is and its full name. We'll then check out whether it's free for all and, if it…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I pay less after friends gave me a worse room at our New Year's getaway?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Some friends and I booked to stay in a nice house over New Year's, with me the only single person going. At the last minute, another couple joined us, and it was decided that they'd get my double room overlooking a lake as they're a couple, and I'd sleep on the sofa bed in…
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Stena Line: kids free to N.Ireland- ends June 7th
Sail into summer with a ‘kids go free’ special offer! We’ve got a scorcher of a deal to get your family’s summer holiday sorted! Book before 7 June and kids go FREE on all our routes to Ireland Just use offer code: KIDS and book before 7 June. This offer is valid for travel anytime from 1 June 2024 to 5 January 2025,…
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Coach Travel
We are both in our 60s with slight mobility issues. Never done coach travel before but fancy a all in tour of any part of southern Ireland except Dublin. Have heard some coach tours can be quiet trashy so wondering if anyone can suggest any nice hassle free company's to check out. we are North East based but could travel…
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Haven Presthaven Sands - Diamond Lodge
Hi all, Anyone recently stayed in a Diamond lodge in Presthaven Sands? I desperately want to know what they look like inside but the images on their website are just a pick of the best bunch from around the UK. I have stayed on a Gold caravan there and they were quite spacious with great kitchen and fittings. Wondering if…
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hotel central london recommends please
Recommendations for a hotel within about 20mins taxi travel from Westminster requested. This will be for a graduation celebration stay early June for a couple of nights ( parents and post graduation ceremony) for up to six people ( 3 rooms). Expecting this to not be cheap (!!) but want somewhere where we can relax rather…
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Hoseasons / Awaze demanding payment for a holiday
My wife booked us provisional dates for a cottage break last year with Hoseasons and paid a non-refundable £25 reservation fee, which we both recall was to ensure no one else could book those dates. The condition of this was that we would need to confirm the booking and pay a deposit on or before 10 weeks before the dates…
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Any nice quaint villages or towns to visit within 30 miles of Filey.
We went to Filey last year for 4 days and loved the area. Went to Bridlington, Whitby and Scarborough. We are due to go again and it seems the weather is not in our favour so rather than just visit the same places again I wondered if there are any nice, interesting little towns to mooch round. Somewhere a bit picturesque…
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Booking.com - impossible phone tontact
Hi, I made a booking with booking.com in February. They took my payment but have never given me proof that I booked or a confirmation number. I have been trying to resolve this for the last six weeks. when you email customer services you Immediately get a reply from an AI. telling you they are here to help you. Please…
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Essex To Bamburgh!
Hey everyone, As UK holidaymakers used to going 'down' - towards Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, we're having a change pretty soon and going 'up'.. quite a bit up, to Bamburgh, which I didn't appreciate is actually pretty close to Scotland. A favourite of ours on the way to these sort of places are really nice 'field kitchens'…
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Sun Holidays from £9.50 pp Starts 6th January 2024
Only 5 codes including the bonus is needed for this promotion I'll post all codes in this first post to make it easy for access Bonus ........................SAND Saturday, January 6 ...GULL Sunday January 7th....WAVE Monday January 8th ...CASE Tuesday January 9th ....S4L7 Browse parks here https://club950.co.uk/parks See…
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Windsor castle
Hi, does anyone know of any discounts available on Windsor castle entry. Hopefully taking my wife there at the end of May. Thanks
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Help! Looking for a south coast beachfront hotel for a four generation weekend away....
Can I please pick your collective brains? I've been tasked with finding a hotel/B&B for a weekend family get together - by 'family' I mean 12 people spanning four generations, with ages from 2 to 86 in seven different rooms! The criteria I've been given are: Beachfront (mother in law can't walk very far so has to be within…