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Emergency medical travel claim:repayment of non sterling transaction fee?
Hi everyone. My husband, 2 children and sister and brother in law are currently in thailand. Unfortunately, on Tuesday my husband suffered a heart attack, requiring angioplasty and stent in a local hospital. I had to pay a 200,000bhat deposit before they would even treat him, and a further 75000bhat on discharge. Insurance…
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Travel insurance
Options on best and cheapest travel insurers for existing medical issues and the ones to avoid please
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B2 visa - american boyfriend
I'm curious about people's experiences in a situation like this: I'm from the Netherlands and I'm in a relationship with an American men for a year and nine months and he is the love of my life! And I was in the US for the past three months and when I boarded in Minneapolis two officers told me that I had been in the US…
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Marrakesh
Booked a break to Marrakesh not sure if they will accept Euros and USD there as I can’t seem to get any local currency here in the UK? im sure I can exchange over there but get ripped off with the exchange rate?
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Travel Insurance - Avoid SAGA
You've planned and booked your holiday with SAGA and paid the premium for your Travel Insurance. So you can sit back, knowing your covered now... WRONG! SAGA Travel insurance doesn't start until you close the door behind you and actually set off at the start of your holiday. If anything goes wrong before that you are not…
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Girls Holiday - Should I pay?
Hi, I found this whilst browsing for advice so I thought I would try it out. :) So to begin, myself and three other girls have booked a package holiday through a travel agency. The holiday is booked for mid July this year, so only roughly four months away. the holiday we found was fairly on the cheaper side as we are…
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Club la Costa Timeshare
My son and daughter in law purchased a timeshare with Club La Costa in Spain in Oct 2019. They funded this though a loan with Hitachi. The timeshare is on a point basis with points rights of 1,000 until 2034, they attempted a claim against CLC and Hitachi which has been rejected by FOS. However they cannot use the points…
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Return leg cancelled - what can I do?
I've made a booking with a middle eastern airline between Europe and Asia and taken the first leg to Asia. I have now been informed that the return flights have been cancelled. I've phoned up the customer service hotline and been told that the airline has decided to stop flying that route and all I can do is email a…
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PAYG sim for Belize, Mexico and Honduras
Going on a cruise that takes us to Belize, Mexico and Honduras but having a heck of a time find a PAYG Sim package that includes data in these countries, any help?
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Insurance won't cover flights for cancelled cruise
Hi, I hope someone has some advice. We had a cruise booked with Virgin Voyages and we booked flights separately. Virgin have cancelled the cruise and we received 2/3 of the money for the flights back from the airlines however we are still a bit out of pocket. I have travel insurance and so I filled in all the details and…
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Brittany Ferries coupons (merged)
Hi there, does anyone have any spare club voyage coupons for use with Brittany Ferries? thanks :)
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Hotel prices
I have found a deal on morerooms.com which is a quarter of the price the hotel direct are charging. The hotel has a ‘best price guarantee’ but will not match the price, just offered a slight discount. Should they match the price?
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Alpharooms/ Travel trust withholding refund
I have been informed by the travel trust after many hoops that I’m due a refund for my 2020 holiday. I was told it would be in my bank account by 2nd of April, still not there. What on earth do I do next?? Thankfully I have kept all my emails as proof.
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Campervan insurance: must I inform my insurer when/where I'm travelling in EU?
I'll be off for several weeks to Spain and Portugal from the UK in a few weeks time. I've being doing this for a few years and never informed my insurer up until my last trip at end of 2023. The only reason I did last time was because, when I contacted my insurer (Adrian Flux) about renewal, I said during the conversation…
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Renewing passport while on holiday
I am keen to avoid the increase in passport fee on 11 April. I am planning on using my passport shortly after that date. Does anybody know if I could apply for a passport before the 11 April, use my current passport to go on holiday mid-April, and then post my current passport as part of my application once I am back in…
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Package holiday sale query
Hi We just booked a package holiday with Jet2 during their spring sale (5 days ago), and since the promotion has ended the exact same holiday is now available for £300 less (ie cheaper than the price that was promoted as a reduction during the sale)- this seems unfair and misleading- are they allowed to do this?? I can…
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Alpharooms/ Travel trust withholding refund
I have been informed by the travel trust after many hoops that I’m due a refund for my 2020 holiday. I was told it would be in my bank account by 2nd of April, still not there. What on earth do I do next?? Thankfully I have kept all my emails as proof.
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Need a new passport? Apply now as fees are set to rise by 7% next month
If you need a new passport, you should apply for one now, as application fees are set to rise by around 7% on Thursday 11 April. Read the full story: Need a new passport? Apply now as fees are set to rise by 7% next month If you haven't already, join the forum to reply.
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Withdrawing Euros from a UK ATM
I’m looking to get some euros. I’m aware it’s cheaper and
easier to pay with a fx-free credit or debit card when I get there but I’m
hoping to have some cash too. I know I can use some fee-free UK debit card to
withdraw money from ATMs in Europe and get pretty much the Mastercard/Visa
exchange rate with no loading or…
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Is there reluctance by EU countries to accept UK GHIC cards or is it something else?
Following advice that I have a GHIC card and holiday insurance. Arriving at an Greek medical facility the first thing they asked is for details of my medical insurance. I found that by imediately profering it they completely ignored the fact that I was entitled to state care via the GHIC and gave me "private" treatment. So…