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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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Best way to spend euros abroad
Hi couple of European holidays planned been a while - what’s best way to carrying euros we were thinking to get some cash at best exchange rate we can find plus to each get a chase account for their commission free debit card is this sensible , haven’t got much free time to hunt around for a percentage point here or there…
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Traveling in to and around Paris
I have tried looking on Google but the info seemed disjoined so thought I ask here. We will be going to Paris for three nights soon. We are a family of 4. Two adults and two kids(6yo and 9yo). Kids have UK recognised disability (ASD). We will be flying to and from Orly airport and staying in Novotel St Denis. Can anyone…
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First package holiday in 30 years, Tui exclusive Hotel
Hi My last package holiday was nearly 30 years ago- my Honeymoon, spent holidays visiting family abroad and then taking the kids away in the UK, So my question is which is the cheapest way to book? Looking at approx this time next year. Do they have sales around Bank Holidays? Thinking end of month? Will do another search,…
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Car Rental in Florida
Hi when visiting USA from the UK I usually rent a car through either the airline or one of the numerous sites that sort out suppliers and prices for me. Can anyone answer this question.... If my son, who lives in Florida (US driving licence) rents a car in Florida, can I (UK visitor) be added to that rental? The question…
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Card for under 18s?
I have a Barclays Reward card which is great for spending when abroad. Unfortunately it won't let me add my under 18 son to it as an additional card holder. He is going to France for a week so what card can I get him with no fees?
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Realistic pricing for travel to Berlin in December?
Was going to book at the start of the year & there was no options or at least none that I could find. Same applied as far as March & then just forgot to look again in April. Had a look today & for 2 of us in the middle of December, flights & accommodation for 3 days (go Monday, come back Wednesday) is £600-£800. Sounds…
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Airport Lounge access
Good morning, does anyone know of any codes or offers to get cheaper access to any of the longest at terminal 2 in Manchester airport? Thanks 🙏
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Over 65 travel insurance trip limit
When I was 65, just the other day, my travel insurance covered me for 60 days per trip. Now I am 66 and I am only covered for 21 days (other policies offer 31). So now I have time to travel..I can't get the cover! What do people do?
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Travel insurance taking statins but cholesterol not high
I've noted that travel ins charges a lot more if you have had raised cholesterol even though it may be well under control with meds/statins The other day I was offered statins due to "high risk" as my parents had heart attacks, IE dad just before 60 and my mum when she was much older. My cholesterol levels here are within…
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Ryan Air - not allowed to fly
Hi, Ryanair was not allowed to check in my suitcase and fly from Manchester to Bratislava because of cosmetic damage to the front and back of my passport cover. The insides, in particularly, the identification pages etc are all pristine. And I have flown with the same cosmetically damaged passport to Portugal with EasyJet…
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Ryanair gift voucher issues
I received a ryanair gift voucher worth £70 from my sister in December 2023. Around that time a few different people sent my mum gift vouchers for ryanair and they all separately had issues with the voucher being sent to the recipient so I am beginning to wonder if there was a 'bad batch' of gift cards purchased in…
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Disney Magic Kingdom - Day Tickets October 2024
Hi, We're off to Florida in October for 10 days. We'd really like to visit Disney's Magic Kingdom for a day or two. Looking at the Disney website it appears you can only book for 14 days, is this correct? On previous visits (20+ years ago) I seem to recall buying tickets from local venders, Walmart, etc is this still…
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Ticket/passport first names
A flight from the UK to Munich has been booked for me under 'Mike' whereas my passport says 'Michael'. Will it be a problem; should I ask the company that booked it if the ticket can be amended?
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EasyJet - Help - Missold Hotel
Hi , We have been sent this e-mail yesterday 'We're getting in
touch with some important information about the hotel you've booked
for your upcoming trip to xxxx When you made your
booking, we said that there would be a Splash Park, Water
Slides and a Children's Pool available for you to use during your
stay.…
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Ryanair & Packages
Hi my query is about checking in an item that doesn’t fit in a usual suitcase due to length. It’s 125cm long but just about 20cm wide and deep. I’m hoping to simply wrap & label it like a package, then check it in. How would I add this onto my booking? Would I just select a normal large 20kg size check in bag or do I need…
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Cheapest way to call from abroad
What's the cheapest way to call from abroad back to the UK? I'll be in Turkey
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Anyone used Rebookify to beat the price of a hotel booking?
Have you used Rebookify? It's a free hotel price tracker that claims to find you a cheaper price on a room you've already booked, when you email them your booking confirmation. I'm trying it out, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has used them. Thanks.
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Indonesia E-visa help - anyone done it online?
Has anyone had experience of applying online in advance for the Indonesia 30 day E visa? I know we can get them when we arrive but I'd rather not hang around queueing in the airport any longer than I have to! I might be being thick but the website isn't very clear, I seem to need to upload my passport as both a photo and a…
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Jet2 lowered Star rating
We booked our Jet2 all inclusive holiday in Aug 23, for July 24. I had an email today to say that the hotel we are staying in, Jet2 have decided the star rating would be more suited as a 3* plus as opposed to a 5*. Jet2 have said we can change our hotel with no admin fee, but would have to pay any difference in price. When…
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Jet2 downgraded my room
Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone can help with my dilemma. I booked a jet2 package holiday online and paid extra for a swim up room. The holiday was paid in full as departure was 5 weeks away. We originally had booked on a self catering basis but the week before we were due to fly we decided to upgrade again to an all…