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Emirates & On the beach - Happy to put my sons life in danger
We have recently booked a short trip with on the beach with my wife and three children (for a special birthday). My eldest son has a number of medical conditions one of which is a severe nut allergy which is so intense it closes his airways. If you are not aware of this form of anaphylaxis it happens very quickly. Our son…
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Car Hire USA San Francisco to Las Vegas
Hi, We are looking to hire a car in September for part of our USA trip. We would be picking up in San Francisco and dropping off as Las Vegas airport. From reading around I understand we are best to book using a UK site to ensure all insurance is included. Not sure if we would be best off getting a quote direct from a few…
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Why is flight booking such a PITA nowadays?!
I've read around the forum and I'm still really mystified. I've not booked flight only trips for some years now, but am trying to book a trip to see family in the States over the Easter break. I know I'm going to pay a premium for travelling in school holidays. I get it. But what I don't get is why all the comparison sites…
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Car hire 3rd party cover
Hi, I am hiring a car for 5 days in portugal next week. I have bought excess insurance cover from another company rather than pay the £150 charged by alamo, but I can't figure out what happens to 3rd party if I was to crash into someone else? The excess insurance says it covers the excess which would be taken in the event…
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Qatar Airways or Swiss air
Ok all you lovely people I am looking at flights for November to Hong Kong and returning a couple of weeks later returning from Singapore I need to have business class there is very little difference in price but looking at the reviews Qatar dont seem to be great if there is an issue has anyone used either of these…
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How do you sue Ryanair?
After having sold me a ticket, Ryanair then prevented me from printing a boarding pass (ie, prevented me from flying) until I paid the "outstanding" amount of a previous fare. The only problem is, this amount had been refunded to me by MasterCard, so strictly speaking, they should have taken the matter up with MasterCard.…
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anyone successfully rented a car in Palermo?
We are planning to hire a car for a week in May , from Palermo city or the airport. All i can find is horror stories of various companies ripping customers off. Has anyone recently had a car hire in Palermo which you can recommend?thanks
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South America Travel
Hi All, So we're off travelling South America (Chile, Bolivia and Peru), doing a few tours and doing a few of our own things. I'm not sure what's the best way to carry money, we'll need cash and card. Are we better exchanging here in UK or over there? Are we best carrying some US dollars too? Any info would be appreciated!
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Iberia flights cannot manage booking online
I wonder if anyone could help please. We have booked with Iberia flights (british airways on tickets) from London City to Ibiza leaving this friday When I booked I thought we'd save money by just taking hand luggage but now realise we need to take a suitcase! Have tried managing booking online but there's no way to add…
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Any experience with New York Limo
I have a plan to travel to New York next summer. I read online that it is better to have a car service booked for me in advance. Any suggestion please ?? I searched online and i found this local car service JetBlack Transportation Jetblacktransportation.com
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Ordering small denomination dollars
Hi. I’m wanting to exchange some sterling to dollars from either supermarket/post office but how do I get some of it in small denomination notes?
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Connecting flights in America
Me and five others are due to fly out soon to Orlando for a week holiday. We are having to go from Manchester to Orlando via Philadelphia with American Airlines. As anyone taken a similar type of flight ( doesn't have to be flights to Philly or Orlando)? Do you have to collect your luggage from the first plane? Or do they…
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Ryanair Value and Regular fare
Further to MSE’s recent post about this I checked the ticket prices having already booked Regular seats to Berlin, in order to choose a seat and take on two bags as a priority customer. After reading the article I looked into booking as a Value fare and adding the seat and luggage as extras and discovered it was £17…
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Spanish car rental and breakdown cover
I go to Spain frequently and always hire from Firefly via Last Minute without any problems. I have my own policy which covers their extra excess insurance, however this last time I rented I had to pay an extra 60+ euros for breakdown cover. When I questioned this I was told it was a newly introduced company policy. My own…
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On the beach charges
Hi, I booked a holiday with on the beach, does anyone know how to book my priorty boarding direct with Ryanair and not get overcharged by ONB
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TAP Air Portugal - refund issues
Hello! Advice please Mr Lewis!. I'm a 2nd year uni student, and back in November 2019, I booked flights with TAP Air Portugal for a University field trip for 29 March - 6 April 2020. Due to a misunderstanding, the University also booked me tickets for this very same flight, therefore I applied for a refund and cancelled my…
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Jet2.com date alteration
Can you defer a flight from this 23rd of month till mid September and how much would it cost to defer a flight for this length of time
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Green motion FRAUD
I've been conned by Green Motion at Manchester airport This car hire company has been highlighted before but continues their sharp practices. With respect to MSE, I think we need a concerted effort to make a " conned by Green motion" blog /webpage / petition to get at this company. I do not have the skills to do this but…
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Delayed flight compensation post EU membership
Do delayed flight compensation rules still apply now that the UK has left the EU ?
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£90 spelling mistake correction
Can anyone advise what I can say to get around not paying £90 administration fees just to change two letters around on a surname on a flight booking. The company will not budge on this no matter How much I plead to waiver or reduce. Is it me or is this quote a little much ? Booked via Fly Sharp which was found on…
