Overseas holidays & travel planning

Discussion List

• Travel to Dubai

  What is the best method of taking money to Dubai or which travel card offers the best value

• Pitsea Tescos best dollar rate i've found so far

  I know this a tad geographically specific but I thought I would share the info anyway. I noticed that Pitsea Tescos, just off the A13, has now got a travelex booth, which is offering better rates than their website, however this comes at a premium as they charge an admin fee, if memory serves 1.5% or something like that,…

• Van der Valk Hotels Holland

  Anyone stayed at one of their hotels, and can give some comments?

• Firstchoice mother company??

  Help! Saw a thread on here the other day about a company who owns/is owned by First choice and their prices are a bit cheaper than booking through Firstchoice for the exact same holiday. Now i cant find it anywhere! What is it called??? Thanks Shockmeshockme

• Help with Berlin accomodation

  Looking at finding either a decent hotel 3 stars or more or a 2 bedroomed apartment in a central location in Berlin. Dates are 19th-23rd April and its for 4 adults (2 adults per room/one double and 1 twin) Budget is about £700 ish What area would you say is the best to stay in? Any help would be great as my knowledge of…

• Best prices, discounts for flights Glasgow to Vancouver and Calgary to Glasgow

  Hi all, Time is slipping away and I need to book some flights from Glasgow to Vancouver and back from Calgary to Glasgow as soon as possible. My daughter graduates from University of British Columbia on May 22 so I must be there by that date. Coming back probably early July or late June if July too expensive. Anyone with…

• Passport advice

  hi all, i'm in need of a little advice. i'm travelling to Spain later this year with the family and my little boys passport (aged 5) expires 91 days after we return to the UK. i have heard mixed advice advising me he needs 6 months clear on his passport whereas other people have told me he only needs 90 days clear on his…

• Help with Eurostar Break to Bruges

  I'm planning a eurostar break for myself and my husband at the end of March. Booking separately seems quite pricey, but have found a deal on shortbreakmarket.co.uk. I've not heard of them, but wondered whether I should be cautious about booking - would it be better to book with credit card to protect myself in case it…

• Expedia Junk Mail

  Just received some junk mail in the post today from Expedia addressed to a "Mr Vitaliy Dolynskyy" at my address. Is this name part of their campaign marketing or has someone been adding my address with this weird fake name to Expedia's mailing list? I've never bought a holiday through Expedia before so don't know how they…

• Cancel & re-book same holiday...?

  Last year I booked an all-inclusive holiday for some £2000, & paid a deposit of £100. The same holiday is now available for £1300 & I'm giving very serious thought to cancelling (& losing my deposit) & re-booking, but is there anything else I'd need to take into consideration? Thanks in advance for your advice.

• Anyone know of a Cheap hotel for sat night

  Hi Does anyone know of a cheap hotel I can book for Friday or Sat night, as I want to take my b/f away for the night, as a surprise but money is a bit tight. Am looking to spend about 30-40. Any discount codes or hotels anyone can recommend in London/Surrey area. Thanks :j x

• Websites for cheap flights. Help needed Please

  We are planning a trip to Melboune early next year and I just looked at costs of flights with Quantas as I flew with them last time. But I was shocked to find the prices nearly 50% more than I paid last year. I wanted to know what people's experiences are with websites offereing cheaper prices. I don't want to pay for a…

• Easter In Devon/cornwall????

  Help, I've got the Easter weekend off and am looking at ideas for taking the family (1 x hard working wife and 2 x kids under 4) away for a nice break. A caravan park down near Cornwall/Devon seems like what I'm after. Heated indoor pool a must! Can anyone recommend anywhere nice or even a suitable alternative? I'm…

• DFDS ferries discounts?

  Hi, Myself and some friends are planning a trip to Amsterdam in the week of April 7th for 3/4 nights. It looks as though the cheapest way of us getting there would be using a dfds ferry from Newcastle (we're from Middlesbrough). Just wondered if anybody knew of any sort of discounts available for these ferrys at all? have…

• Spain in April ?

  I am going to Spain next month and our flat will be just outside the Torrevieja area (Costa blanca)..now I have been to area at difffernt times of the year but never in April so I don't know how I should pack, if the water is nice enough to swim in yet?....etc. So anyone been to this area before in April :confused: TIA ;)

• Who says we're over the hill? Travel behaviour of over-50s in Britain

  Hi, I'm a marketing student researching into the travel behaviour of people over 50 years of age. It's a great topic and I would love to hear the views of anyone who fits into this category. Please follow the link below to fill in a short and simple questionnaire. Your responses mean a lot to me and will help me to prepare…

• Warning--Competition Win £3750

  Not sure where to put this post so feel free to move. Beware of recorded delivery letters stating you have won an online competition for a prize to the value of £3750--freephone no given. I googled it & it would appear to be some con where the prize is a timeshare as long as you own your own home & pay utility bill of…

• Lots of questions re holidaying in Goa

  Can anyone help me please? I am getting married in September :D but really want to go to Goa for our honeymoon and I know that it's the monsoon season is then. So I was considering postponing the honeymoon until mid October when the monsoon would have finished? The monsoon would have definatley finished by then,…

• Aegean Flights

  For anyone who is interested Aegean winter season flights to Turkey go on sale from 2pm today.They usually have some cracking prices. http://www.aegeanflights.com/

• Ryanair baggage and checkin confusion

  My partner booked return flights from From Liverpool (LPL) to Barcelona (Girona) for 2 adults and one child for the easter hols. Im unsure whats the deal with the baggage and check in. Ive tried ringing Ryanair :mad: . So have we paid to checkin at the airport and could we possibly have saved the £18 by checking in online?…