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Cost of getting home if ill on holiday with no travel insurance
My mother-in-law is going on holiday soon and does not want to declare all her pre-existing medical conditions to her travel insurance company as it would cost her about another £50 on her premium. I have told her that she is being foolish as it would cost her a lot more to fly her home if she fell ill on holiday and the…
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Deposits on holidays.
Hello all, I'm aware Thomson, Direct holidays and Thomas Cook allow you to book with a deposit, but I was wondering if any-one else is aware of other websites? I would be very grateful, I'd love to book a holiday for my mum, as a suprise and I can't afford to pay it off in one go. Many thanks in advance :D
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Exchanging £6000 to Euros?? Best way??
Hi, Does anyone know the best way to exchange around £6000 to Euros? I notice a lot of the foreign exchange retailers have an upper limit and won't change that amount. We are looking for the best cash rate to pay for our wedding which is abroad and we need to take the cash with us. Many thanks.
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Brest Accommodation
Any suggestions where to stay in Brest (France) B&B,small hotels,etc.
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Car HIRE
Returning cars with an empty tank if you are only staying for a few days,some companies operate this policy in Spain,does any-one have details if companies that require full tank return?
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Spain - Cheap Summer Holiday Flights
Unfortunately with Ryanair, but price seems fantastic. Flying Stansted to Girona. Plenty of seats left at £9.99 (o/w) plus tax, throughout the summer; comes to just under £60 (return) if taxes etc are included. Seats seem to be selling fast (most days still had availability when I looked at the weekend, now prices for many…
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Who makes money when airlines cut prices?
Last week I booked two separate flights online (not a package) to Canada with a specialist agency. We fly out in September and I paid £100 deposit each for 2 of us. Not due to pay in full until June. Yesterday the website concerned showed a price cut of 50% in the inbound flight. This is so large that I could cancel my…
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Copthorne Effingham Park, Gatwick Airport plus 8 days parking £69!
I thought I would share this with you Stay 1 night at the Copthorne Effingham Park Hotel with 8 days of parking for only £69! The hotel is quite a good one with spa facilities and a cheap transfer to the airport. I booked the hotel via bookfhr.com. It is listed as £100 however, it is also the £79 secret hotel (confirmed by…
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American Airlines to charge $25 for 2nd bag
All, As an FYI, AA has announced that as from the 12th May all economy passengers will be charged $25 for a second checked-in bag. Meaning that you can only check-in one bag for "free". It's not clear yet if it will also affect international travelling in the future. AA said that the move will help offset the raising fuel…
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Summer flights 09
Since we have given up trying to get away for Easter 09 as the flight prices are increasing daily we have decided to book for Aug 09 self catering direct with the hotel owner direct in Turkey so can anyone tell me when the budget airlines release their flight for Aug 09? Many thanks in advance
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NorthWest Airlines - LHR/Vegas/San Fran/LGW questions
Morning everyone. I've just booked some flights with NorthWest Airlines since KLM/NWA have a 6 day sale currently going on and so managed to get the flights at a price that was about £200 cheaper than anything else I have seen in the previous couple of months (£440 per ticket). Flights are for part of a Honeymoon. Depart -…
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Luton Airport to Northampton
Hi everyone, I hope someone can offer some advice. I have a job interview in Northampton on a Thursday morning at 11 am. I am considering flying in to Luton Airport on a late flight, staying the night there and heading up the next morning. Can anyone advise: a) Is this a sensible idea / the best airport to use? b) Is there…
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Pooling luggage on flybe
Hi there I have booked flights with flybe and have prepaid baggae for me and my wife Does anyone know if we can pool the luggage so we have 1 suitcase? Just would make things easier Cheers D
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Hertz extra charges be warned!
I just thought I would warn everyone following a recent bad experience with Hertz hitting me we extra charges after a recent trip to Belfast. In Summary: Initial Hire Charge booked on the Net = £170.69 (a good deal) Additional Charges = £147.84 Total Cost £318.53 (not such a good deal after all!) When collecting the car we…
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Hertz extra charges be warned!
I just thought I would warn everyone following a recent bad experience with Hertz hitting me we extra charges after a recent trip to Belfast. In Summary: Initial Hire Charge booked on the Net = £170.69 (a good deal) Additional Charges = £147.84 Total Cost £318.53 (not such a good deal after all!) When collecting the car we…
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Luton Airport Parkway
We are travelling from Luton Airport during May for a 2 week holiday and were thinking of using the car park at Luton Parkway Railway Station. Has anybody had any experience of using this car park? It seems very reasonable at £21.50 a week. I see that the (free??) shuttle bus to / from the airport finishes at midnight but…
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Upgrading to Virgin PE on check-in at LAX
A quick question for you and sorry if this has been covered before, I did a forum search but couldn't find the answer. OH is due to fly home with Virgin from LA in a couple of weeks. Does anyone know if there is a standard charge if he wishes to upgrade to PE when he checks in and if so, how much is it? I have read on the…
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Beat my quote to the Red Sea
Hello I've been quoted the following for a family holiday to the Red Sea in Egypt: 2 Adults 2 Children (Aged 9 and 5) Travel to Hilton Nuweiba Coral Resort in Hurghada All Inclusive board basis Travel on 04 August Dep London Gatwick 10:45 arrive Hurghada 17:45 Return on 18 August Dep Hurghada 19:00 arrive London Gatwick…
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Flight to Copenhagen
Hi Wonder if somebody could help please. The other day somebody stated that there was a new airline that flew to Copenhagen as well as other places and was quite reasonable. I have looked and looked for the thread and cannot find it. Could somebody please let me know the name of the Airline. Many thanks
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Manchester 'meet and greet' airport parking
Hello, I would like to get a 'meet and greet' airport parking service for Manchester. (I know this isn't the cheapest option, but it's very convenient when travelling with young children.) Dates are 24th-31st May... and Skyparksecure offer the service £43.75 (inc discount of £2.25 using code 'ead' which I got emailed).…
