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Help with lads Amsterdam weekend!
Hi all, My OH and 4-5 friends are all going to Amsterdam for a 40th birthday weekend on 17th Apr to 19th Apr. One of the lads has got a price for rail & ferry of £60 each (return, from Norwich to Amsterdam) and says the hotel will be around £40 per night. Is this a good deal do you think? We are having a very tight few…
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Villas in Goa
Does anyone know any good websites or ways to book villas in Goa? We are looking for a big villa, or a number of apartments in a complex, for 8-12 people in Dec/Jan. Also, any tips on areas of goa we should look in? We want something near the beach, but also near nightlife for the younger ones, and near restaurants etc.…
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Easyjet sale ????
Hi! I would be grateful if anyone could tell me if they know if easy jet will be having a sale before 01.05.09? I am looking to fly from Inverness to Gatwick on 01.05.09 and back on 17.05.09. Thanks, Simone :D
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Urgent! £225 rtn all in to New York
What's the deal? Virgin is offering flights to New York for £225 return including taxes and charges. Flights depart either 26 Feb - 02 Apr 09 or 10 Apr - 31 May 09. For direct flights in spring, early summer, this is a great price. Other airlines also seem to be biting back so if you can't nab a Virgin flight, others are…
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African holiday up for grabs
7 day holiday for 2 at a 5* resort in the Gambia, West Africa, up for grabs at www.bookarmy.com to celebrate our launch! Until 9th March 2009, every new member registering to join this new book-loving web community will have a chance to win this great holiday! Click here - www.bookarmy.com - and register to enter.
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Parkdean/Sun Holiday with 1 year Old should we upgrade??
We have finally got our sun holiday through and am very pleased we have been given Cherry Trees Norfolk - we are two couples and a 1 and 4 year old going 17th April just wondering if we should upgrade - My main concernes are 1. Space 2. Kids sleeping in lounge (parents want to stay up!!) 3. Heating - its been years since i…
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Booking online? Check your price hasn't gone down - refund poss!!!
Hi all, Don't know if this is common knowledge but I booked a jolly with First Choice yesterday and a friend went to book today too, with exactly the same requirements as me and found that hers was nearly £100 cheaper than mine for an identical holiday. I called F.C. to enquire why and the girl was very helpful and said…
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majorca with 2 children - best place to stay?
this has almost certainly been covered before but I'd appreciate your help. I've booked flights to palma in april 2ad, 2ch (both aged 13). we've never been before. as with any hol.destination there can be good locations and bad. we're looking for somewhere reasonably quiet (no 5 a.m bars) but not too far out and not too…
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Hotels in Amsterdam
Hi Guys, Can anyone recommend a cheap hotel in Amsterdam that isn't too far away from the centre? It doesn't have to be anywhere too special as we're only staying for one night in June (we won free flights with Jet2) but does have to be clean and comfortable. Any recommendations would be gratefully appreciated. Cheers Mark
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Bournemouth - any ideas?
Hi! Have just booked a hotel in Bournemouth on Sunday night through the lastminute.com top secret hotel £10 sale on today. Can anyone recommend good things to do in the area? We've got the car, so can get out and about. If anyone has any restaurant/bar recommendations that would be fab too. Cheers!
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Weekend trips north west
Looking to visit somewhere on the weekend - currently living in liverpool. Can anyone recommend a good place to visit? Maybe north wales? Some sea would be a bonus, and not an overly expensive train fare from liverpool. Stuck for ideas as I don't know this area at all. Any help appreciated!
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Help re trip to Tenerife?
Hi all this is probably going to sound bonkers but we're going to Tenerife and were thinking about going on a day trip to Mount Teide but it says it's 7 thousand feet above sea level and my other half has asthma and I get vertigo so I wanted to ask if anyone here had been there and whether it was hard to breath or if they…
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Travel insurance help
Hi all, I'm a medical student going to Australia to study medicine for 8 weeks total (6 weeks studying and 2 weeks travelling around). I need to arrange travel insurance for this period. There are several companies offering specialist cover for medical electives however they only seem to give backpackers cover. This means…
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Flight Upgrades
Hi I think my boyf may be being extremely naive here, but do airlines these days, if you are extremely nice and ask politely ever consider you for a complimentary upgrade at check in? I'm not holding out any hope, but he seems to think if we mention we're on honeymoon, are dressed smartly etc there might be a chance? We're…
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Schengen multiple entry visa
Hi there, as you know, for Schengen they have a restriction on the country that we enter ( or mainly stay ). If I get a multiple entry Schengen visa, for example: from Germany embassy. My first flight must be going to Germany. If I return to UK from Germany and then start another trip in a month after that. Should this…
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£4.50 charge on Barclays *Debit* Card for currency
This doesn't seem right to me. I just bought £400 worth of dollars for an upcoming trip to the USA. I saw that Credit cards attract an extra charge (treated as a cash advance I guess), so used my Barclays Conenct VISA Debit card. The dollars were purchased online from Travelex so I can pick them up at the airport. I've…
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Holiday Ins For Pre-Existing
Sorry but I'm using this on a train (mobile phone) so searching is just taking far too long on this thing. Basically my dad has 2 pre-existing conditions and he's just been quoted £900 for holiday ins for a weeks holiday in Europe!!! Neither are life threatening and have been treated. Is there companies that specialise…
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Itinerary suggestions - SanFran>Chicago & Route 66 to California
Hello. My father and I are going to America for my niece's graduation in June. We are planning on doing a road trip and my Dad, who has been many times before, wants to do a long one as this is probably going to be the last opportunity. He has suggested san francisco to chicago (along I80?) and then back to California…
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Any regulars know if there are any hotel deals/europe coming up?
OH booked a cheap flight to Florence,but can't find a reasonable hotel.Don't want to pay more that £55-£70 a night,any ideas? Looking at central areas but not near the station.
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help: weekend away but for hen party
Hi i have been looknig into these spain weekend hen parties, but they all seem to expensive to arrange with a company. the companies are charging £70 for 2nights but wtihout flights - i didnt realise how much flights are. so i was wondering if it would be cheaper to either book and hotel n flight seperate for 20 people…
