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Weekend cancelled due to weather.Refund?
We were due to go away to a cottage this weekend but we were told by the owners not to come as the roads were impassable (due to the snow) and their electricity was off. We were offered to roll the money we had paid (in full)towards a weekend later in the year but we politely asked if we could have a refund. They declined…
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Urgent currency question - AUD or reuters???
Hi, I am booking my internal flights within Australia on Jetstar and this is the option at the booking page: Choose currency to pay £ 206.92 GBPExchange rate 0.4735 Pay in my own currency - GBPThis transaction is based on Reuters Wholesale Interbank exchange rate and includes all fees and charges. Cardholder choice is…
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Accommodation near M.E.N Arena?
As the title says, really :) Be grateful for any suggestions of (not very expensive) accommodation near the M.E.N Arena in Manchester.
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Where to go? Day trip to France (Calais)
I am off to Calais on Wednesday for husband's birthday on the ferry (with car) just for the day. Can anybody suggest any places that are worth visiting? Any nice towns? maybe Belgium? Thanks for any ideas/suggestions :j
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Travel insurance question - leaving tomorrow
Hi Just checked my policy and realised it only covers Europe. I'm off tomorrow for about 6 weeks to Australia, New Zealand and Asia (Vietnam, Singapore etc). I'm at an internet cafe now looking to purchase a policy in the next few minutes. Had a look on Moneysupermarket yet it doesn't seem as if any annual policies would…
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holiday to australia
hi folks i am looking at going to australia in sept for 2 weeks i am looking at going to the North East ( Queensland) area. so far i have got flights for 3500gbp with no accomodation. Anything anyone can help me with is appreciated.
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Ideas for holidays with a young baby
We are looking to go on holiday in September or October with a 9mth old baby. Looking for holiday ideas that are more than just the usual bucket spade trip to Spain. I've always been an independent traveller in the past and we want to try something at least a little bit more adventurous than the norm. Budget is flexible,…
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Is this a scam?
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, so feel free to move it! I'm a great believer in if it seems too good to be true then it probably is... just want someone elses opinion. I get a call this evening from this marketing guy (didn't catch the company name and the number was witheld) asking for me by name.…
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Wedding in Manila
Hello! I hope that you all will be able to offer us some advise / recommendations. My BiL is getting married in Manilla, Philipines on 23-24October this year. We would like to attend. However, it is a long way to go just for a wedding, so thought that we would also visit somewhere else along the way. We think that we will…
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travel card help ?
Hi Ok i've been looking around but cant actually find anything that i want basically i'm going traveling in april in and around europe so i want to spread my money over a few cards but i want the best deal i can get. What i'm after i would like to load my money onto a card and then be able to use local currency ie go to a…
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Are pragueexperience.com any good?
I'm thinking of booking a hotel, airport transfers etc through pragueexperience.com. Was wondering if anyone here has used them and what they think of them? Thanks :-)
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Ferries to France
We are travelling to Portugal via a ferry at the end of February, returning at the end of April. It will be a long and difficult journey as we live in the north of England, so we have a day's journey just to get to the south coast of England alone! Obviously, we want to do it as cheaply as possible and not particularly…
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Help With Booking Universal Studios/San Diego Sea World/Six Flags Theme Park
Hi All, We want to go to the above when we are in California in May, and wandered if there is any good websites for getting cheap tickets for all 3 at the same time or at least 2 (are they owned by same companies etc) any hints and tips or best to wait until we get there on the day! :) Rich
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National/Alamo Car Hire Geneva
The broker Auto Europe reserved a car for me at Geneva Airport through National/Alamo. On completion of my trip and return to the UK I received an invoice for a Service (?) Charge, Winterisation kit (even though snow chains and winter tyres are mandatory in Switzerland during the winter) and the cost of the shuttle from…
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Haven won't refund me
Booked a holiday at a Haven holiday park on 29th Jan (online through the Haven website). Unusual for my partner not to read reviews before booking but she booked and after booking and paying for holiday in full she then started to look for reviews. About 98% of the reviews are negative and shocking to say the least. I've…
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Can you help with Flight to Orlando?
We are trying to book a flight or flydrive to Orlando for 2 weeks leaving anytime between 15th and 20th August for 2 weeks. We want a direct flight, but the best I can get at the moment for flight only is around £2,200 with virgin. I have also checked mytravel and monarch and they are doing flydrives for around £2700 to…
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easyjet promotional codes anyone?
i was just wondering if anyone would have any promotional codes for easyJet because im hoping to travel soon and the cheaper the better as i say. Before you ask, yes i am fully aware that in this time of heightened economic turmoil the chances of this will be VERY slim but, no harm in trying eh? thanks in advance.
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Holiday Inn Bargain Req'd
Looking to stop 1 or 2 nights in ellesmere port Check in either Fri 6th March or Sat 7th Mar Stopping 1 or 2 nights Ideally like 2 double beds complete with breakfast Party will be 1 adult & 1 child (3yrs) but may be 2 adults & 1 child
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Cheap alternative to Hotel in UK
looking to stay in brighton for one night at the weekend but dont wanna pay £80 for a room, all we are looking for is somewhere to sleep, dont mind sharing a bathroom or if the room only has a bed, just looking for the cheapest possible option!
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Cheapest parking in London?
I posted about this last week, but still haven't found a cheap way to park near Hammersmith - W6 8DR. We are going down by car (train not an option) this Friday and will leave on Sunday. Our hotel charges £1 per hour and otrher local parks seem to be between £20 and £22 - which I still think is a rip off or maybe I am…
