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Car Hire Advice for US Road Trip
My DH and I are planning on doing a road trip in the US for 6 weeks this year. We have started looking into car hire as we were hoping to drive so much of it and fly to other destinations. We are probably going to fly into New York (easier due to departure airport) then either drive or get a train to Washington DC on to…
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annual travel insurance for US resident
Does anyone know decent travel insurance companies based in the US who can offer annual worldwide travel insurance? My brother has gone to the US for education for 4 years, so he is now a US resident and I want to buy appropriate cover for him. I am struggling to find any US companies offering annual worldwide insurance,…
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Alpharooms
Anyone else having problems getting through ,been trying most of the weekend and 30 mins today ,keep getting put on hold :(
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Duplicate Flight Booking due to error on Ryanair website
Im just wondering if anyone can offer me any advice on an issue I have with Ryanair / Terminala.co.uk I tried to book some flights with Ryanair via a website called terminala.co.uk but it came up with an error and asked me to retry. I decided to retry using the Ryanair.com website itself and again this came up with an…
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East Midlands to Hamburg
Hi, I'm looking for cheap flights to Hamburg from EMA in August. I've looked on most of the usual sites that offer cheap flights but have come up with nothing. Does anyone know if they just don't fly from EMA to Hamburg, or if I'll have to settle for a flight to Belin and organise transfers? Any help greatly appreciated.…
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Cheapest companies for Thailand and advice
Any views on which are the cheapest and reputable companies to book with for good deals? Also looking for tips on the best place as will be travelling with mum (who's nearly 60) so we want to feel safe out at night and be able to do our own tours during the day as we're not 24/7 beach people!
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Help with Hotel in Orlando
Going to Orlando Oct 10. Looking for Hotel that complimentary breakfast and also fridge in room. Can anyone advise. International Drive area. thx
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Ryanair re-routing after cancellation - can I claim for costs?
Hi all, I'm a first-time poster who has found lots of really useful info on these forums in the past - but I've got a query that I can't find addressed on any previous post. I was booked to fly home with Ryanair from Leipzig to Stansted on the Saturday after New Year's Day this January, but the flight was cancelled due to…
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B&B or hotel in Bath
Hi, My family and I want to go to Bath for a night or two over the Easter break. Two family members are disabled, therefore, we need to stay somewhere with a lift or in a place that has ground floor rooms. We would need a family room for four or a double and a twin room. Can anyone recommend anywhere that is nice and…
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paying for villa rental in Portugal
I have booked a villa rental in Portugal through Homeaway Rentals. The owner of the villa has sent me an email with instuctions for paying the deposit. He has suggected two alternatives, one, pay by credit card which has a 4% commission or pay by bank transfer which has a £20 per transaction cost. Are there any cheaper…
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Ticketmaster tickets abroad
I am trying to buy some tickets for a basketball game for my kids when they are in New York in April. I will not be with them. How do people get around the requirement to produce the credit card that the tickets were bought with when picking up the tickets at the venue? There seems no other way of receiving the tickets if…
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Can I haggle?
Just looking for a bit of moneysaving advice. We found a hotel in Majorca that we would like to book. The hotel states child prices are upto and including age 12 but Asda has the best price for the hotel, however, their cut off for child prices is age 11 (no matter which hotel or country). Is it worth trying to haggle for…
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I wanna go to Australia
but dunno where to start. 4 of us, looking to go in year or two- 2 adults, 2 kids, from newcastle via dubai. thats all we've decided really- dunno where to go, how much it'll cost, what to see so any suggestions please to help us decide? BTW, we cant surf!! grateful for any advice please folks?
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Sharm-el-Sheikh
Hi guys Thinking on taking my parents away in Sept for a holiday and have narrowed it down to 3 choices, Sharm, Domincan Republic or Cyprus. My mum isnt really bothered where we go as long as there is sun and sand, same for me and my other half... my dad on the other hand is used to their benidorm style holidays with…
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Advice on Honeymoon Hotel/Riad in Marrakech
Hi there, Having trawled the net / tripadvisor for the past week, I just wondered if anyone out there has spent their honeymoon in Marrakech in August? We're looking for something a bit special - would even consider 3 nights in the city and 4 nights near the mountains? We love nice places to stay and great food. Have seen…
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Do GHD straighteners work in Mexico?
Me and my wife are travelling to Cancun in 2 months and my wife is desperate to know if her GHD's will work over there? They didn't work in America or Dominican Republic but did work in Tunisia (although she said they didn't heat up as much) so we are unsure. Please can you guys help if you know :)
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Childs Car Seat - Baggage?
Does anyone know if a childs car seat is counted in the baggage limit on a International British Airways flight or is it considered 'free'? Thanks
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Free holiday prizes
We have been awarded a prize holiday through Gophar Travel. Anyone any experience of this company or benefitted from one of the free holiday prizes.
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Thailand decision
Phuket or Ko Samui? I appreciate both are chav riddled and tourist driven. But imagine you have 4 days and you can go to one or the other, Ko Samui being slightly more convenient, which would you choose and of course, why? Thanks *edit* or Koh Tao. Which is even more convenient.
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Name change - Urgent
Im due to go on holiday tomorrow morning, the guy im going with had just been taken into hospital hes going to be ok but has to stay in for a few nights, I have found a replacement for him but am I able to change the name in the morning at the airport? Im travelling with Thomas Cook and due to fly at 10am tomorrow morning.…
