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Holiday Thailand December 2010 / Jan 2011
Hi everyone, Myself and 2 friends are looking to get to Thailand, fly on around 28/29 December with a view to celebrating new year over there. I realise quite a few of the regular posters have been here and could hopefully offer me some great advice - its a completely new thing for us all as we have never really been out…
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Working abroad
Hi all In a few weeks I will be moving out to Singapore to work for 2 months, and also returning for one month's work in January. Can anyone advise what the most efficient way for me to make use of my money is likely to be? I will be paid my monthly salary as normal into my UK current account and my accomodation in…
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Cost of flights in August
Hi Can anyone tell me the average cost of a flight to Faro/Alicante in the august summer holidays. I am looking to book a villa but before I do I need to know how much I am likely to pay for a flight.
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Tunisia
Hi - we've booked to go to Tunisia next year and have a couple of questions (I've had a quick google but it comes back with conflicting information)! Do we need vaccinations? What electrical adaptors do I need? Thanks.
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virgin travel insurance anygood?
Hi i'm looking at buying annual travel insurance with winter sports cover and so far virgin travel insurance are comming up the best by the time you take into account excess fees;) has anyone got any experience with these as never used them before and i know some companies can be a real mare when it comes to a claim (god…
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Top Secret Hotel - Lake District
Can anyone help in identifying this hotel Lakeside retreat in the North Lakes! This hotel is an ideal choice for those who want to get away from it all. The hotel has a lovely setting overlooking one of the lakes and is the perfect place to relax and un-wind. If you're a walker you'll be spoilt for choice; routes taking in…
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Anyone been to the Mitsis Summer Palace Hotel, Kardamena in Greece?
Has anyone been to this hotel? Am looking for somewhere to go away for a week and this place has popped up on a search and it looks quite nice but I was just wondering if anyone has any first hand reports of it?
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Anyone been to The Delta Sharm Resort, Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt?
Has anyone been to this hotel? Am looking for somewhere to go away for a week and this place has popped up on a search and it looks quite nice but I was just wondering if anyone has any first hand reports of it?
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How do I exchange foreign coins?
I have a load of foreign coins which I probably won't ever get the chance to use and would like to exchange them for GBP. All the currency exchange companies only accept notes (as far as I'm aware) and any internet searching just suggests giving the money away. I found a site called 'cash4coins' but I don't think they are…
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Best last minute holiday search sites
Hi guys, Can you please add to my list of best last minute holidays search websites? And whether you have any experiences with them? We want to go away for Christmas period but as money is tight we are willing to take a risk and wait very last minute... Thank you The list: Lastminute.com Expedia.com Teletextholidays…
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Itinerary for Vancouver Island + WA & OR
Trying to plan an itinerary for next summer, travelling end July/beginning August for 3 weeks. This is what we've come up with so far Fly into Vancouver, 3 nights collect car , ferry to Victoria, 3 or 4 nights Tofino, 2 nights Campbell River, 1 night Port McNeill/Port Hardy, 2 nights Courtenay/Comox, 1 night Ferry from…
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Travel Insurance for NYC
Hi, I am going to New York in October for 9 nights and am trying to find a suitable insurance for myself and my 2 nieces (aged 18 and 13) My main concern is for the health/accident cover for us in case of hospitalisation. All the insurance covers I have looked at give less cover for the youngest, any recommendations please…
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help find me a holiday
Looking for an all inclusive holiday to Spain or the Canaries four or five star accomodation. Travelling preferably from Glasgow for 7 nights on 18th, 19th or 20th September 2010. All recomendations welcome. 2 people travelling with a budget of around 500 per person.
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Help me to find a holiday!
I have one week off, 2nd-9th October (can do 1st-8th or 3rd-10th) and need an All Inclusive break to anywhere. I'm finding it difficult to search for a holiday to 'anywhere'. I have found Turkey for around £250 and the Carribean for £500, all inclusive. My budget is £500pp for 2 people. I honestly don't care where I go, as…
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Can someone recommend a Gatwick Parkatyhouse.com Option?
I'm looking at organsing parking for my next holiday and have been looking at parkatmyhouse.com. However there are a stack of users on there and I am not sure which ones are recommended, anyone have personal experiance they can recommend? Thanks....
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Thomas cook Baggage allowance
Can anyone help me, I booked a Thomas cook flight and was told at the time I got 15kg free hold luggage allowance but if i wanted to upgrade to 20kg it would be £20 each, however the tickets arrived today and it says hold allowance 0kg. I have found the following on their website: Each passenger is allowed the following: *…
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Train seating help please
We are travelling from Birmingham International to Aberystwyth. Can anyone tell me where I can find a train seating plan as we have seats 51, 52 and 54 all A and I wondered if there was any chance we were all sat together! Thank you.
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Who is waiting for Lapland bargains?
Just wondered how many people are waiting for the reduced rate to Lapland. I am sat here already, finger stuck to my keyboard, lol. Bad news we can`t take our darlings out of school this year! GGrr:mad: I would cancel GCSE`s ( just kiding of course). The question is can I get a bargain over Easter holiday? Any body been…
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E-ticket nightmare! Advice?
We planned to fly to Australia at the end of September and my husband booked our tickets with an on-line travel agent at the beginning of August. We received the e-tickets on 9th Sept. It was only on Sunday, when he tried to access details of our booking on the emirates website that he realised that one of the names on the…
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MSE News: Sainsbury's £5 worldwide family travel insurance loophole
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "A new fee-charging credit card offers travel cover, yet you could ditch the plastic once you return from holiday ..." Read the full story: Sainsbury's £5 worldwide family travel insurance loophole
