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booking a holiday with thomas cook using a pre pay mastercard
Hi I am going to book a holiday at the end of the month with thomas cook, I was wondering if I paid for some of the holiday on a pre pay mastercard would I be protected if anything was to happen to the travel agent? (S75 I think its called) Tia
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What's best - Book holiday to Lanzarote via travel agent or do it myself?
Hi There I have about £1,600 to book a 7 night holiday for me, my wife and 2 year old son to Lanzarote flying out on the 2nd or 3rd of March this year. The hotel I have in mind is called Zocos. I've looked at the usual travel agents online (Thomsons, Thomas Cook , The Co-op etc) and they all seem to come out either bang on…
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Travel Insurance for stay & cruise
Hi I am trying to find travel insurance for my daughter for a stay & cruise but not having much luck. Im hoping someone would be kind enough to help. It is for 1 adult & 1 13 yr old. Going from Dublin to New york for 4 nights and then on a 7 night cruise to Bahamas. Would be really grateful for any help or tips. Thanks :)
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Paying for a hotel deposit in Euro
Hope someone can give me some advice. I need to send a deposit for a hotel in Greece of 200 euro. I bank with HSBC and they have told me that the cheapest way I can do it via them is through on line banking at a cost of £17. Does anyone know a cheaper way of doing this or is that a standard cost? I might be able to get…
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Eurotunnel day trips £23 return for 9 people, 3 dates in Feb
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/eurotunnel-day-trip-france-with-car-up-9-passengers-23-1441597
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Eurotunnel tesco clubcard £10 gets £40 in exchange, day trips, limited offer
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/tesco-clubcard-exchange-10-get-40-eurotunnel-tokens-1453970
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Disneyland Dream
My two children aged 9 and 11 were due to go to Disney Florida last year with their dad (my ex) and all his family so in total about 7 adults and 8 kids. Obviously they were very excited. 8 weeks before departure my ex announced that despite the holiday still going ahead, he and our two kids would no longer be going as he…
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BA first class seat choice
Myself and the good lady a flying first for the first time later in the year, we are currently allocated seats 4E and F. Having looked on youtube these seats seem a little open and perhaps have less personal space than others. We could move to seats 3A and K, rows 1 and 2 gone, they seem more like being in your own "pod"…
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Bogus cancellation reason?
Hi, I booked some flights to Nice on Norwegian air via lastminute.com but today have recieved an email stating that my reservation will be cancelled due to: As stated in ourTerms and Conditions under section 7 of B. Flights: ‘….there are tiny number of airlines which participate in the GDS/CRS, but donot participate in the…
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50 Overseas Travel Tips - official forum discussion
Hi all, This thread's specifically for discussing the 50 Overseas Travel Tips checklist. Which have worked best for you, and do you have any extra travel tips 'n' tricks of your own that could help others save cash? If so, just click 'reply' to post, Thanks, MSE Rose
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Multi stop holiday. California - Caribbean
Looking to go on holiday this September. OH wants to go to California, Ive always wanted to visit a Caribbean island Could we combine both? Fly to California for a week then fly down to Barbados (or other island) for the 2nd week Is it doable?
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Overseas attraction tickets?
Can anyone advise on any good companies that sell tickets for oversees attractions, please? We are looking to book the twin ticket for Siam Park/Loro park and want to get a good deal, but obviously one which wont end up costing us more if things arent above board. Thanks in advance
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(Free) volunteering glamping holidays with JollyDays
I just had an email from JollyDays - luxury camping company: Volunteering holiday... how does that work? Stay in a cosy tent with wood burner, bed and the rest of Jollydays luxury, in exchange for 20 hours work, spaced out over your stay (mainly Fri-Mon) in a magical woodland; it's as simple as that! You can stay in a Bell…
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Similar Prices for Virgin
I'm hoping to treat the family to a New York holiday in April and have been looking at sky scanner to find the best deals for flight with virgin airways. I noticed that every single company have the same price. No variation at all. Usually when I do a search, you get different prices. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Cheap Flights Notification
I'll be going on holidays for a couple of days in March and as always found ryanair prices to be the cheapest; however having not booked in a long time, I've noticed how much prices have increased (not surprised but sad) Anyway, I was wondering if anyone is aware of some sort of website that notifies a person of cheapest…
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Automatic Travel insurance renewal
Hi all, Today I noticed an amount taken from my bank account which I wasn't aware of. It was listed under INSUREANDGO. I checked my emails and couldn't find any mention of the company - after a lot of digging I noticed my last annual travel insurance policy was taken out a year ago. but with a company called Cheaper travel…
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Does the flight checker pass details on to airlines?
A week a go I priced up a return flight, the price was 168, the next day it was 175, the day after that it was 211, this morning I checked the same flight on my girlfriends computer, it was 160. I go back on my computer and it's 220! Feels as if someone is monitoring what flight I'm interested in and lumping more on each…
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Skyscanner
Does anyone else find that if you check prices with Skyscanner they always increase by a few hundred pounds by the time you go through to the relevant website. I have tried loads of times and each time I do a search it comes up with the same prices but everytime I go through to the websites they are either not available -…
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Burma - how to take money?
Off to Burma in 3 weeks and seriously disorganised due to a bereavement - holiday booked and visa sorted but that's it. Has anyone got advice the best way to take money as I've read that credit cards and travellers cheques aren't going to happen. I had a quick look on the tripadvisor forum but found it a bit like looking…
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Thomson v FairFX = Laughable.
Called into Thomson today to pick up a bit of ready cash for Egypt, for a taxi etc from airport. Right now the EGP (LE) is at a high against the GBP of around 10.59, which for those unaware of how it works, means that for every £1 you get £10.59 Egyptian. I haven't bought currency in years in the UK and so was shocked that…
