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Sun 9.50 holidays - WARNING - double check before you book!
Hi All A few days ago I booked a Sun £9.50 holiday to stay with Park Resorts on Isle of Wight on 20/05/2013. I upgraded my accomodation and whilst doing this I checked on their site for all the details etc. I was amazed to see that my holiday could have been a cool £50 cheaper if I had simply booked with them direct! This…
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Ferry to Ireland
Hi, I can cross from either Liverpool or Holyhead to either Dublin or Dun Laoghaire, there'll be 2 of us in one car, we're heading over in August. With trains they release advance fares a certain period of time in advance. Do ferries do this too? I wanna know when will be the best time to book really and where the best…
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Cards skimmed from hotel room safe - Security Products
On a recent trip to Brazil and in a four star hotel, my cards were systematically skimmed from the hotel safe in my room, and put back as if they were never touched. Cash was left, as were other valuables. Does anyone know of a mini-strongbox, or a locking credit card box that I could use in future to prevent this…
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Holiday parks (static Cavan) in Spain/hot/beach areas??
Just generally looking for any recommendations for any holiday parks abroad in sunny places. Looking for beg of July. By holiday parks I mean static caravans to hire like haven type we have here. Surely there must be something similar abroad? Not too fussed where as long as its a hot sunny place for a summer holiday &…
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checked baggage insurance
Hi folks, Wonder if you can provide any info for me. I'm currently in NZ visiting family (have been since Oct). While here, I bought myself an Apple computer monitor which I've become quite fond of and would like to take back to the UK. I thought my travel insurance policy would cover any damage to the monitor during…
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France House Holiday
Hi We are looking at going to France at the beginning of July for two weeks, either flying and hiring a car or driving all the way (Dundee). We will be going with another family so it would be 4 adults and 5 kids. We have looked at camping but would prefer a cottage/house we could rent with the possibility of a swimming…
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Transport from Eurodisney Davy Crocket Ranch in to Paris?
Hi, We've booked a weekend at Eurodisney, but wanted to spend one day going in to Paris. I wouldn't want to drive in actual Paris, but wasn't sure what the best option would be - park and drive, or is there some other form of transport, ie bus etc? We're staying at the Davy Crocket Ranch. Would be grateful for any advice!…
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What happens in this travel scenario
Hey all, Am going to Vegas in May, heres how i did our booking: I booked a flight with KLM from Bristol to Amsterdam (6:15am flight, land at 08:30am).. I then booked a Flight+Hotel deal with Expedia from Amsterdam to Vegas, carrier being US Airways. Flight is at 10:50am, then does its connection in Philly.... I will have…
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Seeking Advice - Expedia didn't book my Flights
I booked flights with Expedia from Heathrow to Kilimanjaro for October 2012, unfortunately I had to re-schedule due to ill health. I called expedia and they were fantastic and re-booked for the flights for March 2013 at no extra cost with a different airline. I emailed them today as I could not find the email confirmation…
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Tenerife for 4 days next week
We are spending 4 days (3 nights) in Tenerife next week. We have one night booked in south near airport then two in north. So we thought one day in south, one in middle and two in north (or one and a half in north and lazy drive back to our late evening flight) We like little seaside places, nice eating (not too…
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getting to Guernsey
We would like to be on Guernsey for a few days during Spring Walking week 5-13 May. We live in Essex so the ferry not really an option - which would be the cheapest and best airline? Or is it cheaper to do a package? I have a feeling flights are more expensive than to Jersey - last year we did the walking week there and…
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Travel Insurance for a Hyphocondriac
I have previously never declared any medical conditions on travel insurance, however having recently turned 50 I now feel that I'm worrying about it probably too much ! Over the past 10 years I have gone to the doctor many times for various complaints, worries, aches and pains, and injuries. i've thought about this and I…
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First Adult Passport
My DS is 16 in 2 weeks time and we have just completed his form to be sent off tomorrow hopefully - just waiting on the counter sig tomorrow sometime. He had a child passport that ran out in 2008 and i have this to send off with the form. Does anyone know if he will have to have an interview? Bit worried as we are due to…
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Have you renewed your passport lately?
My OH passport is due for renewal soon, anyone renewed their own passport recently and can let me know how long it took, thanks
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Holiday destination outside EU
Hi All, Looking for ideas on the best places to have an holiday outside the EU. Looking for sun, beach and some historical or sight seeing places to visit. Duration a week to 10 days. Any ideas?
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'Budget' flights to Jamaica
I'm hoping to travel to Jamaica sometime between now and August on a flight with Thomas Cook or Thomson due to the cheaper fares with a group of friends. We usually go by BA or Virgin depending on which side of the island we plan to stay, but the fares are £800+. My question is how much space is on the aircrafts used for…
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Looking for advise on the cheapest way to book?
Hi, I have been abroad many times with the whole hotel package thing and this time i'm looking to do something a little different with my family. We are wanting to book a static home in South France for 7 nights and need advice on the cheapest way of doing it? I found the Thompson Alfresco site but suspect these might be…
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The *Pipe* Dream Holiday
Basically my girlfriend and I were planning a trip to America at some point, but instead just got a mortgage together. We're thinking if we save between £50-100 a week, we should be able to afford it after a couple of years. I know it goes against the whole point of this site, but we're still young at the moment and I…
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Damaged passport? Picture heavy
I got asked for ID the other day. The woman in the pub had just been on a course, and told me they wouldn't usually accept my passport because it looks worn and the security pages are faded - as if it had been in a washing machine (it hasn't) it was issued in 06 and it just looks like general wear and tear to me. I'll be…
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Thomson holidays
For those of you who are looking for a package holiday from end of May onwards, have you found that Thomson package holidays are ridiculously expensive this year? I have been looking for a 4* hotel in various places in Europe and they mostly appear to be in excess of £650.00 per week.
