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Jet2 Admin Fee Ouch
Went to print off boarding passes & realised had made a mistake on daughters surname. Phoned up & got hit with a £70 fee there & back plus £5 fee because flight prices had changed. Yes gone down not up. Is there a contact number I can use to try & get money back? Took them less than a minute to do. What was worst was…
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Bodrum Holiday Resort vs Club Sun City
Hello all. We are close to deciding our holiday destination...nearly ;-) We have two places short listed in Turkey....Bodrum holiday resort ..and Club sun city. We dont know anything about either location other than a few videos on you tube and reading a few things here and there. My first thoughts were that Olu Deniz…
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MSE Blog: Going away? Watch for secret hotel surprises
Hi all, this is a thread to discuss the MSE blog: Going away? Watch for secret hotel surprises "As a general rule, I don’t spend money on anything without a bit of research..." Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro…
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36 hours in New York
We are travelling to Chicago next week for a friends wedding. My husband called me last night to say he has booked us a short break in New York for my birthday whilst we are out there. Flying from Chicago to New York on Monday morning and returning Tuesday afternoon. What are the 'must see's' that we should try to fit in?…
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French Travel (RAIL) strike
Anyone hoping to avoid the skies above France and turn to the country's rail network instead, however, might find matters equally complicated later in the week. A number of unions serving the national SNCF company have announced a strike by their workers, beginning at 7pm French time on Wednesday, and ending at 8am French…
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Paris in 4 hours. What would you do?
Myself, Mrs o4u and o4u Jr (age 15) have a 4 hour window of opportunity to do Paris on a Sunday morning (after waking up close to Stade de France)! Followed by a trip to CDG airport to get us home. We'll have two hand luggage bags and a handbag to lug around with us. Not too worried about budget (as there's unlikely to be…
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Honeymoon ruined, am i entitled to refund from a travel agency???
Hi We are a young Bolivian/Hungaryan couple looking for some advice on what to do now on, as our honeymoon had to be cancelled due to a refused transit visa through America. Well, mi name is Nelson, and after getting married a promise my wife to take her to where a was born(Bolivia), and a couple of month around South…
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Slane Castle weekend stay. Help!
My bf and I are going to see Eminem at Slane Castle in August. Thing is, we have decided to ditch the kids and make a weekend of it given we have never had any time away just the two of us. As the concert is on a Saturday we were hoping to leave on the Friday but have absolutely no idea how we are going to work it between…
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AI holiday paid but now single supplement due
My SIL booked an all inclusive holiday to Cuba with her partner at a cost of over £2k. They split up and the partner has phoned Virgin Holidays to say he is not going. Which is fine. SIL still wants to go but they have told her she has to pay almost £500 extra. Is this allowable? The room, food and flights have already…
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Passport Renewal
I apologise if this information is posted elsewhere. The issue is straightforward: My passport expired a couple of years ago, will need one this fall. I gather the application for renewal will cost £72.50 (why I need to pay this on top of tax is another question) and a photograph will edge it up to £80. Is this right or…
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Greece islands, kefolina, cost of food etc.
Looking at going to the above for our family holiday. Heard great reports about kefolina, but just wondering about the food / drink costs while your out there. Last I heard was there were some good bargains to book, but the food drink costs were high?? If people could share their experiences that have been there very…
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Hotel and Park for Gatwick (North)
I am planning a trip to Europe in July and I am looking at driving driving down the night before and parking my car at the hotel/airport for the duration of the holiday. I've had a look at holiday extras for various deals which are pretty good but I have read some mixed reviews about the hotels as well. I'll be flying out…
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weekend somewhere warm?
has anyone been or about to go somewhere warm for the weekend? obviously we don't want to spend our entire weekend travelling, so, a country with a 2 hour flight is pointless if the transfer to holiday is another 22 hours and we have found a lot of them when we have searched. we are able to travel anytime after 8pm…
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Enormous difference in Tax on a reward flight - does anyone know why ?
I've currently got enough AAdvantage points for a 'free' return flight to anywhere in the US from the UK :j. All I have to pay is the Taxes :eek:. As AA are part of the OneWorld Alliance, I can use any of their members (if the flight is available) to make my trip and use my AAdvantage points. I've done a dummy booking for…
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How to get money back from cancelling Holiday - when you NOT are the lead name
to cut a long story short My daughter booked (in April) and paid in full for a holiday in September, with her boyfriend. the boyfriend is the lead name. you guessed - they split up 2 weeks ago, she therefore wants her money back (or at least some of it). I understand that as she isnt the lead name, then nothing can be…
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Re: Taking son outside UK but name not on birth certificate?
hope someone can help. We are planning to take our son to Latvia to be looked after by her gran for 5 weeks. Unfortunately my wife cannot go as she is nearing her due date. Which leaves me to do it. The things is my name is not present in the birth certificate of my son. Can my wife provide me a letter permitting me to…
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Do airport Xrays damage camera film?
My son is off to Spain on a School trip next week. As a family we have never flown abroad so not sure about the intricacies of Airport check-in. They have been advised not to take digital cameras as they may get lost, damaged or stolen, but have been told to get the disposable film cameras instead. Not sure about xrays on…
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Forgot to add Baggage to my Holiday
I really dont know what to do i fly Friday and it was booked through Lowcostholidays.com flying with Monarch just realised theres no baggage added to the holiday both there call centres are closed untill tommorow what can i do please help !!
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sending pesos from Argentina to UK
I know this is probably not the right forum but I can't work out which one is. I need to transfer pesos to the UK on a fairly regular basis. Has anyone else experience of doing this?
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Holiday destination advice needed
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me some names of a holiday destinations where I could combine beach holiday with sightseeing. Such as Greek resort from where it is not too far to get to Athens Or Italian resort not too far from Rome Or Turkish resort not too far from Istanbul. Or anywhere else Thanks a lot
