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singles holidays - anyone been with a specialist company?
Hi I'm a 48 year old divorced female. I have two teenage children who I've holidayed alone with for the past 7 years but they'll be leaving for uni and won't want to come with me next year. All my friends are married with children. I'm not confident enough to holiday alone (I was supposed to be going with a partner but we…
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Travel insurance - any room for price negotiation?
We have annual travel policy with winter sports and diving upgrade that is due to expire on 23rd August. It cost £129 when we bought it last year. It is with Essential Travel and is the Superior level cover. My OH was asking about Grade 3 diving cover for deeper dives so I was looking at the cost difference and was…
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Tenerife- December 2013
Hey fellow money savers! In December, my partner and I are off to tenerife for seven days with our friend who owns a house over there. For a couple of nights we will be staying at his and the other nights, we'd like to stay at a hotel. Can any recommend a nice self catering hotel on the island with pool, air conditioning…
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New York but what other cities
Hi everyone I'm going to New York June 2014 and will be booking soon, I'm also wanting to take in 2 other cities ideally Chicago 3 nights, New York 5 nights and Washington 3 nights I'm not sure if Chicago and Washington are the ones to do or are there any other good reports of others nearby. I've done LA, Vegas and San…
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Travellers' diarrhoea revealed as Brits' biggest holiday fear
Just came across this found it rather amusing 54% of holiday-goers worry about getting diarrhoea. sometimes you can't avoid the water when every bar puts ice in your drinks! http://travel.aol.co.uk/2013/07/20/diarrhoea-british-holidaymakers-biggest-holiday-fear/
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Passport turn around time.
We sent our passports off yesterday to get renewed, they were years out of date, and mine needed a name change to my married name as well. I know it's hard to say the turn around time, as I know this is the peak time, but the travel agent said about 6 weeks, and the Post Office said about 2-3 weeks. My question is, and I'd…
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Disney tickets promotional Code
Hi Looking to buy from disney site offers the best deal Disney's 7 Day Premium Ticket Just wondered although clutching at straws if anyone had a promotional code thks laurie
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USA Customs Declaration Form query
On the USA Customs Declaration Form, question 12 asks Have you or any family members traveling with you been in close proximity of (such as touching or handling) livestock outside the United States? I'm also wondering about question 11d - have you visited a farm/ranch/pasture outside the United States? Has anyone had to…
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Credit card abroad
Going to Spain early monday, going to take my post office credit card as i have been told it is a good card to use abroad, should i let the post office know that i am going to Spain as the last thing i want is for my card to be blocked.
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any codes around for Birmingham airport car parking?
Hi all, We're flying out of Birmingham in August for 10 days, so I'm looking to book car parking for the duration. A quick google gives me APH parking there for around £56, with a bit of cashback. Does anyone have any codes for car parking at Birmingham airport, or any ideas on how to get the cost down a little more?…
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Advice please: tour operator no longer recommending my booked and paid for hotel
Hi I would really appreciate any advice anyone can offer. I am due to go on holiday to turkey in 10 days. This morning I had a call from the tour operator to say that due to complaints they were no longer recommending the hotel I have booked. 2 different members of staff (including a manager) told me although the hotel was…
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Satnav that would work in greece?
Hi, we are going to mainland Greece and hiring a car there, but to hire a satnav too is almost as much as buying a new one! Are there any available in the UK cheaply that would work in Greece? Or can we get one on our mobiles? Our satnav is a Garmin nuvi and don't think it would work in Greece.
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Online check in
Hi I'm going to Puerto Pollensa in 3 weeks time, holiday booked as a package with Jet2. It's probably a silly question.....I've prebooked our seats as I wanted to make sure we were together. So do I need to check in online or do I check in at the airport ( Edinburgh )? Also, I'm assuming that because the package included 3…
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Anyone know of any Expedia Discount Codes?
I'm really trying hard to be moneysaving for my short break to barcelona. anyway I've seen that through topcashback you get 12.12% booking through Expedia. I'm just trying to see if thier are any further deals I can use to reduce my hotel bill further. I'm aware of 10% off which you can if you book threw thier app on a…
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Hotel requesting 1800 Euro indemnity against fire call outs
I've been reading the reviews for this hotel http://www.booking.com/hotel/de/adagio-koeln-city.en-gb.html#hash-blockdisplay4 and Maria comments "They ask to sign at the reception the paper about using of electronic equipment in the room. If you activate fire alarm you have to pay 1800EUR (!!). By the way they placed fire…
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Passport question - ryanair
Hi I am travelling to Greece on 7th August for 7 days and my passport runs out on October 21st. The foreign office website states : https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece/entry-requirements For stays of up to three months your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay. You don’t need any…
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2bookaholiday problems paying remainder of deposit,
Hi has anyone had problems paying their balance with this company? I booked in their website and when I selected pay by credit card the balance went up 2.5%. It gave a clear breakdown of the two payments ( deposit and balance) with the 2.5% c&c surcharge added. I tried to pay the balance yesterday and they wanted to add…
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Airport Transfers Clapton Area to Gatwick
Hello all Can anyone recommend a transfer service from Clapton area in London to Gatwick, for 8 people. I've had a few quotes from companies including Mega Airport Cars https://www.batransfer.com hummingbirdcars.co.uk Premier Airport Cars All reasonable quotes but I would rather go with one I can find reviews for/people…
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Hotel schiphol a4 amsterdam
Can anyone advise me how far away this hotel is from amsterdam please and how much would it be in a taxi ?
