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Thailand - Oct 2014
Hi guysngals We are a group of 4 people looking to go to Thailand in Oct from Manchester this year. Does anyone know of a website where we can compare flight details and prices ??. I was hoping that we would be able to sort the fares with the shortest stopovers. A lot of sites you have to click through and only then does…
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travelmoney max question
So i'm looking at the rates on travel money max for my trip abroad It returns the Halifax Credit card as the top result, offering 17.7 Rand for my £ I already have this card, so I call the bank but they can only offer me 16.5, one of the lowest rates that travel money max offers. Am I doing somethhing wrong? Any advice on…
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Traveltalk sim - avoid or be aware!
I bought a Traveltalk sim after they quoted it as having a UK number which was perfect for my family with inclusive minutes and texts to UK numbers. Whilst its cheap for using overseas, I've now found out that its not a UK number after my daughter got charged by her mobile company to text me, she called them and they…
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Emirates Complaint....
Spoke to them and got my compensation, thanks for all of your unhelpful replies.
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Hotel advertised air conditioning but didn't actually offer it!
Stayed for three nights recently in the South of France in a hotel with a sea view room and balcony. Although it was early March, the sun was out all day and the temperature of the room rocketed. At night it was very difficult to sleep. We purposely chose the hotel as its website states it offers air con however we were…
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Two for One & Senior Railcards
To get reduced travel my wife and I each buy a Senior's Railcard at £30 each. If we bought a Two for One card it would cost £30 for the two of us. So far we've never needed to travel separately so is there a catch if we swop to the Two for One card?
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ATOL Charges
Hi, I've just booked a cheap weeks holiday in Spain, half-board. I did this through sunsave.com after finding a decent price on Icelolly.com. Along with all the other charges that aren't included in the advertised rate, like transfers, card fees etc is the ATOL fee. I thought the ATOL fee was £2.50pp and at some point is…
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Trip to Kiev refund?
Hello, A few months ago and before all the troubles in Kiev and Ukraine started, we booked a trip to Athens and back via Kiev through Air Ukraine. We wanted to stay a day in Ukraine's capital, I have been there many years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Due to the current situation, I am not sure we will be able to…
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Sleep apnea machine
Hi Last year we went on holiday with my Brother who uses a sleep apnea machine. We paid approx £20 for GP to do a letter so he could take his machine on the plane as hand luggage (not to use). At the airport they weren't interested in looking at the letter and there wasn't a problem at all. He is going to Lourdes in both…
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Haven cancelling holiday weeks before we go ... Booked 16 months ago!
Last February, we booked a weeks holiday to the Haven park in Craig Tara, Ayr at s cost of £740. Today we received an email saying that they do not have enough of the upgraded Platinum caravans available due to caravan owners deciding they are now not renting the caravan out. They have given us three options - 1. Change to…
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Empire State Building or Top of The Rock (and any other New York tips!)
Hi all, I'm off to NY a week tomorrow (yippee), the last time I went was over 20 years ago so trying to decide what exactly we do while there. We are there for 4 nights, so far I have decided on the full island boat trip, the 9/11 memorial and walking over the Brooklyn bridge. Any other trips will be gratefully received,…
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LD Lines to Gijon and Santander
Has anyone done this trip recently? They are considerably cheaper than Brittany Ferries, but what are they like? Are the cabins clean, is the ship stable, is there an acceptable mid price restaurant. We are travelling in about three weeks.
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Advice please re airport transfers sicily
Hi, we are going to Sicily for a holiday and wondered if any of you have used buses (if there are any from the airport?) to travel from the airport at Catania to Taormina? The taxis and private transfers seem very expensive so we were thinking of travelling by bus but finding it difficult to find much info.
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Etihad Airways
I was denied boarding on Etihad flight from London to Hong Kong on 13 February 2014. Etihad ground staff claimed I could not produce evidence of onward travel. In fact I did have evidence of onward travel. I had booked a trip to Japan for a week’s snowboarding through a HK travel agency departing on 16 February. I had an…
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Can I sue a foreign hotel?
I need some advice guys. I recently had a weekend break in Amsterdam, booking a cheap hotel through Booking.com. The reviews were generally good so I risked it. It turned out to be terrible, and so I left a rotten review on their site and on Trip Advisor. I also gave the rude and unhelpful manager my annoyance as I left,…
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Sun Cream at Discovery Cove
Hiya, Does anyone know of a suncream that I can use at discovery cove that isn't too thick? It has to be Eco-friendly, but I've heard reviews that the one they supply is pretty thick and doesn't look that good! Being a bit vain, if I'm going to have my picture taken swimming with the dolphins, I want it to look half…
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Urgent help needed - Booking.com cancellation
In August 2013 I reserved a room at the Cress Hotel in Miami on the 21.3.14 for ten nights through the booking.com. I received my confirmation with payment plan set as pay on arrival. However, allegedly on the 25th February the hotel attempted to take a preauthorisation from my bank card which was unsuccessful and…
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Advice on Cancun
Me (26) and my bf (33) are looking at holidaying in Cancun for either 10 or 14 nights. Has anyone visited here and can let me know where you stayed,what it was like and things to do etc? I think our max budget is £1000 each for an all inclusive. Also how much extra money did you take out with you? Thanks in advance.
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Maldives Help
Hi all, I am trying to book my honeymoon to dubai and onto maldives in November 2014. I had a few questions that I am hoping someone with more experience than me can answer: 1)Is it cheaper to book all inclusive now or ask for the all inclusive package when I get to the resort? 2) does anybody know any cheap travel agents…
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Returning from USA to UK at end of contract. Currency exchange advice please.
As the title suggest, I am coming to the end of a 2 year contract in the US and want to get all my saved money back to the UK. I have both US and UK bank accounts. After looking through the forum I checked rates on fxcompared.com The best rates are from The FX Firm, and Venstar Exchange. Has anyone used either one and…
