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Esky cancellation problem
My son was travelling in US and booked a flight from Seattle to London with esky departing the following day. The airline had 24 hour cancellation policy and due to severe snow storms the interstate was closed and he would not be able to get to Seattle in time. He tried to call esky 4 times within the 24 hour cancellation…
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Thomas cook nightmare
Hi, I had a holiday booked to Tenerife 10th October 2019. My outbound flight was Ryan air and return Thomas cook! I booked everything separate so my Thomas cook flight wasn’t atol protected. My travel insurance said if I booked a new flight they would refund me the new cost as it was more if I couldn’t get a refund for the…
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BA changed name on booking!
I’m taking my son and his girlfriend to California in May. Long story short - girlfriend got a new job and couldn’t get the two weeks off so son emails BA to enquire whether they would allow him to take a friend instead of his girlfriend and if so, how much would it cost and how much notice would we have to give, just in…
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Flight cancellation - BA refusing to transfer my booking
Hello :) I'm having a bit of a nightmare with BA and getting them to transfer my flight booking and was hoping someone could shed some light on my rights in this situation. I had booked outbound flights to Split on the 26th April but unfortunately BA has cancelled the route until the end of May due to commercial reasons.…
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CLC/Club La Costa fractional ownership - mis sold getting money back
Hi all, Its been a while since I saw one of these posted on this forum, a family member had the usual pressure selling from CLC in Tenerife in 2014. They signed up for the Royale apartment with "fractional ownership". The next holiday another family member went along with the original family members in 2016 and upgraded to…
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Overseas Travel Credit card for US
Hi All, I have been looking at the Halifax clarity card for a US visit this April. I wanted to see if anyone else has used this card and would recommend it or has any general advice to help me out thanks in advance Scott
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Couple of questions on BA companion voucher
Hi folks, No doubt I could find the answers somewhere on the internet but I've not been able to in a bit of Googling :) ... 1. If you earn your first companion voucher (e.g. by spending 10k in a year), do you start earning for your second immediately? Can you even get a second one? (I know the first one expires after 12…
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Holiday Cancellation Sunshine holidays.co.uk
Me and my girlfriend unfortunately booked a holiday to Ibiza over Xmas through Sunshineholidays.co.uk and 2 weeks later we found out she was pregnant 😁 which is fantastic however in 9 months we are due to fly to Ibiza ... Not ideal. So we cancelled the holiday, only to be charged £450, the total holiday cost was £1200.…
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extra legroom seats Oman air
hello everyone, I am just looking for some advice as I have an upcoming holiday. My boyfriend has one arm but isnt registered as disabled. I have booked extra legroom seats on our flight from Muscat to the Maldives in March. the seats are the emergency exit row , I have read the T+Cs and while Oman air can remove him/us…
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Paying deposit by bank transfer
First post so apologies if this is in the wrong forum. We've just agreed to hire a campervan from a local private individual and been to meet them, seen the van. I'm happy that insurance and everything else is fine but he's asked for £1000 deposit to be paid by bank transfer. I'm concerned that if there was a dispute he…
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Money in Sri Lanka?
Any advice on the best way to manage money whilst over there? Money belt crammed with notes or some sort of bank account that's good for using over there?
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Playa de las Americas, Tenerife?
I fancy going here as a solo traveller in March and unsure whether it's a good place to visit. Was in Puerto de Carmen last year. I'd like to stay somewhere close as possible to the beach and promenade and not too rowdy. Activities such as cycling, running, sea swimming and maybe a beer in the evening. I can flights for…
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Ehic
Hi, When does the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) system end with reference to Brexit. Cheers Tim
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Qatar Food Manchester - Doha
Can anyone tell me what food will be served on the 7.25am flight? I am presuming a breakfast. What else is served before we land?
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Cancelling flights to China with Expedia
I have decided to cancel my trip to China (due to the flu virus) on Feb 5th. That has been a difficult decision but I have bowed to family pressure. Is there any chance of getting a refund from Expedia? The flights were BA to Heathrow then Virgin to Shanghai. Hotels were all on free cancellation so that will be ok. Any…
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Mystery Holiday - Wowcher
Hi all, We previously won a holiday and the booking was very successful. I am just wondering if anyone knows with this deal how it works with 1 child? He is currently under 1 years of age. Many thanks
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Holiday Insurance confusion.
So, completely confused about how to insure a holiday. A holiday (flights + hotels) has been book via a local travel agent, and will all be paid for by 2 people from the 10+ going on the holiday. Flights and hotels have been booked by travel agent, and thus far only deposits have been paid. I'm worried about insurance,…
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Undiagnosed condition & impact on pre advised conditions
Hi, has anyone come across this situiation before? We currently have annual travel insurance with pre declared conditions for both me and my wife for which we pay additional premiums. I've been sent for an additional eye test which is classed as undiagnosed but would not prevent travel. So far so normal. However our…
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Help needed - Australia visit
Hey everyone, My partner and I have been discussing moving to Australia for a year or two. I have recently secured £16,000 over 5 years with my bank in an unsecured loan. I plan to use £9,000 to pay off debts and the remainder I was going to use as a float to cover my monthly instalments whilst I am out there for the first…
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B!ziers / Languedoc in April - accommodation recommendations
Hey hoping someone can help please. I’ve booked flights to B!ziers in April, but I’m finding most of the pools don’t open until may! I know it’s not particularly warm, but compared to here it’s definitely hot enough for the kids to splash around in the pool! Has anyone been in April? Is it clearly out of season or is there…