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Majorca Holiday
My parents are supposed to be off to Majorca two weeks from now. This was all booked when the air bridges were announced etc. They can't cancel as they will lose their money, they still do want to go bit they are cautious. From what I understand the CV19 infections etc are less than mainland Spain but has anyone actually…
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Car rental abroad: Q regarding difference between name of person renting car & person with insurance
Hello, I am currently abroad, and will be rending a car soon. I always get standalone insurance before renting a car abroad as the MSE car rental guide suggests. On my current trip, I have lost my credit card, and have been unable to hire one using a debit card (they only accept credit cards). My wife has a credit card,…
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TUI return flight from Zante - all passengers to self isolate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53966897
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How do you decide which countries you have visited?
Firstly, I’ve started this thread as a bit of fun and it’s completely irrelevant how you or I decide these things. Sometimes there’s no doubt that you’ve visited a country. You arrive and spend a few days there. Easy peasy. Other times, however, it’s not so obvious. An obvious issue would be airports. I’m sure that we’d…
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Spain October 2020. Refund options please.
In February we booked return flights for 3 adults with Ryanair to Malaga. FCO guidance is essential travel only & 2 of us work for the NHS & cannot quarantine For 2 weeks on our return. Accommodation costs are not an issue. Will Ryanair refund us? Are they giving vouchers and if so do they have to be used this year? Am I…
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A holiday that was sold not how it was described.
I booked a holiday with On The Beach holidays to Corfu. When we arrived we was given a 2 bed apartment which is not we booked. We booked 2 studio rooms because we was going to holiday with my friends and 2 kids. The room they gave us was infested with ants, ants in my babies cot, they moved us to a different room which…
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Booking.com Property Let
Hi. I'm hoping that someone can please help. My Mum has an apartment in Italy and decided to list it on Booking.Com as a holiday let. A holidaymaker stayed at the apartment earlier this month and paid the costs of the stay (around £1000) direct to Booking.com. Booking.com is refusing to transfer the money that it owes my…
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Question regarding the AKA Name on the passport!
Hi, Long story short, I have dual citizenship hence I hold two passports. The Canadian passport is in name XXX. I also hold a British passport in name ZZZ in the bio page. On the observations page of my British passport, it is stated as "The Holder is also known as XXX and holds a Canada passport in that name." I have…
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family with child in isolation
would be returning from spain with child starting year 1 in school next week in uk. do i need to still make sure he attends to avoid fine? any thoughts welcome.
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Is it too late to move to Spain?
I know once we officially leave the EU on 31st December 2020 free movement will cease, but what if I just travelled to Spain tomorrow? Can I get residency and start living there because I'll be included in the withdrawal agreement? Also do I actually need an fixed abode to claim residency? The reason I ask is because for…
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Lastminute.com schedule change/cancellation/refund
Just looking for some information as to where I stand regarding a booking I made pre covid as trying to get any sort of information from lastminute is impossible. Booked a package holiday at the beginning of February to Brussels for 11-13 September and paid the deposit of £60 with the remainder due 12/8. After this, covid…
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Jet2 changed holiday duration
So we booked a 10 night holiday with Jet2 for June 2021 back in April. Got an email today to say they had changed flight schedules and now we have a 7 night holiday for the same price. Or we can have a refund Do we have any leverage to ask for an alternative 10 night holiday or not sure about our rights They are supposed…
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Spanish covid tracing QR codes
Anyone know how these QR codes work ? Are they sent to your email or telephone (or both) ?
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Passport Renewal
My UK passport runs out in March 2021 so feel I should renew it now seeing as some countries require 6 months remaining and I want to be able to travel if and when quarantines are lifted. The process seems straightforward online but could someone clarify - * When and how do I return the current passport? Do I have to take…
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Lastminure.com when will I find out trip is cancelled?
I have a package holiday (single booking) with last minute to fly to Las Vegas next Tuesday 01/09/2020 so far I have not had anything through to say the trip is cancelled. I checked to see if the flight out is still scheduled but it says cancelled on ba website. I contacted lm regarding this and they said there has been a…
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Quarantine after return from Spain
I live in Gibraltar and plan to drive to Portugal for a weeks holiday in September. After my return I plan to travel to London, obviously visiting Portugal means I will have to drive through Spain to return to Gibraltar. Assuming I dont stop in Spain and travel from Portugal to Gibraltar non-stop would I still have to…
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Easyjet changed my flight, But my parking then became invalid too! Help
So Easyjet changed my flight from 06:50 at Manchester Airport in October, to 14:45 same day. Not a major issue, pretty annoyed but one of those things. However, Manchester Airport would not change my parking "Meet and greet" at the airport, due to Ts&Cs stating that once booked it can't be changed. They can't accept me…
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Benidorm (Spain)
Hi, I am out of work at the minute but I am aiming to get into employment very soon through this agency but when i start getting my wages, I am putting a deposit down for Benidorm for 2 weeks for next year, but I heard June, July and September are the hottest months to go, is that true? also, I never been abroad before, I…
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Bought travel insurance through STA travel.
Hi my son bought travel insurance through STA travel who have now ceased trading. The insurance was to cover a 12 months working holiday in Australia. He is now 8 months through The policy is with Allianz Insurance. Is he still be covered? sx
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What to do - take partial (30%) refund or risk it with travel insurance?
So me & the wife were meant to be going croatia for a week in september. With croatia now in the red zone, we cannot go as we are both key workers and would not be able to quarantine for 2 weeks due to work. It was booked through lastminute.com in february and we took out travel insurance with asda right adtee we booked…
