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Travel Insurance to a country where FCDO advises against all but essential travel
Hello all, I am really struggling to find travel Insurance for a trip to South Africa for my family. The FCDO currently advises against all but essential travel (due to COVID) and whilst quite a few insurers now offer cover to EU countries, I can't seem to find any for South Africa. Any advice?
RCI termination - points membership
Has anyone managed to get out of a points membership/contract recently? We have given the 12 months notice and paid the fees for the full year up to 31 Dec 2020. We were supposed to be released from the contract today but they are demanding another years maintenance fees even though we won’t have any points available next…
traveling next year
we want to go to the US end of next year, i can only find flights with british airways from london we usually fly from manchester. they have a hotel and flight package well in our budget. If it was you would you book or wait for more flights :/ thanks
Help!
Hi all, Long story short, Ryanair eventually agreed to refund me for cancelled flights due to Covid however they sent the money back to a closed Santander account. I need to get the ARN code from Ryanair so Santander can find the money and transfer it to my new account, but this is close to being impossible to get! They…
Moved: Abandoned in Turkey by travel Republic
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BEWARE TELETEXT HOLIDAYS - SCAM
Beware booking any kind of holiday with Teletext Holidays. I recently booked a holiday to Lanzarote with Teletext over the phone. It was a last minute holiday booked so that we could get away at the end of Summer before travel restrictions were tightened. Everything seemed fine, we got a quote which we were happy with but…
Quickrooms
Is anyone having problems trying to get into their website? I am getting Server Error in Application. Thanks
Virgin Holiday Refund Email
HI I have searched for any previous postings on this subject but haven't found any so.... We have just received an email from VH asking to click on a link, which then asks for bank details so as to refund another portion of the holiday amount. Is this a scam email? The actual URL (not the text) is:…
Entering Europe before December 31st
Hi, if I enter Europe for tourism before December 31st I'll technically be entering within the boundaries of the freedom of movement right? So on January 1st is there anything I need to do while in Europe or do I just need to make sure I leave within the 90 day period? Will they stamp my passport when entering before…
Timeshare in Spain unable to provide service but still holding cash
A friend of mine was looking for advice on her timeshare property service she paid for but can no longer receive the service because of covid and yet she is still being charged. She is not being provided with the service she has paid for, so I was wondering if that means she is entitled to a refund. Any advice or direction…
Getting travel insurance cover while already abroad
Hi my son is on a working holiday visa in Australia at the moment. He left the UK in December 2019. The travel insurance was bought through STA travel and underwritten by Allianz Group. STA Travel ceased trading in August 2020. Is his original travel insurance still valid? How can I extend, or get travel insurance for him…
On The Beach - How long are they allowed to withhold my refund
Hi all I'm hopeful for a bit of advice from one of you lovely people. Heres the situation..... I booked a short trip to Ibiza through OTB and I was due to fly to Ibiza in July with Ryanair. Ryanair changed the flight times and due to their own policy, because the change of time was more than 3hrs (or whatever their policy…
Travel Insurance Warning for Thailand -Sainsbury's
I'm considering a trip to Thailand.We need a covid test before going, followed by quarantine, with 2 more covid tests. I pay for all that, no problem.Anyone who fails the covid tests in Thailand is sent to hospital, without any discussion. I'd want an insurance policy that covers me in the unlikely event I am sent to…
Passport renewal
Our Passports expired back in April and I didn't bother renewing them for obvious reasons, however, is there a deadline for renewal before you have to go through the full process as if it's a first Passport?
Penniless student made even more penniless!
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help.I recently flew to Kosovo to carry out some voluntary work at a Roman settlement (I'm a student archaeologist, and this was a free course to attend! My return flight schedule was changed by Wizzair from the 27th to the 26th September. WizzAir claim to have emailed me on the 17th…
Airport security checks and valuables
When you go through airport security you have to put everything in a tray to be scanned and you have to go through a body scanner. On most occassions its chaos and you lose sight of your own tray. Sometimes they hold you up to do finer body check.So what happens if someone takes an item from your tray (mobile, wallet etc)…
Two Centre Holidays - best place to look/book
I'm looking to book a two-centre holiday hopefully a few days in New York followed by a beach holiday; probably in 2022. Does anyone have any idea which travel agent would be the best to book through? It's myself and my two teenagers so would prefer to book a package so I know it's all taken care of/no stress etc. I've…
Cyprus February 2021 Holiday Dilemma
Paphos/Limassol areas in Cyprus are now in lockdown and the hotel we have booked for next February will be shutting down as of tomorrow 16th November. My contact at the hotel does not know how long they will be shut but it could be until next March. If this is the case then our February holiday is a goner. We are due to…
Plus Valia Tax
Looking for some advice just purchased a property in Spain about 6 months ago, and have received a tax bill for the plus valia tax from the local town hall. This should have been paid by the previous owners but my solicitor in Spain did not make the arrangements for this bill by having money held over by the sellers. The…
Christmas Travel Plans
Just wondered who on here has Christmas travel plans and how everyone is feeling about them? The Canary Islands are probably pretty well booked up and so it could be it's the first real travel exodus of the year. Prices will certainly have attracted many people who otherwise wouldn't be able to get a bit of festive sun. I…

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