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MSE Oli has answered some of your questions
Select one of the posts with an 'Ask An Expert: Answered' tag to watch Oli reply. Due to limited time, our experts aren't able to answer all the questions posted on this board. Luckily, there's a wealth of expertise among the Forumites on the Travel & Transport boards, so make sure to have a visit. Thanks for everyone who…
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Ask An Expert | Rules, Info & Money Mantras
Welcome to the MSE Forum's second Ask An Expert event. This time, it's all about DEALS. - 🛍️ 💸 🛍️ 💸 🛍️ - Please post your questions by clicking the coral-red 'Ask Oli a question' button. As always, please keep it kind, clean and on-track (see the MSE Forum rules). * You've got from now until 4.30pm on Thursday to post your…
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Flight cancelled by airline one year ago and I have not received the refund yet
Hello expert:I booked a flight from Cancun to Madrid through Kiwi.com for the 5/Aug/22 but the flight was cancelled by the airline on the 17/Jun/23 with no explanation and Kiwi offered options not convenient i.e. higher price and different date. They say they will contact the airline (Wamos Air) to ask for a refund but…
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Whats going on with Booking.com?
I am a holiday let owner using Booking.com to advertise my property. I've just had an email from Booking.com stating they are going to perform 'maintenance' to their finance system next month and will not be paying out to property owners from 28th June to 24th July. This is a busy time of year, and we still have to pqy our…
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Flight time change
Hi we booked a jet Jet2 flight in February for the 29th December from Glasgow to Alicante at 11am as I am disabled the flight time is the most important thing for me, we booked early and paid £171 p.p much more than we normally pay because of the time. Last month Jet2 changed the time by nearly 5 hours to 6am my worst…
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Last minute flights
Hi looking for flight to Alicante in Jul but they have risen quite a bit now. If I wait until last minute will the prices drop to get rid of remaining tickets ?
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Are package holidays worth it?
Never booked a package holiday before - always done separate flight and accommodation. Are they worth it? And is it still worth it if you're booking alone, or are the savings in booking for 2+ people? Thanks.
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Should I be buying branded sun lotion?
Or will supermarket and other cheap versions do just as well?
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Holiday to South Africa 4 weeks, my annual travel insurance not valid for health due to blood tests
I'm 62 and have some pre existing health conditions which I paid extra for with annual travel insurance. I have been undergoing some blood tests but don't yet have a diagnosis so my insurance company says I am not covered for health including my pre existing conditions. I am due to go on Safari in South Africa alone on…
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Massive reduction in holiday price.
Booked a holiday on 15 March starting 4 July for 11days, price £3975pp. Offer was a reduction of £770pp. As of 30 May price reduced to £2383pp, a reduction of more than 40% on the price paid. At time of booking I had asked if the price would be further reduced. The response was that it was selling well and no further…
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FLIGHT MISBOOKING
We booked a flight with Norwegian Airways from Riga to London Gatwick via Stockholm in January paying Booking .comWhen we were due to fly we were told by Norwegian Airways that the Riga to Stockholm flight schedule had been amended in January and the flight booked did not exist.They said it was Booking.com's error and they…
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Travel Insurance for older people with pre-existing medical conditions
I
am especially concerned about travel insurance for older people with
medical issues. I recollect seeing on the site that a travel
insurance company has a policy suitable for older travellers that
adds on to EHIC (now GHIC) card. You have to use the card for
medical treatment. This was a useful product if you had…
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Can you take non UK airlines outside of CAA or any other regulatory body to small claims court?
Specifically in my case, Qatar Airways. Details summary - Flight from Maldives to Doha (for a connecting flight to London) did not take off due to technical difficulties (Boeing 777) , we sat on plane for c4 hours as they tried to fix it. They failed, we were disembarked, put up in hotel, came home on Airbus A350 24 hrs…
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Interest charges on cash withdrawals from Turkish banks
I'm off to Turley in around 10 days. I have been told that some Turkish banks are charging up to 8% on cash withdrawals (in Turkish Lira). I use a Halifax "Clarity" card for all my transactions abroad. Can you tell me which banks are making these charges and which are not?
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Travel Insurance after being referred to a Rheumatologist
Hi, I've been referred to a rheumatologist but apparently there's a 45 week waiting list and in the meantime I can't get travel insurance until I've been diagnosed, is there anything I can do
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Flight cancelled and poor option offered.
Hi MSE Experts, hope you can help. We booked a cruise and stay through a local travel agent but the outbound flight has been moved from the Friday afternoon to the Saturday meaning we would miss the cruise which sails the next day. We are been told that the only option we have is to accept a later flight with a different…
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Overseas travel bank card for under 18's
My son is going to South Korea in July as part of the World Scout Jamboree. We're looking for a bank card he can use there that doesn't incur high or ideally any fees. Most we've looked at require the account holder to be over 18. Do you know any that may be compatible we can sign up to please?
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Cruise Insurance
I’ve booked a cruise for 2025 how do I get insurance to cover the large deposit I have paid. I currently have European cover with my bank but it’s a world cruise so I know I need worldcruise cover but not sure how to get advanced insurance thanks
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Cheap car rental
Car rental in Japan seems to be expensive. How can I get it cheaper than advertised on rental company websites?
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Long stopover search tools
Are there any tools where you can search and buy tickets with a long stopover eg a couple of days? Would be a good way of combining two mini holidays in one. I've looked at multi-city options as well as booking two return trips, both of which are more expensive and the two returns option means separate tickets, which can…
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Flight cancelled took earlier flight reduces compensation
Hi guys, so our flight was cancelled the day before our flight, we were offered a downgraded flight with multiple stops, this was declined. They said we could not get an equivalent flight for another four days, this was impossible as we had commitments with livestock.We spent a few hours checking and found a flight that…
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Buying air tickets from an agent.
Under what circumstances (if any) is it sensible to buy air tickets from an agent rather than directly from the airline, and when doing this how can one protect oneself? (As an example, the airlines in Turkey have websites that do not work when I try to use them. And of course sometimes agents offer fares that seem lower…
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