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Travel to the Balearics
I’m trying to understand the travel process for a holiday to Mallorca with vaccinated adults & an under 18. I think no test required going out, but a pcr test that we need to find & fund day 3 prior to return. Then a day 2 pcr test when back in the UK. Am I right? Any confirmation welcome!
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Wizz air cancellation
Got the dreaded "flight cancellation" email this morning. Had a holiday booked for Fuerteventura in August. Is it possible to get a refund. They only seem to be offering me a credit note.
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How long do PCR test results actually take?
I live in Nicaragua and am getting married next month. My family are hoping to make it over for the wedding but things are obviously complicated. To make things extra difficult, Nicaragua has a rule that you must submit your negative test results to the airline at least 36 hours before your flight. As you need to take the…
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Boots lost my pre-departure PCR test
I've just returned from a long-postponed visit to family in Ireland (great) but my carefully planned travel turned into a nightmare thanks to the incompetence of Boots PCR testing and their associated lab. The Irish government currently requires a negative PCR test result within 72 hours of departure so I paid £85 to have…
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Travel insurance refund issue
Hi just after some advice. We were due to go on holiday last year and booked insurance with just travel. It was cancelled and we were told not to worry and they would insure us this year for the 2 weeks we had moved to. We've just had this year's holiday cancelled by tui until next year. Spoken to just travel to say we can…
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Jet2 up to tricks?
Wondering if anyone has had the same issue? I had a cancellation invoice through from Jet2Holidays on Monday 9th July for a holiday departing on Monday 16th July, and I didn't cancel the holiday. No email saying apologies the flight is cancelled or anything similar, just a refund receipt. I called them and eventually got…
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Travel by Ferry
I was expecting BoJo would not require any testing for those with 2 X NHS jabs post "Freedom Day". Silly me I have booked to catch ferry from Newcastle to Ijmuiden and travel to Spain with overnight in France & Andorra. Can anyone confirm what, if any, testing / isolation requirements are for overnightstop in…
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Lastminute.com Covid refund
Hello A couple of months ago (before Portugal was taken off the green list) I booked a flight to Lisbon through lastminute.com to visit family. As Portugal was taken off the green list, I requested a cancellation. I was told I would only receive EUR 20 back (for a c.£300 total flight) and so I replied directly to the email…
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Croatia Greenlist but FCDO advise against
Croatia moves to the green watch list on the 19th July however the FCDO still advises against travel to the whole of Croatia Can I travel or can I not?
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Forbearance - withdrawal of agreement for motor finance
I took an arranged Covid payment holiday from Close Brothers Motor Finance. There was an agreement reached by phone but nothing was ever put in writing. They have now sent me a letter stating that they are withdrawing the forbearance arrangement 'as I have been unable to commit to a payment plan' and have informed me that…
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SeeTickets won't give me a refund
Hoping for some advice... I bought tickets for a music festival for 2020. It was cancelled due to the pandemic and I kept the tickets for 2021. It was cancelled then too and now I want a refund. I sent the tickets back and got a confirmation email. That was April 19. I have tried contacting them throught their online form…
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Track & Trace contact details
Following incorrect advice from Track & Trace I am trying to submit a written complaint. The online webform returns " valid input" and refuses to submit. Spent over 1 Hr on phone to 119 service who confirmed advice was wrong and after being on hold for ages gave me a contact email which bounced back. Does anyone have a…
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Day 2 test - do I need to book it before leaving the UK or just before returning?
If I understand it correctly, coming back from an amber country (& fully vaccinated) after 19 July I need to have a day 2 test booked to put on the passenger locator fom, before travveling home? Is that correct? I do not need it before leaving the UK and make the booking online while I'm abroad? The reason I'm asking is…
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July 19th Gym/Swimming pools (England)
Please move if in wrong place, Ok so last year my GYM (Non covid related) closed, I am looking at re joining my local swimming pool (Had Swim Membership few years ago) with one of there Ipswich Fit Gym/swimming Memberships as wanna get fit again and loose some body fat as not done much exercise during lockdown. Swimming 45…
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Can I get a refund for accommodation and keep my flight
We have a loveholiday 'package' booked for early august and are considering options. one of these is to cancel with loveholidays and take the £75 cancelation hit. Given the fact the the ryanair flights that were booked as part of the 'package' are non refundable do you think we could get to keep the flights and then move…
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Fully vaccinated returning from amber list -which type of test is needed?
Hi im confused with the type of test I need to take when returning from a country in the amber list when you are fully vaccinated. The guidance says you need to take a pcr on day 2, but the link where it redirects, which is the same as the day2 test when coming from a green list country, says you can take a pcr or an…
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MSE News: Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca to move back onto amber list in travel restrictions shake-up
Spain's Balearic Islands - including Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca - are to be moved from the Government's 'green' travel list to the amber list from Monday for travellers returning to England, Scotland and Wales. The change means holidaymakers who are not fully vaccinated or under 18 will have to self-isolate for up to 10…
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Greek accommodation and payment despite flight cancellation
I paid €500 euros deposit for a villa in Greece but couldn’t travel because the flights were cancelled. We gave notice 26 days before arrival date). The villa owner wants to keep the €500 deposit plus 50% of the balance. There is no cancellation policy on their website. Do we have to pay it? They say this is Greek law. I…
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Unused PCR Test for Day 2
I have an unused PCR test stored from a cancelled trip at Christmas. The test tube is still in date and the online account for results still active. Is there any reason I cannot use this as a Day 2 return from Amber (fully vaccinated) to save re-purchasing. I believe I need to put some sort of order reference on the…
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I can’t get my refund without paying for it!
I booked flights for me and my girlfriend to go America for summer through email flight. I booked my flights in February to depart in May. However covid cancelled all flights to America. I contacted email flights and they said it would be £75pp for a refund (£150 in total) off a £599.98 total. I decided to go through my…
