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Travel to Greece - Indian version of AZ vaccine
I am hoping to travel to Greece at the end of the month, I was confident that entry would be allowed without quarantine with the NHS app proof of vaccination. Now it seems there may be a problem as one dose of Astra Zeneca vaccine comes from a batch made in India. "Sources" suggest Greece are among the ountries that will…
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Self employed universal credit and the end of the suspension of the minimum income floor
After my work related interview today which I might add went well with my work coach I was left bemused when I asked the question what does it mean at the discretion of the work coach wether or not they would be able to extend the suspension of the minimum income floor after it ceases at the beginning of august , her reply…
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Etihad Travel vouchers
I was given voucher in April 2020 by Etihad (worth £2750) now any chance to get a refund as travel this year is not going to happen.
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Long week to Italy!
Got any advice.
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Travelling to Majorca for 1 week with kids
Hiya all, this has been my last port of call after stressing all day , searching the internet multiple times and being on hold to both flight and holiday company to be told no idea!! We are flying to Majorca on sunday 11th July , fly back on the 18th July . We are 2 adults ( only 1 vaccination) and 2 children age 5 + 7 I…
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PCR test refund rip-off
Good morning to all. I wish I could reach out to Martin Lewis personally re to the following story. Nevertheless, I'm happy to explain my frustration in this email instead. In October 2020 I booked a holiday for my partner and I to Cyprus with Jet2 for November. I booked a certificated PCR test for both of us at the Vivo…
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Airbnb Refund?
Booked Airbnb literally 3 hours ago for next week for me and my two sons £500. Also booked train tickets for 3 on train pal £205 My son got a call an hour ago to say his flat mate had tested positive for covid 19. They all did lateral flow tests on 28th June and were all negative. It looks from Airbnb that if I cancel I…
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PCR tests day 2 and day 8
Because I had a faulty day 2 tests with Boots, they have sent me two new pcr test kits which I could use when returning from Croatia next month. However it says I have to show proof I have bought these. If they have been sent free, how can I prove I have them?
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Holiday in Holland - cancellation rights
Last October, 2020, I booked a holiday in Holland on a campsite. Booked direct with the provider, and paid €652 deposit out of a total cost of €1100. The deposit included €48 cancellation insurance, though no documentation for this was provided. The balance was due to be paid this week, but, as current Dutch government…
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Long weekend to Palma - what tests?
Myself and wife have booked a long weekend to Palma flying out on Friday 16th July & returning Tuesday 20th July. I'm double jabbed, she's not vaccinated at all. There seems to be some confusion as to what tests we do / don't need. Someone has told us we need to book a day 2 test plus a day 8 test on return to UK, while…
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Seiss 5
Has anyone herd from hmrc regarding the 5th grant
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Villa owner not refunding deposit - despite it being in T&Cs
Ok, a brief timeline before I get to the nitty gritty... September 2019 (pre pandemic): I booked a villa in Orlando for the Summer of 2021. Paid a deposit. September 2020 (mid pandemic): the villa owner got in touch to say she was selling her villa, so cancelled our booking and refunded our deposit. September 2020: I used…
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Airline voucher refunds - difference in amount offered to the value of the voucher
Please direct me to an appropriate thread if this has already been covered elsewhere. I have a voucher for Olympic airlines that I won't be able to use. That's fine, as they are offering a refund, however the voucher is for €175, but they are only offering me €158. Does anyone know why, and can I obtain the full refund? I…
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Wedding registrar
Hi. My son has lost a great deal of money as the company he paid a full deposit for his wedding to has gone bust.On top of that they paid £550 for a registrar to attend .The wedding could not go ahead because of covid,but the local authority say that the payment is non refundable. Surely in a case of a pandemic this is not…
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Air BnB Booking - refund
I have an Air BnB booked in July however we need to cancel due to restrictions on numbers, at present our host is only offering a 50% refund, I’ve been down the chargeback route and they said that won’t work, is there a way of clawing back the remaining 50%!? Are there any websites to sell unwanted holidays?!
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last years holiday moved to this year.
We booked to go to Northern Cyprus last year with Cyprus Paradise Holidays, but it was cancelled because of Covid. We moved the holiday to this September but Turkey and Northern Cyprus are classed as red Destinations and are you cant go.. We fly to Larnaca in Southern Cyprus and then are taken over the border by car but…
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Furlough scheme
Hope I can explain this correct, the furlough changes in July, I'm currently not at work but my employer says that when they have to pay 10 percent towards making my pay up to 80 percent, they would like me to work that 10 percent ( which is fine with me) but can someone tell me how many hours I will have to work?, Used to…
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Stayforlong refund for Mexico
Hi all, Last year we booked a 2 week package holiday to Cancun which was for August this year. After booking our package holiday we seen a separate hotel in Tulum that we also wanted to visit, so we booked 2 nights with refund protection at the hotel in Tulum through Stayforlong. As the holiday got closer we realised that…
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How to return unused randox pcr kit?
Hi, Has anyone returned an unused Randox pcr test? I can’t find any info on returning the kit for a refund? It didn’t come with a returns label. Thanks
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Travel to USA
Hi All, So I'm meant to be heading to the US for holidays this year and have already moved it once for a cost to the tail end of the summer owing to the USA restrictions. I actually booked this well over a year ago with Loveholidays. Anyway, I've seen various reports suggesting the proclamation may stay in place for the…
