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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
What’s this about? This is a special thread where you can ask all the Travel Agents and MoneySavers who frequent this board to beat a holiday quote you have and get personalised replies. The idea is to see if someone can beat a quote for a specific holiday; not just a general price. So you need an exact quote. E.g. "I've…
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Travel Agent Code Of Conduct
MoneySavingExpert.com Travel Board Travel Agent Code of Conduct Many travel agents and advisers use this forum and voluntarily give up their time to help other MoneySavers. However as these are professional people who make their living out of deals; to ensure there’s no conflict of interest, I’ve drawn up the following…
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Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning Stickies - Please check before posting
Official MSE fully researched guides: Holidays and Flights 50+ Overseas Holiday Tips Cheap Package Holidays Cheap Flights Cheap Hotels Travel Credit Cards Cheap Airport Parking Travel Money Maximiser From the Forum: Welcome to Overseas Holidays and Travel Planning Orlando/Disneyworld Thread Las Vegas guide and MSE thread…
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UK mobile phone use while in America
Hi all, I am a UK citizen, and will be in America (east side), for 3 weeks next month, on part holiday, part business. I need to use my UK mobile phone number while in America, for calling and receiving. What would be the cheapest way for me to call UK mobile numbers from America, using my UK mobile number while in America…
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What's available on Tui flights?
OK so I suspected that you have to pay for your food on TUI flights and have just realised that they say you should prebook your meal. So that's not happening as there isn't enough time. But do they give you water for free?? I know there is bottled available at a cost. Or should I buy some or fill up before boarding? Also…
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No compensation for baggage damaged by Wizz Air
I returned from a trip to Budapest to find that my 23kg hard-shell suitcase had been very badly damaged around the wheel area, with a crack running through one entire side. I'd only noticed when I got home so I hadn't had a chance to file at the airport. I immediately raised a case with Wizz Air online and they requested…
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Help needed – scam payments to "LOVEHOL-DOM" and nowhere left to turn
Hi all, I’m hoping someone here can offer advice or has been through something similar. Back in March, a relative of mine tried to book flights online through what she believed was Love Holidays. She spoke to someone on the phone, who then moved the conversation to WhatsApp to take payment — something we now know is not…
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Miss sold holiday
Does anyone have experience of claiming back the cost of a hotel if the hotel does not provide the amenities as stated at the time of booking? We have a holiday coming up soon and was booked primarily based on the pool and facilities being available and open for use by the children. Having read recent reviews, majority…
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Nationwide FlexPlus Travel Insurance
Hi, We've had a FlexPlus account for a couple of years, primarily for the Worldwide Travel Insurance. I've never made a travel insurance claim in 30+ years of extensive travel. However this year @Wizz Air threw our entuire summer plans into chaos when they cancelled all flights from Budapest to Dubai. My trip was basically…
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What counts as a pre existing condition
Hi, I have raised cholesterol and blood pressure but am taking low dose tablets for both which control them & get them down to acceptable levels. Do they count as ‘pre existing’ while I’m taking the tablets?
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Best package holiday comparison website
Hi, have used several sites recently but none of them seem to have all of the functionality and filters I need in one - am looking for one site which allows you to filter using flexible flights dates, flight times inward and outward and TripAdvisor hotel rating, plus covers all of the holiday providers. Any suggestions or…
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Flight tickets disappearing from the system - who to chase
I cannot believe that I have turned to an on line forum to seek an opinion on who/how to get compensation for a total ticketing shambles, even one as reputable as MSE! But we are at a loss as to who to pursue and what is the best way to do it. In September 2024, we bought tickets through a travel agent to fly to…
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Halifax Clarity card - additional charges DK
I have had this card for years as a best travel card. For the first time ever I have had to pay additional charges when settling the bill. The merchant said it was because UK was outside EU. Is there anything I can do in future to avoid this situation?
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EasyJet reimbursement shortfall
My girlfriend and I were due to travel back from Milan to Gatwick and the flight was cancelled a few minutes before we were due to board due to diversion of the incoming flight from a lightning storm (therefore crew changeover could not take place). The ground staff simply asked us to make our own arrangements and left us…
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Holiday illness- am I entitled to compensation?
Unfortunately, our entire family became severely unwell during what was meant to be a relaxing holiday between 20th-27th August 2025. The illness began on day two, with my husband experiencing violent vomiting and diarrhoea, while myself and our two children suffered from stomach cramps and persistent diarrhoea. The…
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Took on EasyJet and Won
During the power cuts in Malaga in April we were stranded at the airport at 1am with a baby, along with a lot of other people. We did our best to muddle through but as you might imagine, being stuck at an airport with nowhere to go, in a powercut, with a baby - it was horrendous and expensive. EasyJet were nowhere to be…
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Future Package Holiday - Flight Times Changed
I'm sure this happens often but please forgive the ignorance. I've booked and paid the minimum deposit for a Jet2 package, travelling in 11 months time. Booking made 2 weeks ago. Flights have changed by -9.5 hours making the O/B flight awkward enough that it will make additional cost inevitable. The email informing me of…
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Cathay Pacific Luggage sizing - any thoughts?
Good Morning, I'm heading off to Australia next week - flying with Cathay Pacific from Heathrow. My son lives there and he wants me to take out a few of his possessions that are bulky but light. My best suitcase, that fits everything, is 3 linear cm over size Cathay Pacific L+W+H = 158 cm 23kg x 2 My bag is L+W+H = 161 cm…
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Prepaid travel money card
I'm thinking of getting a prepaid travel money card for my upcoming trip to Canada. Does anyone have any recomendations for which card to get please? Ideally I'd like to have two cards on the same account if that is at all possible as there will be two of us travelling. Any tips will be greatly apreciated.
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Free GHIC discussion
This thread is specifically to discuss the free GHIC (Global Health Insurance Card). Reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Ryanair Flash Sale
Hi, Ryanair have a flash sale on today - 15% off flights Sept - Nov. I need to book two flights back from Alicante mid October and can see when you click on the offer banner and hit book now the flight we want is showing as £32 but it is wanting you to book an outbound flight which I don't need and the £32 price is greyed…
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Opodo Prime Membership - warning
I want to warn people about what I can only describe as the cash cow that is Opodo Prime Membership, a heavily pushed £80 per year travel benefits scheme that offers... "Opodo Prime is exclusive savings on flights, hotels and cars. Find a cheaper flight or hotel and we’ll pay you 2x the difference. That’s our best price…
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Transfer pick up time
Heading home tomorrow after a lovely break in Corfu. With the homeward flight being 1pm the earliest I was expecting to get picked up by the TUI provided transfer was 9am however the pick up is 8am, 5 hours before the flight! Is this usual for TUI?
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