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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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Gatwick hotel & parking advice please.
Driving from West Wales, flying from Gatwick NORTH terminal @ 07:05, and returning SOUTH terminal @ 12:40 8 days later at end of May. I'd be grateful for some advice please as to what's the best car park & hotel to use. TIA :)
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European grand tour by train
Now that I'm retired I would like to do a few of the things I promised myself, one of which is a grand tour of Europe in the footsteps of the Victorians. First of all however I would like to 'try out' the idea by doing 2-4 weeks in France, mainly because I speak the language. I intend to do all of my traveling by train and…
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Complaint to British Airways Holidays
Can anyone help please? I made a complaint to British Airways holidays on 6th October and still not had a reply apart from the acknowledgement. The chat bot allows you to check and it says someone is looking into it, then it says someone will look into it soon, alternatively when I check. The site says they are dealing…
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LBA parking
Best car parking (cheapest/safest) at LBA please, travelling from Harrogate tia
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Potential refusal of medical treatment without substantial payment (despite having insurance)?
This morning I read of someone taken seriously ill on a cruise in Panama (Covid and pneumonia) and refused treatment because she couldn't pay it herself immediately. She had travel insurance but the hospital wasn't prepared to wait for her claim to go through. It refused treatment unless she paid by CC straight away. My CC…
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Uber to charge 1.5% extra fee on overseas rides – but we've a trick to beat it
If you use Uber abroad, you'll soon be charged an extra 1.5% fee for each ride unless you take action to avoid it, as the taxi service is set to start charging for currency conversion when you're overseas. But we have a workaround to help you beat it. Here's what you need to know. Read the full story: Uber to charge 1.5%…
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Petition to rejoin the European pet passport scheme
The current UK pet travel schemes are very difficult to navigate and very expensive. Getting a pet passport from another European country is sometimes possible but also expensive. We could rejoin the Pet Passport scheme. Please join the petition to rejoin the scheme. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701540
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Am I eligible for chargeback after online agent is refusing to issue airline ticket that I paid for?
Hi all, I am just looking for some guidance here as I have no experience with requesting chargebacks as I have never had the need to request one. But a few days ago, I was looking for tickets for my travel dates and found a ticket for my dates on an online booking website called viaflights. The price seemed reasonable for…
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Irish passport application needs Irish grandparent docs
Hi, my husband had two Irish grandparents but doesn't have their birth/ marriage certificates which he'll need to apply for his Irish passport by descent (he's a UK passport holder). He's tried without success to search the ancestry websites for the Irish registry that would contain these - anyone know if there is a way to…
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First passport questions
Do you need interview when apply for first passport online because I wouldn't be able to travel to a passport office if do And what is the waiting time for first passport normally and can you use mother's expired passport number when fill in online details ? Or does it need to be valid passport
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Pay holiday by credit card versus using a travel agent/tour operator
I know if I use a travel agent or tour operator I will be covered by ATOL/ABTA should anything go wrong like the hotel closes down or goes bankrupt or same with the airline. But if I book hotel and flights independently using my credit card for the whole party travelling, will I still be able to claim under section75 if…
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Hotel at airport night before flight
I've been following the prices for a couple of weeks now and yesterday saw the best price over those few weeks. The price was with vio.com. Now they gave me the option to lock in this price without paying anything so my question is what is in it for both vio and the hotel? If the price goes up I get the hotel at my locked…
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Moved: Does Travelzoo have genuine deals?
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Ryanair name change
My daughter husband and I are all on the same booking to Budapest and back. She has an extra week holiday and now wants to fly out a week earlier than booked.Is it possible to change her name to my sons for the outward flight but keep her name for the return flight. I realise we would need to pay £115. The website is a bit…
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Best time to book a holiday?
Hi there. I am a pretty laidback (ahem - disorganised) person and have always tended to book holidays quite a short time beforehand. Over the last few years, I have realised that (sadly) life does not work like that anymore and that I need to be more organised with things like holidays, especially. As a very general rule,…
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Passport problems
Hi, my cousin has a passport problem. Looking for any advice to move forward at this point please. My cousin has lived in the USA for over 30 years. She holds dual nationality and is married to an American. Almost all her family live in the UK. She and hubby have decided to leave the USA and move to France. She is spending…
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Middle name passport help
My mother's birth certificate says loraine with one r for her middle name but mine says lorraine with the extra r added for her middle name , can I still apply for passport online will it be accepted still once send documents?
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Money Moral Dilemma: I booked a trip with a friend but her fiancé won't let her come - what do I do?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I've been away with the same friend for 10 years now. Last year, after she got engaged, we arranged a trip as usual. Then her fiancé decided to come too, booking somewhere ludicrously expensive for them, and leaving me to pay the full cost of our hotel room. This led to an…
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Summer Holiday Advice for 9 people
Hi, We are a group of 5 adults and 4 children (11,12,13,13) looking to go away this August. We would ideally all like to stay together (in 1 property) and be catered for (ie all inclusive or half board) as much as possible. The Boys all love the water so either beach or pool. We would also like other activites to do or…
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Has anyone used Gigasure insurance
I've used a comparison site for travel insurance, I have medical issues but nothing terminal and the search has brought up Gigasure. I'm liking their set up, the policy, having an app etc but I've never actually heard of them. According to Google they're in London and are on trust pilot but only have 35 reviews so I'm…
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