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Passport Renewal
I need to renew my passport but I also need to change the address & update the photo - can this all be done at the same time using the online renewal service that costs £94.50 or is there a different process/ additional cost for doing so? (Other than the cost of the photos).
Travel Insurance - Finding Reviews
Hey everyone, I was about to buy some travel insurance from Admiral until I read the reviews (bit ironic as I've had it before for about 5 years!). Then, I filtered on Money Supermarket for the 5 star ones, and also looked at reviews. Basically it seems on Trustpilot loads of places get say 4.7 4.8 - great! - Until you…
Ryanair
We have had our return flight from Paphos, next year, rescheduled and the time doesn't suit us. The email offers us the chance to choose a different flight but, whenever we try to choose a new flight, it just says an error has occurred. We have tried the chat help..... useless. We have called the number but can't get…
Prepaid travel card
My daughter is going on a gap year next month and I want to give her a prepaid travel card I understand it has to be her who purchases it, but I want to link it to my debit card so I can top it up in emergencies Is there a card that I can gift her, or do they have to be in her name, and the debit card (or bank account)…
Travel Insurance for Long Trip to South Africa
Hi there I am going to South Africa for an extended trip (longer than 3 months) and I need to urgently arrange travel insurance. I have got some fairly decent (although expensive) quotes from Staysure, Post Office and Avanti. Any others to look at?And does anyone have experience of actually claiming? I know the companies…
Agoda booking deposit ransom
Hi I booked a hotel in France for 2 nights, on the day, a few hours before I arrived at the property. Received the confirmation email and cycled towards the city. When I arrived at the city I checked the address on the app. The address was scrambled and I could not find the property. I then found out I could send myself a…
Japan Rail Pass bought via Trainline
I am going to Japan in October and have bought a Jr pass via the Trainline after seeing their webpage about this (unable to link but google train line jr pass). I’ve used them for Uk train travel and was reassured by buying a JR pass through them based on them being a reputable UK company and all the information on the web…
Cape Town May 2026
My adult step son and his dad are going to Cape Town for six days in May 2026. Any tips on must do things or things to avoid. Recommendations on safari trips? Seems a shame to go so far and not see the wildlife. They have booked their flights already but not accommodation. Many thanks.
Dubai advice
Good morning After a fairly rough year we are splurging on a holiday to Dubai. For those that have been, what are your must dos? Also, has anyone been up the Burj khalifa? I can't work out the difference with the floors. It seems like there is a top top floor but that has a sudden jump in cost for what appears to be a…
School fines help!
I want to make sure I understand this. I also understand this is controversial topic so please try keep to the question. I have close family who live in Spain and we are visiting soon. I did a holiday request form for my daughter last school year to which declined and we got and paid the fine. Fine have now changed. She…
Cooperative Everyday Extra Linked bank account Rock and AXA
In March this year we signed up to the Co-ops Everyday Extra account, the worldwide travel insurance was appealing and with a number of pre-existing conditions, all declared we were happy to pay a supplement of £260 to secure cover. We’ve paid the monthly fee and had no use for the policy but have recently booked a holiday…
Self catering in Canary Islands
Hello, me and my partner travel to Fuerteventura about 6 times a year and stay in self catering villas. We like to cook a couple of times during our stay but my pet hate is buying a 1 litre bottle of cooking oil for €4 to use not even 100ml of it and then it get chucked by the cleaners or taken. (Stayed in same villa twice…
Manchester Airport liquid rules?
We flew from T2 in late April and IIRC we were able to leave all our liquids and electronics in our hand luggage.We will be using T1 and T3 later this year, does anyone know if they have similar rules?
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…
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?
hotel booking cancelation
So I booked a hotel and paid through booking.com for one night in Belgium for next July. I new the price was wrong far too cheap but I thought I would book it on the chance no one noticed. Anyway I got a message from the hotel Property: "fout in systeem foute prijs gelieve te annuleren" asking me to cancel what I don't…
Travelling on a police caution.
Hello there, I am looking at booking a holiday abroad to the Dominican Republic, would I be able to travel there without any issues being's I have a police caution?....the caution ends around march next year. Regards Mr Neale.
FlyPLAY ceases operations - 29 Sep 2025
The Icelandic 'low-cost' airline offering flights to Iceland and also the USA via KEF, has today ceased operations. https://www.flyplay.com/en/news/important-information
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…
Free GHIC discussion
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