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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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Insurance website claims to offer something policy wording precludes. Misleading?
My flight in December was delayed nearly 24h due to fog. As a result I was unable to pick up my hire car at the destinatination and had to hire another last minute at a higher price. So, I was keen to make a claim for the difference - after all it's exactly this sort of circumstance you get insurance for, right? The…
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Advice please for going to Spain, taking a wheelchair on a flight and getting around.
Hubby and I are thinking of having a week away to get a bit of sun. Probably Spain. hubby is disabled and needs a wheelchair. How easy is it to rent a mobility scooter and get around? Is it better to take a wheelchair with you? Last time we went abroad it was to Vegas and it was so easy there. We got assisted travel, a…
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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…
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Expedia - ATOL Certificate not provided (27 days til travel)
Hi everyone, I booked a package holiday through Expedia to Dallas that is supposed to be ATOL protected. My booking confirmation states: "Your booking is financially protected by the ATOL Scheme (under Expedia, Inc.’s ATOL number 5788). Your financial protection: When you buy an ATOL protected flight-inclusive Package from…
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Travel insurance after medical tests
I recently had a prostate biopsy which came back clear of evidence of cancer. The hospital will follow this up with regular PSA tests to track my progress. Unfortunately my travel insurers say that since the consultant has not discharged me, these ongoing tests constitute investigations for an undiagnosed condition, and…
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Mexico cancun
Going here next year july-aug for my son's wedding. Thinking ahead should i take peso's or dollars? cash or a card of some type. Will be travelling from uk and will be staying at Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya resort and spa any advice welcome.
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Holiday in Disney world Orlando gone wrong
So in August 2024 after a real though year of family deaths I decided to get a loan out and treat myself, my wife and daughter to a once in a life time holiday to Disneyland Orlando for Christmas we flew from Heathrow 19th December and was meant to return 27th December. the first few days went absolutely spectacularly and…
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Aer Lingus customer service & voucher issue
Hi all, i am currently awaiting a voucher currency change (from dollars to Euro) to enable use for flying out of Dublin. It has been 3weeks now, I already have the voucher in original dollar form. 3weeks, all they have to do is a simple currency change, click of a button job, but it's going nowhere endlessly. Constantly on…
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cruising from Southampton with Oxygen
Myself and my Sister would love to take my Brother who has Downs syndrome on another cruise. However, he now has an oxygen prescription. He uses a concentrator at home and bottles out and about. Looking for some advice from people who are in the same situation and have cruised from Southampton. We would be looking to catch…
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booking ferry to a eurocamp site
hi - so I booked a eurocamp holiday a few weeks back, then went off to book ferry. the prices all came up at around £230 return via all the providers. i then got a quote off eurocamp to add the ferry crossing and it came up at £68.20 return for the exact same crossings that are over £230 directly with P&O, so my tip is get…
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Package Holidays - Tour operators breaking law by not providing emergency assistance.
A package holiday is where a tour operator puts together separate elements of travel of a holiday such as flights and hotel to form a package. Legally any such arrangement is governed by The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations 2018. This arrangement provides the consumers with far greater protection…
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Qatar Airways changed flight times - lost free seat selection
Hi there I booked flights with Qatar Airways just before my gold membership status ran out. That gave me free seat selection. I've now dropped to silver status. The airline has changed the flight times slightly. In doing so, they cancelled my seat selection. Silver status doesn't give free seat selection. Booking the…
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Love Holiday Package flight cancellation
We've been sent a message this morning from Love Holidays, stating that our return flight for our package holiday in June has been cancelled. They have said that our ticket has been changed to an 'open ticket' and we have to find an alternative flight for the same value, any extra will have to be paid by us. We bought the…
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LastMinute.com
Any advice on getting my refund from last minute.com I’m now over a month waiting same reply to emails getting nowhere
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COVERWISE
I have used Coverwise many times for travel insurance and whilst the prices are good there is a reason. Woe betide you if you make a claim! I claimed on 9/10/24. They will do all they can to delay a resolution and make it extremely difficult all along the way. Constantly ignoring information, requesting multiple times the…
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Should we insure together or seperately?
We've booked a holiday in Cyprus for myself + husband, also my son + girlfriend. They live at different addresses. I had thought to get travel insurance for myself & dh and let son & gf get their own, to avoid having to ask gf about her personal medical history for the quote. Would this complicate things? is it better to…
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