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Cancelling & Rebooking an Emirates Holiday
Hey all! We booked our honeymoon with Emirates Holidays and paid a deposit on it, I’ve since found the exact same holiday (room, flights, board) on Emirates at £1,000 less. As per the terms and conditions, I would lose my deposit if I cancel the holiday (around £200) which is fine - it’s worth losing for the £1,000…
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Passport renewal
Hi, My friend is based in India, they have British passport, and its going to expire in 4 months and they have to travel to Vietnam in Dec, Applying from India will take 8 weeks which is not an option. Is it possible if they can travel to Uk and apply from here and get the passport before 18th Dec. Please can you advise if…
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W/E In Amsterdam Booked With Agent and Confirmed. Then Airline Have No Record Of Booking
Hi. This is really quite bizarre but then nothing surprises me these days. My son booked a long weekend in Amsterdam to celebrate his sisters 40th birthday. 10-12 people all booked with LoveHolidays.com but as individual or couple bookings. Loveholidays had booked them all on a KLM flight from Manchester to Amsterdam along…
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MSE equivalent in Italy?
Hi everyone sorry if this is not the right place to write this, I wasn't sure where post it! If not, then please let me know If/where the right place is. I was just wondering if there is any website/forum/email service similar to MSE and what Martin Lewis does, but for people living in Italy? I love what he and his team…
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Nice -Geneva- Manchester
Hi I recently posted a topic very similar to this one that was to do with whether I had time to make a connection , This one is similar but my main issue is different. Ive flew twice before into Geneva airport from a Schengen location to connect to an onward flight to the uk with hand luggage. Both times I’ve just walked…
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TUI reschedule
My daughter had a holiday booked with TUI for her and her 2 children. They were going with her cousin and her family who could watch the baby whilst she spends time in the pool with her other child. TUI have rescheduled the holiday and now both parties are going on different dates making it not viable. What options does…
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Going abroad for medical/dental treatment- possibly Turkey
Dental work seems very expensive in Britain, seeing a consultant privately- possibly £270. I heard it's £30 to see a consultant in Turkey and the doctors just as good. My friend is Turkish and always gets his dental work in Turkey and he also gets his medical issues double checked there as well as using the NHS.…
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ABTA arbitration
We booked a villa in Spain last summer, it was ok but quite dirty, we spent our first evening cleaning the kitchen, unblocking the waste and cleaning the dishwasher filter that was clogged with amongst other things, a large wad of human hair. We contacted the holiday company who arranged for the owner to sort the blocked…
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Opodo Prime
My husband has booked a trip via Opodo, and signed up for a free trial of Opodo Prime as he did it. It’s a 2-week free trial and the trip isn’t until November. When he’s gone to cancel prime it’s coming up with warnings about loosing discounts, is this just for future trips, or will they charge him more for the one he has…
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Automatic annual travel insurance renewal with pre existing conditions
My previous insurer which I used for years did not allow automatic renewal to anyone with declared medical conditions. I wasn't allowed to just say 'unchanged' since last year. I had to answer all the questions again which was tedious and it was easy to forget something. I now have a policy with Avanti for the first time.…
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British passport renewal question - sending in old passport
Hi folks, I understand that the current timeline for renewal is 3-4 weeks after submitting an online application. Does anyone know if the review process/checks performed by UKPA only start after they receive my old passport in the post or do they begin the process and simply not issue the new passport until they have…
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Le Shuttle discounts?
Anyone know whether Le Shuttle offer any "Black Friday" discounts (or similar). I'm familiar with the Tesco Clubcard offer, but with just a fiver there, it would only knock a tenner off!
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Passport renewal questions
These are questions for renewing a UK adult passport online a) When you add a photo to give (online upload) can you give a photo of your face which meet their guidelines (light background, no hat, no odd smile etc) and then use an online APP which crops it to a passport size, to submit that? or can the passport company…
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Looking for advice around credit card protection (section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act).
Long story short: went on a package holiday with my family which was a disaster. My child nearly died from a severe allergic reaction to the food on the first night of a seven night stay and we were petrified for the rest of the time we were there. Child needed medical treatment (IV drip and corticosteriods) and the hotel…
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Increased air fares
I have paid in full for a trip to New York next May. The cost of the flights have now significantly increased. Can the airline request I pay the difference even though I’ve already paid for a package holiday
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Package or separate holiday-travelling from two different countries
Is it possible to arrange a package holiday when each person is travelling from a different country? Or are separate flights/accomodation the only option? Also, can separate travel insurance policies be linked in the event of a claim by either party? Thank you in advance.
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Venice
I’m planning a trip to Venice next year. What’s the best time to go / area to stay. Hotel budget is approximately £250 p/night
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re. cruise cover on a future trip (post insurance renewal)
I have a current European annual policy which expires in January. It doesn't include cruise cover. I am looking at a possible 3 day cruise in March. I know I will have to add cruise cover to any renewal but why is it a requirement to add it to my current annual policy to cover any cancellation before the end of January?…
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Travel Insurance Claim
Hi, I'm in need of some advice please. We had an overseas package holiday booked, flying from & back to London Gatwick. The holiday had to be cancelled as I was admitted to hospital with a serious illness 2 days before the holiday. We also had flights to/from Gatwick to join our package holiday start/finish, that we have…
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Travel insurance quotes - why so high?
My family (2 adults, 1 child aged 5) are traveling to New Zealand for a month to visit family. We are making a short stopover in Singapore on the way back. I am attempting to purchase single trip travel insurance but the quotes I'm getting seem crazy - £200-£300 for a basic no frills policy and £400-£500 for a…