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Strike action.
I have just looked at my upcoming flight to Vancouver with Air Canada and found there is a very likely risk of a strike by the pilots when I'm due to leave. ( I have no notification of this) They seem to be offering alternative dates which certainly don't suit me or put my £1450 in an account to be used by the end of April…
Unwanted timeshare.....
Can someone please give me some advice on this please? My partners M&D have a timeshare. They've not used it since 2015 and it's unlikely to be used again by them. They want to get rid of it as it costs about £2000 a year. Anyway, my partner saw a firm advertising that they were experts in Timeshare Relinquishment (Carl…
BA Package Holiday - Waterpark Closed
Good mornings all, I booked a BA flight and hotel back in Feb this year. We fly on the 19th of this month. We are 2 adults and 1 14 year old and we are going to Dreams Onyx in Dominican. A massive reason we booked was because they had a water park and lazy river for my son to play in. Yesterday I found out on Facebook that…
Embossed credit card at car hire company?
Hello everyone 🤠 👋 I made a grave error and didn't read the extended terms and conditions on booking.com for Direct Rent, a car rental broker based out of Cluj Napoca Airport in Romania. I booked a luxury car on booking.com through Direct Rent and bought the insurance through booking.com. When I arrived to pick my car up,…
Hello can someone please help with a non-refundable booking.
I have booked (Booking.com) a non-refundable apartment in Nerja, Spain, for next Wednesday but I have just noticed something. The bedroom window doesn't have any curtains or blinds or shutters. Nothing to block the light or stop others from peering in. Obviously that's completely unnacceptable, but is it even legal? Surely…
Thoughts please
More general travel question. I live in the Isle of Wight UK. We are served by two independent car ferry companies as the only way for car and passengers to move between island and mainland. For many years we are at the time and financial mercy of these companies. A problem we choose to accept if we wish to remain…
Travel Insurance guidance
We have two weekend breaks coming up. One in Ireland. The other in Portugal. Within six weeks of each other. Both with car hire. I am looking for travel insurance and car hire insurance. What would be my best deal? Two separate travel policies for each trip and two car hire policies? One travel policy for six weeks and one…
Travel Insurance while on a trip
This is a really embarrassing post. I am a week into a three week trip to Vietnam. I have Revolut Premier and was using this for travel insurance. So had a problem with flight delays and assumed I was not covered, but thought I would check. To my horror, I found out T&C’s changed in June and I have no Travel Insurance…
Changing holiday already booked with Travel Republic
We have a holiday already booked for May 2025, paid a deposit of £199. When we booked this holiday, the hotel we chose wasn't our first choice as the hotel we really wanted to book was quite a bit more expensive. We comprised and booked the second choice. Also, the flights were not the ones we really wanted however we…
ordering travel money
Hi, can someone put me straight, tried asking Halifax bank to no avail. Am wanting to order travel money online from eurochange paying by debit card and wondered if foreign currency charges or any other charges will apply? I always paid by cash before. thanks in advance
Making phone calls in Bolivia
My phone company has roaming in most countries but not Bolivia. Any ideas on how to make phone calls there without it costing an arm and a leg? Like many Latin American countries whatsapp is the main way to communicate.
Travel insurance
I have bought my return ticket and found out the weather forecast states there will be very bad weather, might delay my flights. What type of insurance will be good to cover/ or will my credit card I had used to make payment will cover it?
Avios Purchase - A cautionary Tale
Hope this is the right place to share my naivety with folks who might avoid the same trap I did. TLDR: do NOT purchase a large amount of Avios with cash - you will be left out of pocket. I've been a member with Qatar Airways for some time using them very frequently because I worked in the region. I've accrued and used…
beat my quote
Hi can anyone beat this cruise deal- the quote- £3681 quote supplier-Tui booking fee-no the ship-Marella explorer 2 cruise dates- 6 December 2024- 24 December (18 nights) flights from- Birmingham accomodation cabin -1 x inside cabin deck 4/5, all inclusive passengers-2 senior adults many thanks
Airbnb host had installed a see-Through mirror near to bath and bed rooms !
What about a see through mirror ? That would be no different to finding a hidden camera, would it ? The Airbnb I recently rented in France with my family had a mirror installed at the end of a corridor off which were our bedrooms, bathroom and toilet room. The mirror was a see through film, that’s looks like a mirror on…
BIrmingham airport delays question
Two of us flying out with Jet2 on 27th June. I am presuming that as it's standard luggage and we have checked in online that we can use the self service bag drop rather than queueing at the check-in desk. Is anyone able to give an update on how things stand with queues for security at the moment. I'm looking at booking the…
Annual travel insurance - what if I cancel for the following year?
Here's something I'm confused about. I have annual travel insurance, for the calendar year 2024. I've booked a holiday for February 2025 (beyond the date of my insurance) but will have to pay the full balance in November (within the date). Suppose I have to cancel during 2024. Would the 2024 insurance cover that, even…
HOUSE INSURANCE WHEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOIR MORE THAN 60 DAYS
My wife and I are planning to be away for more than 60 days this winter I had my house insurance renewal through today and after reading the standard questions (will the property be unoccupied for 30 days which in the past I answered no - I rang to find out what teh definition of unoccupied was as I could arrange to have…
How many 100mls containers?
Flying out of Bristol in a few weeks, and I'll need to take some medication with me. I'm only taking cabin bag. It's prescribed, in 500ml glass bottles. I don't really want to take a whole bottle with me (which I think I am allowed with a prescription), smallest available is 150ml. I'd like to decant into a few smaller…
Reimbursement/ compensation for holiday accomodation
We have recently returned from a holiday in Spain..We booked our accomodation through Booking.com in February. Photos and description described a 3 bedroom apartment with a private terrace. On arrival some 6 months after booking, we found that the apartment was in the middle of a construction site with new houses being…

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