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Partner ill abroad we have separate travel insurance
I am currently in Mallorca with my partner. He had a stroke on Monday 5 days in to a 14 night trip and has been in hospital since then. I contacted his insurance company and they are doing checks to confirm he is covered. It is likely he will need to be medically repatriated. I have a separate policy. Does anyone have…
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Love Holidays/Ryanair - Who does what?
Booked a package holiday through Love Holidays for next year. Paid deposit, took a couple of payments out, no bother, but received an e-mail yesterday to say flights are cancelled. We've got a bit of flexibility in moving flights and hotel within a small budget increase. But I'm a bit confused on the process. Ryainair…
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Spain - tragic events
I could hardly believe the news footage on TV, the devastation in many affected areas of the south east is absolutely horrific.We gripe about our weather - but seeing the telly reports puts it all into perspective.Thoughts and prayers etc.
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Saga Islands of Croatia Holiday 2024 - First and last holiday with Saga
Here are some of the problems we experienced with our recent holiday.It started just hours before our holiday started when we had an email at 2.05am in the morning of 6th September from British Airways that flight BA842 (Heathrow to Split) was cancelled due to operational constraints. The flight was due to take off at…
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CBP MPC app for USA entry
Has anyone, with just an ESTA used this to gain entry after landing in the US at airports that use the system? I will be landing at DFW and they use it, just not sure if I am eligible to go to the CBP MPC desk rather than queue. It is a new ESTA to the one I used this time last year but it won't be a year since I was last…
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Best way to get bulk avios?
Hi everyone I'm trying to use my companion voucher to book the return leg of my journey. I am planning to get business class 1 way from singapore to London. I understand that the voucher gets us 50% off the avios amount. I need to pay £203 + 45000 miles - I have 10k miles at the moment, so just looking to fill the avios…
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KLM Lost our luggage, agreed to refund costs then never did...
We recently flew to Brazil to visit family. We booked through BA but had a flight cancelled (that's a separate thread in the forum here) and BA rebooked us with KLM the following day. Flights went well enough but they left our luggage in Schipol and eventually got our bags to us 3 days later. So we had to buy clothes etc…
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Travel insurance double standards - what to do next?
My elderly mother was rushed to hospital on 5th July with bleeding stomach ulcers and was treated and released 4 days later. She was meant to be travelling to Majorca at the end of August and had taken out insurance with avanti. She was going with a friend who also used same company but separate policy. The hospital…
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Salmonella investigation
We are due to travel in 6 days with Jet 2 2 adults 1 child to Fuertevetura It has become apparent that several guests that have been at the hotel have become unwell with sickness and diarrhoea in thevlast week, 3 with confirmed salmonella, 2 of which are in hospital in Fuertevetura, 1 critical. We have queried with Jet 2…
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HolidayExtras - Parking Complaint
I booked a "Park and Stay" package with Holiday Extras for Airport Parking and Hotel in Manchester Airport for 03/10/2024. When I arrived at the car park at 10pm at night listed on my booking confirmation, it was permanently closed. I had to seek park and ride in another car park at the cost of £139.99. I emailed…
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Vietnam - any recent experience of local SIM/eSIM use
Travelling to Vietnam in a month, will be there for 3 weeks or so. My UK SIMs do not provide roaming (well, Vodafone do at £7/day) so I'd appreciate any recent advice. Ideally I'd like a local number for voice/SMS as well as a decent amount of data. There are a lot of eSIM advertisers all claiming to be the best and not…
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Vietnam/Cambodia with Bali
Hi all, DH & I are looking into planning a trip to Vietnam & Cambodia and adding a week in Bali at the end. We’ve got a Trailfinders brochure and have also looked at a few other tour operators who run the type of holiday we’re looking at. We’re looking at March ‘25 for the best weather. At this early planning stage, we’re…
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Renewing travel insurance
My daughter has booked a family holiday for next August 2025 to Mexico - we are all paying our own costs. I currently have travel insurance which covers Europe and added Thailand at the beginning of this year for trip already taken last April. My current insurance is due to be renewed in February 2025. So far only a small…
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Where to go in February?
We came to Tenerife quite late, post-covid, and unexpectedly really liked it. We fairly quickly went off it, as the price has gone up dramatically since 2021, and it is struggling with 'over-tourism.' I posted here asking for suggestions for a holiday in November 2023 and we ended up going to Malta, which blew us away,…
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Getting travel insurance from outside UK when travelling to Australia next year
I have a dilemma. My friend and I live in the UK but will spend a few nights in Ireland before our journey. I decided to buy my tickets to fly out to Australia from Dublin return. This made most sense. Now I see that insurance only covers travel from UK! Can anyone help?
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Ryanair flight to Spain. Name is slightly different compared to what is on the passport.
Sister booked a flight. Her name is "Lisa-Marie" and that's what is on her passport. She booked under just "Lisa" as that's what she always goes by. £115 to change it. Do you reckon they'll even notice at the airport?
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Searching for hotel room concerning the room size
Hello! My wife and I are heading to London this December, and we’re looking for a reasonably priced hotel with a spacious room. Budget is a bit tight, but comfort is important to us. I’ve been using Expedia and Booking, but while I can filter by cost, I can’t seem to easily sort rooms by size. Clicking through all the…
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Thailand all-inclusive holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand for 3 weeks or Nepal and Bangladesh for 3 wee?
This will be for my 40th birthday in Nov 2025. The Thailand holiday will be more expensive as it’s a package holiday with Virgin holidays, so nice hotel and lovely beaches. The backpacking holiday will be more budget friendly, spending 10 days in Katmandu and Pokhara and 7 days in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the old city. then…
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Annual travel insurance but cancellation cover not high enough
I have annual family travel insurance via my employer which is very comprehensive. The cancellation cover is limited to £5000. We plan to travel on a big long haul holiday for which the cost will exceed that limit. I cannot change the level of my annual cover as that is a standard offered to all employees. Can I get…
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