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Motorhome/MPV/Van for europe trip ?
Next September we are taking a trip from the UK to southern Spain as a sort of family road trip. It will be 4 adults and 3 dogs. We will plan anything from 10 to 14 days with 5 of those in a Villa etc in Southern Spain. First there is the route. We could of course just go via France and Spain with one or 2 stops..job done…
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Cheap travel insurance
I need travel insurance for a 2 week holiday in Thailand and the quotes are around £200 for 2 people , one with high blood pressure. Our recently expired annual policy for Europe was only £58. Can anyone recommend a company with reasonable prices?
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Covid-19 vaccinations Princess Cruises ??
Is vaccination / boosters for Covid-19 still a thing for Princess Cruises? All I can find is a status "As of December 2, 2022 where you needed two jabs and boosters It doesn't appear as though you need to be 'Up To Date' anymore with Covid Vaccines / Boosters, whatever 'Up to Date' means nowadays? One of our party of 8 is…
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Advice before cancelling very expensive holiday
Hi, We booked a couple of years ago on the trip of a lifetime, costing over £40k. Unfortunately my mum's health has deteriorated rapidly in the last 6 months, and has been in and out of hospital. Right now she's in hospital again although hopefully coming out soon. She has a number of medical issues and the situation is…
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Implications of Spanish Royal Decree 933/2021
I thought this might come up for discussion - but can't see it here yet. Effective Monday 2nd December - observers were expecting early experiences to report on.https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/spain-new-travel-rules-hotels-flights-visa-b2655790.htmlCertain elements of the British media are intent on…
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On The Beach
Has anyone got a contact no for on the beach (one where you speak to a person rather than the automated lines)? I booked a holiday on line on Monday and although they’ve taken the deposit monies I have had no confirmation emails and the booking doesn’t appear in My Bookings which means I don’t have the option for “live…
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Best online holidays NOT
I am having an awful experience with this company who were promoted via Travel Zoo . There seems to be a lot of negative reviews which didn't see before booking . Has anyone else had issues?
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Holiday Money?
Is there a limit to how much money you can take to and from the EU, in the form of Credit Cards and Travel Money Cards?
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Changes to Virgin (Miles) Points Scheme
Whilst the new structure of the Virgin Points incentive scheme definitely adds flexibility, the amount of miles required to book a comparable flight before the new scheme was introduced is significantly higher now than it was before. The value of existing miles has been devalued, after customers were encouraged to…
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Just come back from Sri Lanka, question about backpacking cooking and meals.
I stopped at this cheap guesthouse in Sri Lanka and met this backpacker called Dan from London, we had a fab time together! My question is because we didnt have a microwave in my little kitchen attached to my room and only had a gas bottled stove, we got Mac and cheese frozen ready meals, deforested them in my fridge and…
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Travel Insurance help
I'm looking to book travel insurance for a trip where I've booked separate flights and accommodation. My accommodation can be cancelled up to the day before arrival, so I need insurance in the event that my flight gets cancelled/heavily delayed on the day of departure and I can't make it to my accommodation. Happy to pay…
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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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