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Overseas holidays & travel planning

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Flight delay compensation

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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.…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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
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.
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
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?…
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…
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…
Urgent Advice needed Valencia
Hi, I’m due to go to Valencia next week (14/11/24) and given the situation out there, it won’t be a holiday (we’ll be trapped in our hotel) as far as I’m aware the local authorities in Valencia region are saying not to travel unless essential, however Thomas Cook are saying it’s fine to travel and won’t help us out. Thomas…
Villa booked via Expedia told us to leave but no refund
We booked a week in a self-catering villa in Greece via Expedia as a stand alone booking (flights were booked separately). Our first night there wasn't great and we barely slept a wink due to poor mattresses and the solar panel and water tank on the roof banging around all night. We asked for help from the owner to resolve…
Flight delay compensation amount
Is the amount for over £1500Km and 3 hours delay £350 or is it 400 euro? Do the airlines have a choice regarding which of these to pay ?
When do Avios flights make sense?
Looking at the MSE article on boosting Avios points: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/boost-avios-points/ It says that a New York return can be had for 40,000 points peak or 26,000 points off-peak. I tried with a quite a few different months and different days of the week, but the cheapest off-peak flights I could…
Claiming on cruise insurance
Hi all We are currently on our cruise and due to the weather we are not able to go to the planned port. We are remaining in the current port. I went on the online chat with insurance and they said I would be able to claim and to do so go via another party. I asked them how much I would be able to claim.on itinerary change…
Best travel SIM card
Hi all, I'm going to Egypt in 2 weeks and cape Verde in January. My current network provider Lebara wants £15-20 to add on roaming. Is there any travel Sims that we might be able to get to cover us whilst we are away please Kind regards mark
Manchester airport hotel
Just booked Ryanair from MAN T3 for an 06.30 Tuesday flightDon't want to drive (1½ hrs) at stupid times so would prefer an on-site hotel.We want to park up on Monday afternoon, leave the car at M&G and walk thereafter - no buses or transfers, but struggling to decide which ones actually offer this service.Raddison Blu or…
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Virgin Atlantic - Last Minute Deals
Hello, I'm just wanting advice on booking a mid-December trip to New York with Virgin Atlantic, it would be a package deal with flights and hotel. It's November at the time of posting so getting quite late on. Would we expect the prices for our trip to start falling towards last-minute deal prices or would a New York trip…

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