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free Florida hols-too good to be true?
Hello,Does anyone have any feedback on a company called SUNSHINE TRAVEL ESCAPES?My uncle has received a telephone call offering him a holiday to Florida FREE,all he has to do is pay for his flights.I have told him that nothing in life is free and there must be a catch.Has anyone received one of these phonecalls or have any…
Holiday with 2 small kids?
Hello Does anyone know a nice hotel/apartment complex within 3 hours flight of UK offering creche in day and babysitting at night, good food and accommodation? Many Thanks Caro
Site for cheap self cat. hol rental in Perthshire?
Does anyone know of a website where I can find self catering cottages, houses, flats etc to rent in Perthshire during the summer? I know that I could look on the tourist information sites and have done, but they tend to only show a few and my guess is that they don't offer the best prices.
Budget Airline Catering
I've tried Easyjet a few times and BMI Baby. On both the food is over priced and poor quality, assuming you can get it. One Easyjet flight had no hot drinks at all on board, until a stewardess found a few hot chocolates in a cupboard :o If you want refreshements on board, I've found it's a lot cheaper and better quality to…
Flights to Edinburgh
Got a family wedding to attend on 2nd April in Edinburgh. Looking for flights either from heathrow, birmingham, luton or east midlands for 2 adults & 2 children. Any suggestions? Many thanks Clarebear
Cheap Flights
) 8) 8) 8) Until 10/01/05 thomsonfly.com Cheap flights from NEW UK routes to Europe (DONCASTER, BOURNEMOUTH, COVENTRY etc..) e.g Doncaster to Valencia £7.99 Each way... OK with tax, costes etc.. it adds up to £37 for a RETURN trip in May for 5 days,, but other airlines are £60 for the same trip!!!! Even if you know where…
First Choice / United Vacations
I am about to book a custom made holiday through First Choice - Holiday Hypermarket. Does anyone know of any discount codes / promotions I can use to save some cash? I've tried searching on the web, but because it is a multi-centre holiday (San Francisco/ Las Vegas / Los Angeles? I can't compare it to anything. Any help,…
Cheap Car Hire - Italy
I've been looking for cheaper car hire in Bari Italy for 2 weeks in August. The cartel of big companies all seem to be quoting around the same prices, even the so called cheaper agents - any tips?
Cheap B&B in Harrogate ??
Can anyone advise me of any cheap B&B's or offers at Travellodge etc. in Harrogate for the weekend of the 21st Jan. Ta very muchly AJ
Extra charges on text/web deals & jargon-buste
Ok-firstly, extra charges on most late deals. Whilst I'm not a legal expert as far as I'm aware Agents can advertise a lead-price WITHOUT including the following;- Ticket on departure fee-£10-£12 pp (for bookings within 2, sometimes 3 weeks) Booking fee-anything from £5-£12 pp Credit card charges-average about 2% Transfer…
DIY Holiday packaging-points to note!
:D DIY in most cases is the money-saving way to go. Another thing people need to be aware of is that if they book their Hotel through a web-supplier many are based in Spain (although they have UK address) so I don't think that the credit card laws cover them if the company goes bust (you'll be more up on the legal side…
Can I juggle flight prices?
Does anyone know if flights only can be juggled in much the same way as package hloidays? ??? You know the way I mean? By ringing round and getting companies to undercut by a few pounds each time, sort of thing. I have tried seaching on internet with 3 different companies for the exact same flight but have only managed to…
Great easy way 2 donate £1.50 for the tsunami fund
please follow this thread and find an easy way to donate £1.50 to the official tsunami fund :) :):) http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Free;action=display;num=1104943049;start=0
Air Berlin Are Terrific
I first posted this on the 5 star thread a couple of months ago but I though that for anyone who missed it I shall post it here:- "In October I travelled with this airline on a short trip from Stansted to Palma Majorca . Judging from these journeys I reckon they must be one of the best " no frills " operators around , much…
Looking for Decent Luggage Set
Any ideas. I am fed up of buying a cheap set that last only one holiday. I am thinking of spending up to £200 of a set of 3 (hard side), preferrably a decent make like Samsonite. Anyone have any suggestions?
Can anyone help-cheap flight from Midlands to Faro
Can anyone help me find a cheap return flight from any Midlands airport to Faro in the Algarve, departing 26/02/05 and returning 05/03/05? The dates are not flexible and it's for one adult traveller. The cheapest I've found so far is £86.77 with MyTravelLite which is not cheap in my mind ;D Thanks
Thomsons Holidays
Phoned thomsons 3 weeks ago for a price on a holiday ...... quoted 1600 :D , i didnt book :-/ phoned 2day was quoted 2400. :o An increase of 800 in 3 weeks. :o Any 1 kno wher i can a real deal thomson hol???? :'(
Cheap, quality hotel in central Edinburgh
Any suggestions on quality, cheap hotel in Edinburgh on a B&B or D,B&B basis for a girls weekend away. Thanks
30% off Mark Warner holidays!
Yes, that's a lot of cash off a Mark Warner holiday. I'm a member of a club called 8th Day and saved £235 on a Mark Warner skiing holiday - enough for a lift pass and plenty of fondu!! :) Check it out at https://www.8thdayuk.com and start saving on the hols - the summer watersports holidays will be discounted as well as I…
£20 off at opodo (E:07/01/05)
You can get £20 off when you spend over £150 on flights at opodo.co.uk. The voucher code is flynow2005 and it is valid until midnight January 7. This is from their email newsletter - sorry if it's been posted elsewhere.

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