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Taking controlled medication from UK to Spain
Hi all So by brother-in-law has had a flare up of his back condition, and it's pretty bad, and had to spend a few days in hospital earlier this week. He's home now and slowly doing better. A few us were due to fly to Spain next week for a week, and he may or may not be up to it. One question is whether he'll be okay to…
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Holidaying with Young Kids (3 under 5)
Pretty new to this! We had one baby and took them in April last year (possibly the year before) to Menorca, which was quite nice. I'm sure fully inclusive, the whole thing cost us about £1500 through TUI (flights, full board, transfers). Now we have an additional 2 babies. Eldest is now 4, babies have just turned 1. I've…
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Travel insurance late night illness claim
Daughter had a 6am flight as part of a package holiday. She was ill in the early hours ahead of the flight (gastro/food poisoning?) and was unable to travel, and so cancelled her holiday. She has submitted an insurance claim, pointing out she could not get medical advice at that time of the morning, as evidence required by…
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No Reviews on Booking.com - Avoid?
We are looking to book a self catering flat for a week in a town in Poland where we have been before. The flat that 'ticks all the boxes' for our family group has one downside - no ratings or reviews. Should this, in itself, be a reason to avoid going there?
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Opodo taking prime subscription in scammy way
My friend who is not the most switched-on person regarding internet use, booked a flight through opodo last month. He told me he got an email from Opodo saying they had taken his prime subscription payment. He does not even have an Opodo account as far as he was aware. He had no idea what it was about so I phoned them for…
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Travel insurance claiming back cancelled non-refundable bookings
My son has had an accident and is unable to travel, so I want to claim back the costs of the non-refundable parts of an upcoming holiday from my travel insurance. This is ferry and euro tunnel bookings, and some accommodation. The insurance company (cover for you, underwritten by Axa) says I need to ask for a refund from…
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Annual Travel Insurance policy query
I currently have an annual policy covering Europe only which expires in Dec 2024. We have just booked a trip to Canada for Sept 2025 and will be going on a cruise in April but am baffled as to how to address the insurance. Martin says 'buy as soon as booked' which I always done for single trips but the latest I can buy a…
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Aer Lingus - Manchester - Dublin LAX flights queries
Hi Has anybody flown on this route recently? Trying to find out the following but it isn't clear Once I check my luggage in Manchester, do I not see it again until LAX? How many meals would I get on the flight? (some dietary issues within my party) I know I clear US customs in Dublin (a major reason for using this route),…
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Holiday compensation/arbitration
Hello, Very new to asking for advice on forums so forgive me if this isn't relevant or appropriate. We had a terrible experience on holiday last year. We went on a cruise and when we arrived at the cruise terminal they couldn't find our booking details on their system. We had booked a deluxe suite (one tier down from a…
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Holiday Cancelled
Good Evening. Unfortunately we had our holiday to Jamaica cancelled today because of the recent hurricane that hit Jamaica. . Asked the tour operator if we could book to go to Turkey in replace of the cancelled holiday holiday. Was told that we could not do this by tour operator. Is this correct?
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Have you booked a 'secret hotel' recently?
A 'secret hotel' booking usually offers a discount, but the catch is that you don't know which hotel it is until you've booked. Have you had a success or a fail you'd like to share? Perhaps through Lastminute, Priceline, Hotwire or any other company that offers secret hotel bookings? Thank you, MSE Laura F
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Query: Liability for Additional Costs Incurred due to Travel Agency Bankruptcy
I am seeking advice regarding a recent travel booking issue that has caused financial strain. I booked accommodation at Mitsis Summer Palace through Travel Republic for £883.95. Unfortunately, upon arrival, I discovered that Travel Republic had cancelled my booking due ‘Meeting Point’ going bankrupt, without notifying me…
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Getting a refund after a 'very' last minute British Airways flight cancellation
This morning (8th July) my husband and I were due to fly from London Heathrow to Munich at 7.05am. We drove to Heathrow Long Stay Parking (pre-booked) and parked at 3.01am. We like to arrive early, check in and have breakfast at the airport. I got out of the car to take a photo of the Bay we were parked in and saw that an…
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Passport Office has destroyed my passport - help!
Bizarre one! We applied for a passport for our foster child a couple of months ago. We had to include various documents to support the application including my passport. The process was delayed by the local authority and was finally completed 3 weeks before we travel. Unfortunately, they returned our foster child's expired…
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Cheapest way of taking cash out of an atm when im working in Ireland
Wasnt really sure where to put this, please move mods if its more appropriate somwhere else. I live in the UK and im often in the south of Ireland for days at a time for work as the company is Irish. I prefer using cash as im old school, was wondering if anyone had advise on the best value way of taking euros out from an…
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Easyjet on board duty free cigarettes
I am travelling from Gibraltar to Manchester and have heard you can buy 600 cigarettes on board the flight. Is this true as I understood that I was only allowed a 200 limit?
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MSC cruise offer .
Hi We were on the MSC world cruise which suffered numerous issues during the trip to the point whereby over 900 passengers signed a petition regarding the issues. Ok, so after much forcing by the passengers during the cruise MSC sent everyone a letter stating: "We are delighted to offer you a future cruse credit equal to…
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Something fundamentally wrong with our air traffic control
Maybe I have been unlucky, but since COVID, every flight I have been on (bar one) has been delayed - between 1 hour and 26 hours. More times than not passengers have been boarded and then sit in the plane, on the apron, for up to 3 hours. Multiple times I have seen the captain come off the flight deck and make an…
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Mis sold holiday
Recently back from Mexico through Tui. Was sold a 5star beach resort. There was no beach to speak off. What there was rotten seaweed piled up and stank when it dried out. Every restaurant leaked with rain water and in the buffet restaurant it was splashing onto the salad. Jacuzzi bath in room you couldn’t use as the water…
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Email quote price can I use?
Hi I emailed myself a holiday quote from online provider a few days ago. and the link shows the holiday at the same price though price has since gone up online. Does anyone know please can I use the price from my email- it looks happy to accept payment?
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