We'd like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum... Read More » This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are - or become - political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Overseas holidays & travel planning

Get help with questions about international travel including package holidays.

10 day trip to Europe
My wife and I want to do a 10 day trip to Europe My wife wants to visits Vienna and lausenne and obviously stops on the way and way back. We want to drive but we also don't want to be driving all the time so we thought maybe we could go by train or a mix of train and car Are there good forums where we can get honest advice…
TUI Package Child Holiday Prices
I priced up a all inclusive holiday for 2A and 2C aged 9 and 13. On the quote I incorrectly put my eldest at 12, but when I changed this to 13 the holiday went up by £300. Also we wanted to select a different flight and the upgrade price (when her age was incorrect) was 48p each, but when this was corrected it increased…
Using Virgin Money Debit Card in Shops and Restaurants in the Canaries
We bank with Virgin Money, which is supposedly one of the best Debit Cards to use abroad with no fees for making purchases, so we are considering using the card whilst over in the Canary Islands later this month. We should only get charged the ATM fee if we want to make a cash withdrawal and choose local currency on the…
Construction noise by Villa rental - refund?
Recently spent a week in a rental villa which was spoilt by construction happening immediately next door. Booked direct with villa owner who states I should have reported at the time and not wait until after my return. Says I didn’t give them opportunity to resolve eg by moving to alternative accommodation. I have video…
Insurance coverage
Hi Good Morning, actually me and my wife traveling to Mount Kailash which is in Tibet, China vie Nepal, I have Halifax account travel insurance cover, we will have to travel quite high altitude area, do you think we have to buy another insurance cover? I can not see that mention of traveling to high altitude area.
Travel Delay on Insure and Go Policies (and AllClear ones)
https://res.cloudinary.com/dttwa61aq/image/upload/v1702462901/igo/policy-wording/2024/InsureandGo_Silver_and_Gold_Policy_Wording_1223.pdf Page 32 Travel Delay Perhaps it is just worth mentioning this: I have just noticed that you cannot claim for anything at all under this section, unless the Delay is at least 24 hours.…
family annual travel insurance with 18 year old
I wanted to renew by family annual travel insurance but as one of my sons has turned 18 I can't do it automatically so I wondered about actually getting him his own policy in any case. Is there any disadvantage to us travelling as a family of 4 with 3 of us (parents and one 17yo) on one policy and the 18yo on his own…
Waiting 6 months for booking.com refund on cancelled flight
I booked my flight through booking.com. The flight was cancelled. Booking.com said they would get me my refund. It’s been six months now and I haven’t been refunded. Every time I ask they give me the same response saying it’s been escalated to the concerns team. I started emailing daily and now I’ve finally got a different…
Longer trip insurance
Anyone know any good insurers who will cover a trip of 44 days? Most only do 28 or 36 max.
Unable to carry out visa check so missed flight (in chaos on Friday)
Posting for my son and wife - they booked a 3 day trip to Rome flying on Ryanair on Friday. Wife has a spouse visa that has to be checked at the airport before a boarding pass is issued but of course in the queue and chaos on Friday morning at Stansted this was hopeless and the flight left without them. My son had a…
Issue with Hostel Cancellation Charges
I booked a Hostel in Amsterdam several months ago, for a large group. The cost came to around EUR 2k for two nights. The room rate was 'non-refundable'. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to enquire about cancelling the booking around four weeks before we were due to travel. Given I had booked a non-refundable room, I…
Flight refund when event you are flying to is cancelled
Hi I have tried to find an answer to this question but the result keep bring up flight cancellations. I booked a standard basic flight with Iberia to Madrid. The event (3 hours northish from Madrid) for which I bought the flights, and was my sole purpose for travelling has been cancelled, and so I have no use for the…
Koleo app
Hi .im planning a train journey from krakow to Lublin in the near future , I was looking at various apps for times prices ect , Someone said I should try the koleo app which I did and the prices were cheaper by almost half , Is this site genuine ? I believe it is a polish app can that be a reason the prices are…
ABTA Complaints Process
Does anybody have any experience of taking a complaint through stage 2 of this - that is the stage where you agree to go to an independent arbitrator (for which you pay) because ABTA have been unable to get both parties to agree on a settlement at stage 1. I am still at stage 1, but I am assuming the firm (TUI) aren't…
Question about 10 year rule.
Ok, I’m not dumb but I’m a bit confused about the 10 year rule for passport when entering the EU. I’m only asking because this past week we were boarding a Ryanair flight and the checkin girl mentioned that my wife had better get hers sorted because although it was issued in April 2015 it expires in August 25. So, we are…
GHIC application turn around time
I'm not in a rush at all but just wondering what the actual turn around time is currently for receiving a GHIC? I know it's prime holiday season so the system is likely jammed, just curious.
Free Travel Insurance Post Office
I was looking for a single trip travel insurance for myself and hubby dtsrting 3rd Jan 23. I went on Post Office site typed in all details and they wanted £99 for single trip OR -£99 for annual holiday so that meant it was free./ or £0 I clicked on page you could add extras like gadgets covid 19 which i did which came to…
Enterprise Car Rental - Insurance
Afternoon all, I am told that to travel to Europe with a rental car I need to also pay for an European insurance. The small print says payment via credit cards. I don’t have credit cards, cannot this be paid by debit card? Is the credit card thing mandatory? Thank you.
TUI online check-in?
Hi. Has anyone flown from the UK to the EU recently with TUI? I am wondering when (if at all) it is possible to check-in online (TUI flight - booked with TUI). There is conflicting information. A post on this forum (from back in 2020) says it is not possible until 24 hours before your flight. However the TUI website says…
Buying a airline ticket online
I am SP age now and am not sure how to purchase a airline ticket online somebody explain the process to me I know you need a debt / credit card to do it what i do not know is how you receive confirmation of your booking do you receive it by email or text or some other way ?