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Overseas holidays & travel planning

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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…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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?
Health episode after buying insurance, before travel
For some years now we've had travel insurance as part of a package with our bank account. We pay an extra premium due to my wife's transient ischemic attack five years ago. At the beginning of the year we renewed cover for a trip in May, and booked a week's holiday in October. Three weeks ago we spent an overnighter in A&E…
BEWARE late flights when using PURPLE PARKING - HEATHROW
Booked Purple Parking Heathrow to get a good deal. This was off site parking with shuttle service. Planned return flight arrival was 2230 hrs but bad weather delayed us by two hours. When I contacted Purple Parking for collection they STOP RUNNING THE SHUTTLE BUS from midnight. Many unhappy customers paying £27-£40 just to…
Gites De France
Hello, I've had to log a complaint with GdF after staying in a gite which was not fit for purpose. They have acknowledged my email, but does anyone know if there is any Ombudsman or equivalent if they do not respond further?
EZY8732 today 5 July Budapest to Gatwick
Just home after a long day of travelling. Flight was due to depart Budapest at 11.55am. Finally took off at 16.20pm. Hardly any information. Only what we could see on our phones. Found out through another passenger that we could have a voucher. This was just over £2 each which wouldn’t even buy 2 coffees. Captain announced…
US Motel still has my UK driving licence and will not post it to me
I checked in at about 22.30 at a motel in Florida, tired after a long day and long drive. They asked for my credit card and id..I gave them my UK driving licence. They gave me back my credit card but I didn't spot that they didn't give me back my licence. I didn't notice that I didn't have my licence until two days after…
Annual travel insurance extended stay
We have an annual travel policy which we have been very happy with for the last few years. We are visiting family in New Zealand, total trip is about 70 days, and we decided we would like to visit friends in the USA on the return journey. The additional cost for visiting NZ only, would be about £135, to include a 4 day…
Croatia - recommendations?
Evening everyone. We are wanting to go to Croatia next May for our 25th wedding anniversary. We are both fairly active and in our early sixties and want to spend a couple of weeks there and see all there is to see (within reason obv). One thing we would like to do is go to Plitvice lakes but apart from that, no clue! We…
Medical Travel insurance
I have so far contacted approx 50 providers and NOTHING ZILCH ZERO apart from £700 for a 5 day trip UK to Dublin….simply cannot afford You do the right thing declare everything inc possible undiagnosed issue and you either get they can’t help or they give you a ridiculous price So if you have some health issues you cannot…
Love Holidays - arrived to no booking
Where do I start? Booked a package deal with LH on 29th Feb this year to Croatia. 4 nights in Royal Blue hotel Lapad. On 19th June received an email stating meeting point (their supplier) had gone into insolvency and room had been cancelled. We were due to fly on 26th June. Told they were sorting it. Heard nothing by 20th,…
If you had 10 days to take the train around europe where would you go ?
I enjoy taking the Eurostar and have used it to connect to other countries in Europe. If you had 10 days and your starting point/end was Lille, Paris or Brussels which route which you recommend taking in Europe (ideally using highspeed trains).
Brittany Ferries code please?
Hi, I'll be booking a return trip to Spain for the first time in a few days, just wondering if anyone has a code or Club Voyage membership to help me save some money! Sorry for such a cheeky request. We cannot fly and the drive with our toddler would be a hard slog, so I'm hoping there might be a way of getting the ferry a…
Brittany Ferries Voyage Discount Code.
Hi. Wondering if anyone please has a Brittany ferries voyage discount code that they would be willing to share? Many thanks in advance. 😄
Buy phone in EU/Ireland and taking it back to the UK
If I buy a phone in an EU country (Ireland specifically), would I need to pay VAT and duty when bringing it back to the UK? The phone is quite a bit cheaper here than in the UK (including VAT) and I will be carrying it back in my pocket. Would I need to declare it? Should I discard the boxes? I'm considering travelling to…
Easyjet holiday package. Still no refund after 2 weeks.
Hi guys, need help here. My holiday package with Easyjet was cancelled by Easyjet because the flights (included in the package) were cancelled at Bristol on June 10th 2024. When i contacted them via phone, they said that the flights hadn't been cancelled, despite me being sent an e-mail saying they and the holiday were. It…