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Going to Europe in a heatwave - would you go?
I've booked a few days in southern Europe next week. I'm in an apartment with aircon, not a resort, I like to wander around the old town, see some historic sites, maybe a boat trip and long walk along the beach. However the forecast is currently saying it will be up to 42C ("feels like 50C"). Don't think I've ever…
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Lost property reclaim EasyJet/AirlineLostProperty/1stFlight
I left an item on an EasyJet plane and reported it lost at airlinelostproperty dot com. I've now received an email inviting me to send £30 by bank transfer in order to have the item couriered to me. I tried to enquire about card payment instead in the online chat at…
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Does travel insurance cover visiting additional countries
A friend of mine was talking to me on the phone this evening about a 3 week holiday he was planning next year to Germany onto Spain and then Italy and then back to Germany and now at the back of my mind I have a vague memory of a money columnist in some newspaper reporting an issue of someone not being covered for their…
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U18 going to USA - how to fund spending money?
My 16 y-o son is flying to LA solo in July to stay with a friend of ours for a month. We (parents) are funding his spending money. What’s the best way to kit him out with spending money for the four weeks? Buy him a travel card already funded with dollars? If so, any suggestions regarding which one? Buy a travel card…
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European car breakdown cover - what do you do?
Hi all. We're going on a holiday to Europe by car. We've got the fleet covered by the RAC here at home. The RAC offer EU cover for your date specified trip or an upgrade throughout the year options. I just would like to know from others what do you do or is there another way. I've used the search function and there are…
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Help! No no room at hotel!
I booked 2 weeks in a specific hotel abroad, arrived about midnight only to be told no room available for me. Hotel said it was the travel agents fault. Had to get moved to another hotel which was very stressful being late at night. The said it was a better hotel but we booked the original for a special reason. Stayed at…
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Mobile Broadband travelling to Europe
Hi, has anyone got any recommendations for mobile broadband please? We currently have a dongle thing from Vodafone but it never seems to work in Europe even after phoning them twice & resetting it etc. We need something that can be used in Europe for the kids ipads as we are driving, so they will need something. We are…
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Ryanair and printed boarding passes
Can anyone tell me unequivocally whether they no longer allow customers to print boarding passes? This seems draconian (if typical). I have seen it stated that they are only stopping the facility for customers to ask THEM (Ryanair staff) to print boarding passes at the airport.
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Really need help with passport issue! Home Office asking for so much information!!
Hi All, I am experiencing a really stressful experience regarding a passport application. To sum it up: My wife, who was born and raised in the UK, has an older sister who was not born here but was naturalised here as a child over 25 years ago. Her sister essentially suffers from severe bipolar and mental disorders and is…
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Travel insurance - split policies between travellers
Hi all. I think I have found similar articles saying I should be fine, but I wanted to check if anybody has any real experience - ie. you've been in this situation and claimed on policies? Short scenario is, I booked all inclusive for a week in Tunisia for me, my wife, 2 kids, and mother in law. Due to the family policy…
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Turkey as a holiday destination
Me and my girlfriend are looking at holidays for us and our 1 year old for when we’ve got a week off booked at the beginning of October. Obviously due to the time of year we have to be more cautious about where we look at booking to ensure we get the nice weather. Originally we were looking at the Canary Islands but the…
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Halifax Clarity card not working in Mallorca
We’ve had Halifax Clarity cards for years, mostly for using abroad because recommended by Martin Lewis for good exchange rates and no additional charges. From 4-11 June 2025 on many occasions our cards would not work….. not declined as such just not compatible with card readers in restaurants despite being loaded with cash…
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Airplane snacks / food
I have never been a fan of airplane food - the quality nor the price. Anybody got any good tips or suggestions what to take?
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Annual Travel Insurance - Change in Health Status
I have 36 days left on my Annual Travel Insurance with Admiral and have a trip to Germany booked for mid July. Since taking out the insurance I have been diagnosed with mild anaemia and am awaiting a date for a colonoscopy/endoscopy. Am I better off advising Admiral of this change in health status or cancelling the policy…
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Travel insurance with no medical civer
Am looking for competitive travel insurance with no medical civer.Any recommendation pl? Thanks
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Great Little Escapes ceases trading
It looks like another of the smaller ATOL agents will be ceasing trading: Great Little Escapes ceases trading as Atol holder - News This is one I have actually heard of, and have them for UK holidays before.
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Travel insurance when booking flights and accommodation separately
I am looking to book for us to go on holiday next year. My son has additional needs so due to this, we find package holidays don't really meet his needs, so I like to buy flights and accommodation separately. Today I was chatting to someone who warned me to be careful, as apparently travel insurance wouldn't pay out if…
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Premier Inn - discount ?
Has anybody got a WORKING discount code (or whatever) for Premier Inn - (for a 2 night stay next week) ?I have never managed to find a discount that really works.
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Package holiday booked with TUI but flight is with BA
So we have booked a holiday for next year with TUI and normally when we have done this it has been on a TUI flight. However this time the flights are with BA. On the TUI app it says we have to go to the BA website to check in and provide things like API. The BA website doesn’t recognise the TU reference number provided. Is…
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Is it best to get public transport to the airport?
I'll start this off by saying I've never been abroad before. Well I have but once which was many years ago & I did none of the sorting, all I did was hand over my share of the payment. Am going to have to sort travel insurance & a random thought came to me - I wondered if it was better to get public transport (than have…
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