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passport renewal
My wife is going to Spain end of march this year for a weekend 'birthday treat', her passport was issued 11th October 2017 and expires 11th November 2027.Does she need to renew her passport as it has 10years and 1 month on it?Sorry, i keep reading the below advice but just cant get it.Does it mean if she was traveling…
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Spanish Passport control/Entering Spain with a debt
I have just discovered that I have accrued a Spanish Traffico car road tax debt (equivalent to that of the UK DVLA road tax) Although I followed the procedure and de-registered the car as soon as I got back in to the UK in 2011 and have all of the documentation to prove I carried this out. However, what I really need to…
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TUI Fly Drive Car Hire
Hi, I haven't hired a car in USA before and a bit weary to ensure I have the right cover. I'm looking at a TUI Fly Drive package and upgrading to Gold. Does this look to have sufficient cover or will I also need to pay extra at the car hire desk when they no doubt try to up sell and tell me I'm not fully covered. (see link…
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Taking a French company to court from UK?
Hi, not sure if I'm posting in the correct category as this is the closest I could find. I'm in a difficult situation and would like some informal advice/information/ideas about taking a parking company in France to court, whether from the UK or France. I do not speak French and this make things difficult in every sense.…
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EU261/UK261 re-routing rights.
I was supposed to be returning to UK via Budapest and I had booked tickets TLV-BUD and BUD-LTN. Ryanair then cancelled the flights to Budapest "for commercial reasons" (I was therefore left out of pocket my Wizzar flghts form Budapest) After getting in touch with Ryanair who werent offering any rerouting, they told me to…
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Hotel dispute claim
We had a family hotel at Melia in Cape Verde and it’s sold as a five star luxury hotel however it’s a three star hotel at most, I’ve been in contact regarding compensation and they offered points equivalent to €400. Is it possible to claim more as this was falsely advertised as a five star hotel and the state of it was…
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Cancelling holiday due to pregnancy
Hello, Myself and my partner recently booked a holiday through On the beach for August 2025. Unfortunately we don’t get insurance due myself finding out I’m pregnant 5 days after booking the holiday. On the beach are now saying we need to pay £1400+ to cancel due to the flights being non refundable. My due date is…
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Beware Barcelo discount codes, conditions of use may not be clear
I've stayed in a number of Barcelo hotels in Spain and the Canaries and book direct. I've always used a discount code. This time round I have booked a hotel stay in Fuerteventura and used a code found on the internet (internet explorer suggests them). When using the code it gave no indication there was a condition…
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Problem with lastminute
I am very disappointed with my first experience with Lastminute. I booked a weekend at Disney, including tickets. When searching through the site, I clearly specified 3 adults and 1 child. The price calculator displayed the breakfast rate for 4 people. However, for mysterious technical reasons, the reservation was only…
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Travel insurance - is dentistry a pre existing condition?
I need to purchase travel insurance, but when getting quotes, have no idea whether my recent visit to the dentist for a root canal counts as a pre-existing medical procedure? I am booked in to have the final filling done the week before we travel, and don't know whether I have to declare this or not? Nowhere can I see…
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Travel Insurance but excluding pre-existing medical conditions.
I have a few European trips coming up, but have had my anual insurance cancelled (pro-rata premium repaid) due to awaiting retest of bloods in 12 weeks for lupus. I am 62, and I do have a few conditions, previously suffered pericarditis episodes (linked to lupus diagnosis), obstructive sleep apnoea, & acid reflux due to…
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unusual airline dispute
hi. i have a dispute with Airline Tap Portgal. I missed a flight due to the self scan machine refusing to scan my luggage. The staff member couldnt figure it out and then said 'this is the airlines problem because the prefer to have machine instead of employ people'. he then left exasperated and i missed my flight as by…
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Right passport to use for dual nationals?
Hi, now that ETAs are in place a bit everywhere I'm a bit confused about the passport to use. Assuming that Mr Smith with an EU and UK passport travels from the UK to France doing the check-in with his EU passport - on exit from the Uk there's no border check - the travel company wants to see an eligible passport and may…
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Malaga airport
Has anybody flown back to the UK from Malaga (AGP) over the past few months ?We had a nightmare experience there on 12/05/2024 due to the abscence of airport staff managing the very long and slow moving line of passengers in the passport control queue to board various outbound flights. It snaked all the way back past the…
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Help please on Tui Holiday
Hi. Booked holiday to Turkey for 14 nights leaving 12th Aug. We want to change to 21 nights 3rd August and fly from different airport. Totally understand an amendment fee is payable, however when I use Tui app there's a £400 discount but Tui are refusing to let me have the discount . I have checked booking terms and…
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International Driving Licence
Hi, We are going to Italy in August and have arranged car hire. The documents say we need an "international driving licence". I assume this is some Brexit related thing, I suppose my UK driving licence is no longer an "EU driving licence"? I have an "international driving permit" that I got from the post office and I was…
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UK and European Annual Travel Insurance
Hello We have booked several holidays for 2025 starting from May. Two UK cottage weeks (May and July), then 2 weeks in Sardinia in Aug/Sept. I don’t usually get travel insurance for UK holidays but now that the cost of a week in a cottage has increased so much I am thinking it might be better to get an annual policy this…
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Creative Idea for Saving on Non-Refundable Airline Tickets—Thoughts?
Hi MSE members, I recently came across an idea that I found really interesting, and I was curious what others think about it. The basic concept is this: when airlines allow free name changes for up to three letters, people with similar names could technically "swap" non-refundable tickets they no longer need. For instance,…
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Buy as soon as you book
This is not always the best strategy. If you're 80+ with pre-existing medical conditions, you'll be paying upwards of £500 for European cover, much more for worldwide or cruise. If you book a year ahead, as many of us do, your financial risk, in the event of having to cancel, is limited to the deposit until 8-10 weeks…
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Winter Cover Travel Insurance help needed
Hello All, We travel a few times per year, so tend to buy annual cover with medical specifics. We're going to Italy to stay at my family over Christmas and are looking forward to spend a few hours on the snowy Alps during the time we're there. At most we'll be sledging on a Decathlon plastic sledge for a couple of hours…
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