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Single Supplements – Can you do this?
We’ve just booked an all inclusive 1 week beach holiday with
a well known tour operator for three people: a couple and an adult
daughter. The cost of a double room for
the couple was just over £2000 (i.e. £1000 each). We couldn’t have a double room for our
daughter because, apparently, the hotel reserves these for couples!…
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Amtrak across America - has anyone done it ?
For Jan 2024, I've booked an Amtrak trip from New York to Chicago on the "Cardinal" and then Chicago to San Francisco (last leg from Emeryville to San Fran in a coach) on the "Californian Zephyr", in a "roomette", just for myself. Total travel time will be circa 85 hours if the train is on time (which I have very low…
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Unacceptable business tactics by BA?
I would really appreciate advice about how to deal what i think are completely unacceptable business tactics from BA: In August i booked a package holiday for my husband and I touring India in 2024. The package holiday flights would have included a stopover en route to India. My husband and I are in our late seventies and…
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What currency to take to Side Turkey
Hello me and the better half are going to Side in Turkey soon. What is the best currency to bring I keep seeing different reports that the euro is better than the Turkish lira or even the pound. Any advice would be appreciated. TY
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Travel card in Iceland
I am confused by how card usage works in Iceland. I gather I cannot load a Revolut card with ISK. If I load it with GB pounds and use it in Iceland is it cheaper than using my UK bank debit card. Am I to gather the Revolut fees and exchange rate is less than a bank debit card? I need to pay by some sort of card as I have…
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LastMinute Flight Cancellation
Hi Guys, this is a touch long so I'll try and make it as clear as possible. Last year I bought return flights to Thailand through LastMinute.com and Xiamen Air. Thirteen days before departure I got an automated email saying that the an element of the outward bound flight had been cancelled but that the return flight was…
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When a deposit on a flight is non refundable
Can anybody please offer me some advice and I know there is a strong possibility that there will be some responses advising me that I should have read through before paying any money!! We strongly believed that we were booking flights with a legitimate company back in August 2023 having found them via kayak platform. At…
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Landing at East Midlands airport at 3am in the morning.
Last year we caught the bus from East Midlands airport to Nottingham around 3.30am and arrived in Nottingham just after 4am. I was desperate for the toilet and obviously everything was closed at that time apart from McDonalds which must of been student night as McDonalds was packed and the toilets were filthy so I decided…
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TUI Mis Quote
Hi, Can anyone advise my rights concerning the following - I contacted TUI via web chat as I desperately need to amend my package holiday to fly out 2 days later. The lady I spoke to advised there would be a £50pp admin fee, she quoted me a 10 night and a 14 night night holiday on the new departure date including the admin…
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When to buy travel insurance
The message is to buy travel insurance as soon as you book, which is fine, but should the insurance duration be from now until i come back from my holiday, or from the date of the actual holiday? Ie im going in August 24, its Jan 24 now, so should the insurance start from Jan or Aug?
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Flight cancellations
Hello, My mom and brother in law had a flight booked on 12/12/23 from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia - Jeddah Airport and to UK Birmingham Airport. Via Saudi Airlines. Unfortunately the flight from Jeddah to UK was cancelled. They were told there is no flight departing from Jeddah if they depart from Pakistan. They arrived at…
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Passport photo cheapest option
My local supermarket charges £9.99 for passport photos - seems a bit much when i only need one. Does anybody kmow of another retailer which sells for cheaper?
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Will my Holiday insurance cover us?
We have annual multi trip holiday insurance that ends in March when we will take out a new policy. We have booked a holiday in August. If the worst was to happen and we had to cancel our August holiday before renewal, for say- illness, would we be covered? Martin always says to take out Holiday insurance when you book.…
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Annual Multi Trip European Insurance
Hello, I have annual Multi Trip European cover but plan to go to Africa for a couple of weeks. I think it might be easier just to buy a single trip cover for the Africa trip from a separate company rather than changing my existing annual European cover. Would there be any issues with this e.g. having two separate travel…
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EITAS - delayed until May 2025
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/new-6-visa-enter-europe-8988506No fee if 70 or older and under 18 - as previously advised.
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Flexible fares help
I’m hoping to pick the brains of those of you who know a lot
more about transatlantic flights and fares, it’s over 20 years since I last
crossed the Atlantic and 15 years since my last long haul flight of any sort so
I’m definitely not well informed these days. My intention is to fulfil a lifelong ambition to watch a…
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Will £100 a day spending money for one person be enough for Turkey?
We are going bed and breakfast, don't drink alcohol. Will £100 a day be enough money?
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TUI Overstay USA
Hi. I wonder if someone can help me. On 10/01/24 I applied for an ESTA for a upcoming holiday in the USA for me and my family. My husband and children's ESTAs were approved, but mine was not. I have been wondering why mine would not be approved and after some advice from an Orlando group I'm in, I found out that my…
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NatWest travel insurance
I have had travel insurance via my bank account for years and have always been happy with it but recently came a cropper. We recently booked a holiday that involved flying from Bristol Airport. We got caught in the floods half way there and missed our flight. Insurance refused to pay up as we were in a private car. If we…
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Package holiday return flight cancellation
I am due to be going on a 2 week package holiday in September this year. Flying with BA. Booked through Loveholidays. First time doing any of this sort of booking so it's all a bit new to me! Flights were £600 as part of the package. I have now been informed that the return flight is cancelled. There are no alternative…
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