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Cheapest time to book summer 2025 holiday
Hello everyone, Long time reader, first time poster. I am looking to book a holiday to Mexico in summer 2025. We have been saving a little every month and so now have enough for a deposit. I see that Tui have released dates and prices for then, but don't know whether to book now or wait a little? Will they be cheaper in a…
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Rapidly escalating flight prices
This is really more of an observation than a question, but may well be of interest to those still waiting to book flights for 2024.I don't normally bother to check flight prices after I've booked but between me checking the price for flights in April and booking in May (for September 2024) the price had increased by £100…
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Insurance Cover Query
Hi I've got medical/health conditions but fortunate enough for them to be stable. Therefore I planned to buy a basic insurance policy when I go overseas. Would this basic cover be okay for me to use if I needed to claim for non medical/health reasons e.g , lost luggage, item damage etc., or would the insurance company not…
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Sharm El Sheikh - 28th december-10th January
How Is sharm el sheikh like? Hows the nightlife? Drinking aspect? Can you drink anywhere or only in certain areas/in your resort? How is it like bringing women to your hotel/resort? Do the staff care? What best currency to use out there? Anyone gone from sharm el sheikh to giza to see the pyramids and then back same day?…
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Which passport to use for return check-in
HI, I'm a dual national, UK and EU. Since I have to go to the US for a week I applied for the ESTA with the EU passport and I did the same for the outgoing check-in. I'm flying with Virgin Atlantic. I know that at the border in US I have to use the EU passport and at the border in the UK the UK one. Which passport is best…
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Airport lounge access
Hi folks, I read the MSE article and was dismayed to see that no one is offering free Airport lounge access any more. Does anyone have any good hacks to use them? I was looking at amex gold 4 passes used to be unlimited:-(. Nat West black dragon pass £100k :-(. Prices for walk ins are up 50% against pre COVID. Any help…
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Travel Insurance NO cancellation cover
I want medical travel insurance which does not include cancellation, baggafe etc. Tried google searches ad nauseam. Does anyone have any ideas.
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Sharm El Sheik - Gold Earings
Going in three weeks & wife is after a pair for Xmas, is it worth buying over there? Looked high & low on Tinterweb & can't see anything TIA
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Does a travel agent have to inform you of any fees they charge before taking your money?
I recently booked a flight through an online travel agency. flightsguru.com Turns out they charged me more than £1100 on top of the cost of flight without telling me. I only found out when trying to change my flight directly with the airline, which I had to do as flightsguru wouldn't return my calls or emails regarding…
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Jet2 holiday not as described
Hi, I'm looking for some advice as getting nowhere with Jet2 complaints. Short of it is, we booked a self catering apartment in Benalmadena, Spain with jet2 holidays when we arrived the place was filthy, damaged not just the room but the whole place it hadn't been maintained well at all and the pictures used online by jet2…
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UK Winter is killing me
I am 52 and the last two winters I have really suffered from the cold, to the extent that its a miserable time for me , I need to find a solution for next year. Where could I go that is warm, quiet and peaceful and live very cheaply and minimally for a month or two ?
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Passport Flags
Hello, I have tried searching the forum but can't find anything on this. My passport has a flag on it that stops me being able to use the electronic passport control terminals when coming back into the UK. I always have to go to the traditional booths, which is where I was told a flag is on my passport and will always be…
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Vising a European city on Easter Sunday
Asking on behalf of my daughter. She will be 21 next year and wishes to be away on her actual birthday but that falls on Easter Sunday. She is trying to find out if attractions, shops etc are likely to be closed this day? She'd be going with a friend and places she's mentioned being interested in are Amsterdam, Paris and…
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Holiday Extras Travel Insurance: is a landslide a catastrophe that justifies non-payment?
My husband booked us on a train back from Italy and we were planning to travel via Paris and spend a night in a hotel and then back to London via Eurostar. We were trying to not to fly to be eco friendly. There was a land slide in Savoy and our train was cancelled. After contacting the Insurance company (Holiday Extras) we…
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Confirmed Salmonella from Resort in Dominican Republic
Hi All, I am really just looking some advice, my wife and I went on a 9 night, 10 day holiday to Dominican Republic , and on the second morning I had 2 x eggs which in my opinion were under done, and when I woke up the next day I had really bad Diahoroea, which got. extremely bad, to the point I had to get the local…
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Internal Flights USA
What the best website for book cheap internal flights in the USA please?
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Easyjet online check in not working
As the heading, trying to log in to check in and the website just sends us back to the home page. Even the TA is having the same issue. Been happening since last week. Excuse is the websites busy (Easyjets CS excuse)
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Long Delay in getting Refund from Wowcher
Lond delay ingetting full refund for some wine ordered on 21 October which the supplier failed to deliver. I emailed the supplier Jaoyeh on 2 November and at first they were unable to check their system. They requested confirmation of redemption three times. I was then asked for the original order which I sent to them…
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Insurance claim from NATS meltdown
Hi First time on the forum, so apologies in advance if I have missed anything. I can't find any other threads that specifically relate to this, but happy if anyone can point me towards them, My family was on holiday in Italy in August, and got hit by the NATS meltdown. We were stuck at a crappy airport hotel outside of…
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Paris Olympics - Metro Tickets
Now that they have announced that the metro ticket prices are to double during the Olympics what are the best ways to purchase tickets - is there a way of buying tickets now that can be used in July/Aug24? We are a family of 4 so a doubling of metro tickets would be quite expensive.
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