Overseas holidays & travel planning

Hi everyone sorry if this is not the right place to write this, I wasn't sure where post it! If not, then please let me know If/where the right place is. I was just wondering if there is any website/forum/email service similar to MSE and what Martin Lewis does, but for people living in Italy? I love what he and his team…

Hello - not sure which forum best suits this query, but here goes... My wife travelled to Lisbon for a few days earlier this month with a friend and stayed in an apartment through AirBNB. The stay was fine and they were happy with the accommodation and location. They left the property in good condition including washing up…

My daughter had a holiday booked with TUI for her and her 2 children. They were going with her cousin and her family who could watch the baby whilst she spends time in the pool with her other child. TUI have rescheduled the holiday and now both parties are going on different dates making it not viable. What options does…

HiI wish to know for overseas travel insurance, if the journey from home to the airport is typically covered.The scenario is my flight is due to depart from London in the afternoon, and I will be travelling by first train in the morning from Leeds to London. There is in excess of 4 hours available to reach from London to…

We're planning our next trip to Amsterdam, and our preference is to use the train. However, there are no longer direct trains to and from Amsterdam, we need to change at Brussels. Some of the times we're being offered have a couple of hours wait in Brussels - has anyone done this, and would we be able to leave our luggage…

My previous insurer which I used for years did not allow automatic renewal to anyone with declared medical conditions. I wasn't allowed to just say 'unchanged' since last year. I had to answer all the questions again which was tedious and it was easy to forget something. I now have a policy with Avanti for the first time.…

Anyone know whether Le Shuttle offer any "Black Friday" discounts (or similar). I'm familiar with the Tesco Clubcard offer, but with just a fiver there, it would only knock a tenner off!

Hi folks, I understand that the current timeline for renewal is 3-4 weeks after submitting an online application. Does anyone know if the review process/checks performed by UKPA only start after they receive my old passport in the post or do they begin the process and simply not issue the new passport until they have…

Is it possible to arrange a package holiday when each person is travelling from a different country? Or are separate flights/accomodation the only option? Also, can separate travel insurance policies be linked in the event of a claim by either party? Thank you in advance.

I have a current European annual policy which expires in January. It doesn't include cruise cover. I am looking at a possible 3 day cruise in March. I know I will have to add cruise cover to any renewal but why is it a requirement to add it to my current annual policy to cover any cancellation before the end of January?…

Long story short: went on a package holiday with my family which was a disaster. My child nearly died from a severe allergic reaction to the food on the first night of a seven night stay and we were petrified for the rest of the time we were there. Child needed medical treatment (IV drip and corticosteriods) and the hotel…

My family (2 adults, 1 child aged 5) are traveling to New Zealand for a month to visit family. We are making a short stopover in Singapore on the way back. I am attempting to purchase single trip travel insurance but the quotes I'm getting seem crazy - £200-£300 for a basic no frills policy and £400-£500 for a…

I have paid in full for a trip to New York next May. The cost of the flights have now significantly increased. Can the airline request I pay the difference even though I’ve already paid for a package holiday 

Is the amount for over £1500Km and 3 hours delay £350 or is it 400 euro? Do the airlines have a choice regarding which of these to pay ?

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…

Looking at the MSE article on boosting Avios points: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/boost-avios-points/ It says that a New York return can be had for 40,000 points peak or 26,000 points off-peak. I tried with a quite a few different months and different days of the week, but the cheapest off-peak flights I could…

I've been looking for travel ins as mentioned above. So far, my understanding is that a single trip works out a lot cheaper if you go abroad once a year or even twice to possibly three times. The annual cover works out if you are travelling more than 2/3 times. Then there is the destination to take into account and you can…

Hi, I'm in need of some advice please. We had an overseas package holiday booked, flying from & back to London Gatwick. The holiday had to be cancelled as I was admitted to hospital with a serious illness 2 days before the holiday. We also had flights to/from Gatwick to join our package holiday start/finish, that we have…

Hi all We are currently on our cruise and due to the weather we are not able to go to the planned port. We are remaining in the current port. I went on the online chat with insurance and they said I would be able to claim and to do so go via another party. I asked them how much I would be able to claim.on itinerary change…

These are questions for renewing a UK adult passport online a) When you add a photo to give (online upload) can you give a photo of your face which meet their guidelines (light background, no hat, no odd smile etc) and then use an online APP which crops it to a passport size, to submit that? or can the passport company…