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10 years rule for passport
Just a reminder to check your passport is valid. Yet again - according to the BBC - people being caught out with the rules, and blaming the travel operators.
Booking.com Issues. Is it me?
I have tried to book an apartment in New York for late May and whilst it’s being advertised everytime I go to book it it claims that it has just been booked! I have chosen four different apartments and the same thing keeps happening. Is it me? I have tried doing it on a PC (just keeps going back to the previous page) and…
Wizz Air Check In Issues
Hi All, Going on a family holiday next week and the only flights that worked for us was Wizz Air. I desperately looked hard to find alternatives airlines after hearing a lot of bad reviews about Wizz Air but nothing worked so went with them. I heard about check in charges at the airport so paid for the auto check in option…
Emirates Chauffeur / Addison Lee Excess Mileage Model
Can anyone help with Addison Lee’s excess mileage calculation? Background is this: When considering whether to take the offered Emirates chauffeur service from just outside of Cambridge to LGW, we were told an additional cost (for over and above 70 miles) would be calculated on the basis of “driven miles”. We sat down and…
Annual insurance cheaper than single policy?
Booked up to travel to the dominican republic for 2 weeks at the end of the year (2 adults - 1 child - no pre-existing health conditions). Single policy quotes are £80 odd for the 3 of us, but annual insurance quotes are £50 odd? Everything I've read online suggests that single policies are cheaper and you should only…
Flights to US - long period, how to do return?
Son is studying in the US, travelling Aug 24, return May 25. Return flights are much cheaper, but i cannot book a return that far ahead. Am i able to book a return but with a no change fee? ie book for a return in Feb 25 and then extend it to May 25? Ty.
Best card for spending abroad
Hi all, Just booked to go to Greece in may and wanted to know what the best card for spending abroad is? I still have a starling account but wanted to know if there are any better accounts available for spending abroad Kind regards Mark
Europe Rail Travel
Hey all, My husband and I are planning a trip beginning of June to Europe. Taking the Eurostar to Amsterdam, then trains to Germany, Paris, etc. My husband is registered disabled, and is a blue badge holder. Is there such a thing as cheaper rail tickets for disabled passengers, or a free carer ticket, for example? Don't…
Paid international flight booking cancelled without any notice
Hi All Any advice please, I recently booked flights online with TravelUp (found through Skyscanner) to and from Nairobi, Kenya with Kenya Airways carrier and an additional internal flight mid trip, 1 way only flight from Nairobi to Mombasa. For reasons of ill health we didn't take the internal flight so we expected to just…
Nine and a half year passport renewal done.
Just renewed my wife's passport which expires in August, but is as useful as the proverbial Chocolate Tea Pot. Why can't we get a reduction for months that it's impossible to use due to EU rules?
Amsterdam - cheap places to buy souvenirs
I will be in Amsterdam next week. I want to buy a couple of souvenirs like clogs, fridge magnets, windmills etc. Can anyone recommend a shop or store that sell them at cheaper prices compared to other shops? Thanks
Best card for rewards in a year of continuous travel and holiday to America
I'm moving jobs and working remotely for the year. It gives me the opportunity to travel lots and so I'm planning a year of travelling throughout Europe and Asia. This summer I'm also booking a three week holiday to America. Everything is sorted but it just needs booked. Given that I will spend a lot of my year on flights…
B2 visa - american boyfriend
I'm curious about people's experiences in a situation like this: I'm from the Netherlands and I'm in a relationship with an American men for a year and nine months and he is the love of my life! And I was in the US for the past three months and when I boarded in Minneapolis two officers told me that I had been in the US…
Marrakesh
Booked a break to Marrakesh not sure if they will accept Euros and USD there as I can’t seem to get any local currency here in the UK? im sure I can exchange over there but get ripped off with the exchange rate?
Travel Insurance - Avoid SAGA
You've planned and booked your holiday with SAGA and paid the premium for your Travel Insurance. So you can sit back, knowing your covered now... WRONG! SAGA Travel insurance doesn't start until you close the door behind you and actually set off at the start of your holiday. If anything goes wrong before that you are not…
Girls Holiday - Should I pay?
Hi, I found this whilst browsing for advice so I thought I would try it out. :) So to begin, myself and three other girls have booked a package holiday through a travel agency. The holiday is booked for mid July this year, so only roughly four months away. the holiday we found was fairly on the cheaper side as we are…
Return leg cancelled - what can I do?
I've made a booking with a middle eastern airline between Europe and Asia and taken the first leg to Asia. I have now been informed that the return flights have been cancelled. I've phoned up the customer service hotline and been told that the airline has decided to stop flying that route and all I can do is email a…
PAYG sim for Belize, Mexico and Honduras
Going on a cruise that takes us to Belize, Mexico and Honduras but having a heck of a time find a PAYG Sim package that includes data in these countries, any help?
Insurance won't cover flights for cancelled cruise
Hi, I hope someone has some advice. We had a cruise booked with Virgin Voyages and we booked flights separately. Virgin have cancelled the cruise and we received 2/3 of the money for the flights back from the airlines however we are still a bit out of pocket. I have travel insurance and so I filled in all the details and…
Hotel prices
I have found a deal on morerooms.com which is a quarter of the price the hotel direct are charging. The hotel has a ‘best price guarantee’ but will not match the price, just offered a slight discount. Should they match the price?

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