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Travel insurance and hotel booking under someone else
I was wondering how travel insurance cover works if the hotel booking is made in someone else's name within the group For example if I had to cancel for whatever reason and wanted to claim back my part of the hotel booking (I had transferred money to the person who booked) Would I get covered by the travel insurance?
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Glasgow Airport Lounge Discount
Looking for a discount code for the Glasgow Airport lounges?
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Short Break for a Single Person
For some reason I find it incredibly difficult to navigate and quite frankly understand holiday websites. The websites drive me crazy and too be honest I'm not the most experienced holiday making person so tend to struggle. Anyway I'm hoping some kind soul can come to my rescue and offer some advice. Are there any simple…
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What is covered re: recent air traffic control chaos?
Was reading this page here: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2023/08/flight-delays-air-traffic-control-failure-your-rights/ I am helping my sister put in a claim against Easyjet. The family were forced to reroute themselves on flights to Spain then onwards to UK four days later, from Switzerland. Easyjet were utterly…
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How do I contact someone high up in Expedia
I booked a hotel but got the dates wrong. As soon as I booked I requested to cancel, as it was a pay-in-advance and I only received 10% of the booking as refund. The booking was close to £2000, I contacted Expedia and they told me that if the hotel agreed they would refund the full amount. They then told me they couldn't…
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Confusion about visiting Egypt sharm el sheikh
Evening. We are going on our first family holiday post pandemic to Sharm. We have booked with Tui and im getting confused with regards to the entry requirements to visit and hoping you kind people could help. The Gov Website confirmed there are no restrictions on visiting Egypt, nor do we need a visa for entering Sharm..…
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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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