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Overseas holidays & travel planning

Get help with questions about international travel including package holidays.

Turkey as a holiday destination
Me and my girlfriend are looking at holidays for us and our 1 year old for when we’ve got a week off booked at the beginning of October. Obviously due to the time of year we have to be more cautious about where we look at booking to ensure we get the nice weather. Originally we were looking at the Canary Islands but the…
Help! No no room at hotel!
I booked 2 weeks in a specific hotel abroad, arrived about midnight only to be told no room available for me. Hotel said it was the travel agents fault. Had to get moved to another hotel which was very stressful being late at night. The said it was a better hotel but we booked the original for a special reason. Stayed at…
Ryanair and printed boarding passes
Can anyone tell me unequivocally whether they no longer allow customers to print boarding passes? This seems draconian (if typical). I have seen it stated that they are only stopping the facility for customers to ask THEM (Ryanair staff) to print boarding passes at the airport.
Travelling round Italy by train or plane
I'm planning to visit Italy around Easter 2026. I want to visit 4 or 5 different destinations around the country, so maybe Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples, Sicily & Florence. If also like to be able to do day trips. I'm looking at cities that offer a mix of culture, good food & being able to watch sporting events ideally…
Travel insurance when booking flights and accommodation separately
I am looking to book for us to go on holiday next year. My son has additional needs so due to this, we find package holidays don't really meet his needs, so I like to buy flights and accommodation separately. Today I was chatting to someone who warned me to be careful, as apparently travel insurance wouldn't pay out if…
Great Little Escapes ceases trading
It looks like another of the smaller ATOL agents will be ceasing trading: Great Little Escapes ceases trading as Atol holder - News This is one I have actually heard of, and have them for UK holidays before.
Is it best to get public transport to the airport?
I'll start this off by saying I've never been abroad before. Well I have but once which was many years ago & I did none of the sorting, all I did was hand over my share of the payment. Am going to have to sort travel insurance & a random thought came to me - I wondered if it was better to get public transport (than have…
Best way to take travel money?
What’s the best travel card to take? I’m traveling to Spain for a week. Our plan was to take a Post Office card along with a small amount of cash but seen mixed reviews on these.
Annual Travel Insurance - Change in Health Status
I have 36 days left on my Annual Travel Insurance with Admiral and have a trip to Germany booked for mid July. Since taking out the insurance I have been diagnosed with mild anaemia and am awaiting a date for a colonoscopy/endoscopy. Am I better off advising Admiral of this change in health status or cancelling the policy…
Travel insurance with no medical civer
Am looking for competitive travel insurance with no medical civer.Any recommendation pl? Thanks
Package holiday booked with TUI but flight is with BA
So we have booked a holiday for next year with TUI and normally when we have done this it has been on a TUI flight. However this time the flights are with BA. On the TUI app it says we have to go to the BA website to check in and provide things like API. The BA website doesn’t recognise the TU reference number provided. Is…
Solo relaxation/exploring ideas -Nov/Dec
I’ll be getting my pension TFLS in Oct and after years of looking after others it’s time to do something for me. Big family trip will happen in ‘26 but I’ve 16 days free in Nov/Dec ‘25 for me (late 50’s, healthy male) I’ve spent the last 25yrs travelling with work - mainly Europe/Middle East/Far East and whilst there are…
1200 Euros in Cash?
Hi All I may have dropped one here but i bought 1200 euros in currency from Tesco as the exchange rate was better than the rate offered by the Post Office, my plan was to go into a PO and load them on to my Post Office Travel card, i have just been told i cant do this without charges. Is there anyway of getting this 1200…
A bit of help - Cuba Visa
A friend who is travelling to Cuba at the end of June went online and purchased a Cuban visa from what appears to be a Google ad (www.cuba-evisits.org/). He got charged around £80 and has not received anything. When he asked me to help, I looked into it and found that the website he booked with was from a Spanish company…
Does Lebara mobile work in Canary Islands?
Anyone know if Lebara works in Fuerteventura? Seems some confusion over whether it’s classed as Spain or not! If so will be included in std roaming and can use like at home. Lebara agent not very helpful as to if it would work and connect to local network or not so just wondering if anyone has had any experience? Going in…
Gibraltar border controls - proposed new arrangements
https://www.aol.co.uk/gibraltar-britain-agree-deal-hand-103206265.html
Martin Lewis: Going abroad soon? Two passport checks to stop you being turned back
"My daughter wasn't allowed to board the plane even though she had seven months left on her passport." MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains two key checks to ensure this doesn't happen to you (while it differs per country, these'll generally keep you safe), in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis…
Jet2 "Discount Charged Back"
I booked flights to Kefalonia for 7 of us back in early March. Tragically my cousin died a few weeks ago and the rest of us couldn't face going back to her favourite place without her and her young daughter. I contacted Jet2 and they said that I could change the flights (dates, destination) for just a £40 admin fee. I…
Help needed – scam payments to "LOVEHOL-DOM" and nowhere left to turn
Hi all, I’m hoping someone here can offer advice or has been through something similar. Back in March, a relative of mine tried to book flights online through what she believed was Love Holidays. She spoke to someone on the phone, who then moved the conversation to WhatsApp to take payment — something we now know is not…
Holiday to Hurghada for 1 week January 2026
I need a single trip travel insurance, I take bp meds, statins and omeprazol and not sure who to contact