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Best way to spend money in Scandinavia
I'm travelling to Denmark and Sweden next year on a short break (as an individual within a small group) & I know that both these countries don't use the euro but have their own currencies. Both seem to accept cash or card, with a seeming tendency towards cashless payments especially in Sweden. What do forumites recommend…
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Booked a package holiday but company didn't book the first nights accommodation
I booked a package holiday to the maldives with mercury Holidays This included flights out and speedboat to the island arriving on 12th March morning. However after reviewing documentation the day after booking i noticed they haven't booked accommodation that I can check in to until the 13th. I raised this with the company…
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BA Avios Refund
I recently booked a return flight from Gatwick to Tenerife with BA for October 2023. I used 27,200 avios points to save £136 from the total cost. Unfortunately BA cancelled my outbound flight (inbound still ok). They offered to move my flight to Heathrow or I could have a refund. Heathrow was not really practical (I wish I…
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Tenerife Wildfires Holiday
Hi advice please. Son and his friend due to fly to Tenerife tomorrow to a hotel close to where wildfires are. Son is asthmatic and this is declared on his insurance policy. I have seen photos in the media of smoke behind hotel, ash in the pool and around pool area. The firefighters are using the hotel restaurant on their…
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TUI - Holiday cancelled / lost deposit
My student nurse daughter booked a week in Tenerife using an NHS email address she has to obtain a small discount off the price and paid a £400 deposit. This email account is not monitored as she doesn’t start as a qualified nurse until October 23. She’s worked for nothing for the last three years as a student in Covid…
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ABTA travel insurance
MSE was my starting point for finding travel insurance after letting it lapse during Covid. Some really helpful advice and links, thanks - but just one thing... ABTA is listed under Over65s Well Rated Annual Insurance. I began filling in the online form for a quote but could not get beyond 'Start date of [first] trip' as…
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Rabies Vaccination and Travel Health Certificate
Our dogs' 3 year UK rabies vaccinations expire on 21st August 2023 and today, 16th August, they received their new rabies vaccinations. We had planned to depart for France on 31st August. However when I called the vet who did our last THC I was advised I had to wait 21 days before the rabies vaccination becomes valid. I…
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My Trip - Refund Hell
My mum booked a return flight with My Trip from East Midlands to Paris. The return flight was cancelled. We contacted My Trip who said we needed to speak direct to Eastern Airways and request the refund. We spoke to EA and they said that My Trip needed to requested refund from them. EA said they would then issue the refund…
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Curtailed Holiday
Hi all, first time poster. We had a 2 week holiday in Sicily but due to an airport fire at Catania airport Jet2 cut our holiday short by 7 days. My question is, what is the minimum they should refund us, would we be due any compensation for our loss of holiday, etc? Any advice would be appreciated
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How "worth it" is last minute?
My friend and I are planning on a package holiday at the beginning of October, somewhere warm. There are already some tempting deals. How much of an advantage is it to leave it until closer to the planned departure? How much more bang for our buck will we get if we wait and are flexible by a day or two? Is it really worth…
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Travel insurance Halifax
I bank with Halifax and looking to upgrade so i get free travel insurance. I don’t know if you have to hold account for minimum of 6 months, like you do if you have a bank account with Barclays and take out travel insurance. As I was just gona use it for travel insurance then cancel so that would only cost me £17 all other…
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Child under 16 requiring a GHIC for school trip next year.
A friend has asked me to assist her with advice in regard to the above. As her 12 year old son is going on a school trip to France next summer, but she's not having any luck with it. They told her he had to be added to her application, as he's under 16. Having done as requested, the card they have sent is for her, not for…
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Non-EU destination/carrier flight time change - what are our rights?
Some friends and I will be travelling back from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to Manchester, via Istanbul, Turkey. We land in Istanbul at 08:15, and originally our flight back to Manchester was at 11:10 (a 3ish hour gap), but now Pegasus (the airline we're flying with) has brought the Istanbul-Manchester leg forward to 08:30 leaving…
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E-SIM USA
Hi has anyone recently bought or know of best value E-Sims you can purchase for the USA - Specifically Florida and California. Unlimited. useage to keep it simple. Just wondering which suppliers and costs related are best. thanks
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LA /San Fran
Hi guys, Has anybody traveled to America over the past few years? We are debating a couple of weeks in USA, mainly LA and San Fran with a couple of places in between however, my OH is concerned about how safe it is these days? any firsthand insight would be great.. Cheers
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Dual citizenship. UK passport renewal issue due to marriage related name mismatch
Hello folks Posting here on behalf of my sister who's in a bit of a pickle. She was born in the UK but has dual citizenship with Australia (thanks to our Australian mother). Her Australian passport unfortunately expired about 7 years ago, at a time when - crucially - she was not yet married.Now she's just been going…
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Disabled Travelling abroad
We've booked and paid for a package holiday to Greece which has been fully paid including private transfers. We are in the process of arranging assisted travel. It has been booked through Loveholidays and they are stating that in order for 'their supplier' to take a collapsible wheelchair, we must pay an additional charge…
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Voucher and duplicate seat flight charge
Jet2 have changed my package deal, at the original time of booking i used a £100 voucher which now they are saying has expired. The booking was changed by Jet2 not me so i have said my voucher should still be valid. Also they have now charged me again for my seat options which was paid for in my original booking. Believe i…
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Wheelchair accommodation Disney paris
Hi, looking to go to Disneyland Paris in June 2024 and need accessible accommodation. Anywhere that’s within an hours drive of Disney land. wanted to see if anyone who needs this type of accommodation has any recommendations. My son has electric wheelchair, needs mobile hoist, profiling bed and wetroom with wheel in shower…
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Compensation for Misleading Information
Hi all, We have just returned from a holiday booked through TUI - there was a severe lack of facilities (only one cafe/bar open for all guests all day) and they were chronically short staffed. The TUI website states that there are 5 separate areas where you can purchase food and drink and only one of these was open for the…
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