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Overseas holidays & travel planning

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Report holiday deals, bargains & special offers

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1.2K discussions 7.8K comments Most recent: Heathrow Express Offers Eight Percent Discount For Oasis Fans Attending London Concert by rollingwheels 29 July at 8:48AM
Flights, currency & car hire

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13.4K discussions 105.4K comments Most recent: It’s not fare by cantbelieveit23 10 August at 6:34PM
Flight delay compensation

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3.7K discussions 78.3K comments Most recent: BA Refusing Delay Compensation for Code Share by mdann52 9 August at 6:32PM

Loveholidays are a disgraceful company
I have booked a May holiday with Loveholidays in November, at the end of February added an extra night. Followed their instructions, agreed the increase, to find they had downgraded our room and board basis. I immediately tried to get in touch with them to correct the error they had made. Shocked to find they have no…
Spending abroad
My partner and I are going to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa later this year and I am looking to find the best way to pay for accommodation, etc. online before we travel and also the best card to use for purchases when we are there. We booked our flights through Hays Travel who have offered us a Money Currency…
Travel Insurance to US for family of 6, THE COST.
Going to the USof A at the end of May and getting insurance quotes through the usual compare sites and the prices have went not only through the roof but have left Earths atmosphere. Family of 6 and only 1 child under 18. Looked at our bank (Halifax) about upgrading the account for £17 per month but won't cover 2 of the…
Hajj 2023 (Nusuk)
Hello Money Saving Expert Forum This year I am planning on going pilgrimage to Mecca, as known as Hajj. In previous year this mamouth and expensive trip (around £10,000 per person) was organised by UK ATOL Protected travel agents. As it was ATOL protected there was a level of protection when handing over this large sums on…
75 minutes to get connecting flight from London to USA
Wife recieved an email from BA recently to let her know that the flight from Gatwick to Orlando is leaving 20 minutes earler than originally booked for, we now have 75 minutes from arriving at Gatwick from Glasgow to get the US flight. Assuming no delays leaving/arriving, is this doable? Thanks
website won't accept non British passport
Hope this is the place to post this..... OH is trying to book a cruise for next year and can't do so online because I don't have a British passport but a foreign one instead. Anyone know if companies won't allow non British to travel with them or if it's just a case of him having to ring them instead? It's to a…
Does the Monzo or Starling card work in South Korea?
Looking for a card to use in South Korea, has anyone had experience of using Monzo or Starling cards successfully?
Hong Kong Airport Transfer hotel?
Does anyone know if there is a transfer hotel on Hong Kong airport that accommodates economy passengers on route to Australia from the UK? I would be travelling with Cathay Pacific but their web site suggests that their transfer hotel can only be used by business and first class passengers! By transfer hotel I mean a…
Comparison of Nationwide Flexplus
Hi, I'm looking for worldwide annual travel insurance (USA) for my family (2 adults, 1x 3 year old, 1x 1 year old). Prices are around £150 for the year, flexplus works out cheaper (even without the other bits). Whats the downside? I'm struggling to find a decent review of the insurance and what it covers.
Northern Italy recommendations
Hello! We (family of 4, 2 adults, 16, 15 yr olds) are planning on heading to Northern Italy in the laatv3 weeks of August. We will be driving from UK and have a rough plan to head via Milan to verona, Venice, the coast and back via bologna. Has anyone done this? I'm looking for recommendations on which bit of the coast to…
Easyjet Cabin Bags
Anybody know where I can buy cabin baggage to meet easyjets new baggage allowance? Need 6 of these and ideally dont wanna spend more than £20/25 each. Thanks
Travel insurance pre med results
Looking for insurance to cover us whilst still under investigation, we only have a symptom and not a cause
Travel Insurance - Comparison Vrs Tesco - Baffled !
I got a Travel Insurance Quote with Moneysupermarket.com for a couple going to Mexico, the best Price was with Tesco at £61, so as i am a Tesco customer i thought go direct get the 10% discount they keep pushing with been a clubcard member lol and exact same quote came out at £89 (with the 10% discount) Anyway clearly it…
Expedia refund problems
This discussion was created from comments split from: Expedia Refunds.
School Trip Insurance
I’m about to pay a deposit for an expensive school trip for my child. I understand the school will have insurance for the trip (I will check). But will this cover not being able to go because of medical reasons before the trip?
Hamburg worth few days?
Arriving into Hamburg from short cruise. Unsure if should stay more than a night. Any thoughts on places to stay, visit and if worth staying a few days? Thanks
Lastminute Package refund
I'm in a little dilemma and unsure of the best course of action. I booked a package holiday (£973.35 - Flights & Hotel) with Lastminute.com, which, unfortunately, I couldn't go on and so cancelled the trip and Lastminute then gave me a partial refund in the form of vouchers (£804.57). I then used those vouchers to book a…
Any Airport Transfers Cost Cutting Tips?
We are due to travel in May for 10 nights and travelling from South Wales to London Heathrow, we normally drive as travelled from Cardiff and Bristol in the past. Anyway, the cost of airport parking was coming up around £188, plus I would have to add maybe £40 fuel. I got a price on airport transfer and came in at £450 for…
Last minute holiday cancellation help
Hi All, looking for some advise please. Was suppose to be going on a group holiday next week but have fallen out with lead passenger and group members not through my own fault. The holiday provider won’t discuss with me due to not being lead passenger so i don’t know what to do. Lead passenger says holiday can’t be…
Old Passport
If my passport is a few years old (expired). It was a brown one pre-Brexit. Do I ‘renew’ online or do I have to apply from scratch? Not sure about strikes and when to put forward. Thank you.