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Ryanair Baggage Claim Catch 22
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Cruise diverted to help with a rescue mission. What now?
Hello my friends cruise ship was diverted to help with a rescue mission of a boat in distress. Sadly the ship was only able to pick up bodies. This detour meant that one-third of their itinerary was missed My friend is 'Too grateful to be alive' to make enquiries.... They feel that it was absolutely right to make the…
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help and advice to get the best price for a cruise for my wifes 60th
Hi all, Its my wifes 60th in january 2025 and im trying to plan ahead to book a cruise for us but the problem i have is that my income has been reduced recently and i dont know if i will be able to afford the prices as i looked just on the p&o website as some point of reference for prices and they want more than i think i…
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Travelling to USA
We are travelling to United States next month, I know they are scrapping COVID vaccine requirements on 11th May but we are travelling before then. I was just wondering from anyone that's recently travelled to USA where they check vaccine status, is it before you leave UK or US side on arrival? Can we just bring our vaccine…
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Moving to Bulgaria and working from a shared co-working space
As the life in Bulgaria is comparatively cheaper than UK, coupled with the fact that it has a nicer overall weather, I have heard about professionals moving to Bulgaria and working in a shared co-working spaces. Do you know anything about it? Besides what do you think about the idea of moving abroad and working from home…
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Best websites for NY package deals
Looking to book a 4 night stay in NYC next February half term for me and the kids. Not booked a holiday in a long time so wonder if anyone has some good sites to try first. Expedia seems to have some decent deals but any other recommendations? I've been to NY before but was part of a longer trip.
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Basic travel/holiday insurance
Hello everyone, my wife and I are due to holiday in Cyprus for a number of weeks this spring. we are organising our own flights and accommodation, car etc. I’ve had quotes from the usual travel Insurance coys but because of my wife’s medical history they have all been exorbitantly expensive. So I am looking for insurance…
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Mobile payment app called Satispay
I am curious to know whether anyone has experience of using this. I am staying at a hotel in Turin next week and have just found out that they don't accept debit or credit cards at all. One either has to use this payment app or do bank transfer/pay by cash. My other hotel in Bologna does take cards. I made the bookings…
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BA flights booked through Travel Trolley
Hi, we booked a BA flight through travel trolley and received a voucher when we could no longer go due to coronavirus. BA extend the voucher until the end of Sept 2023 so we checked with Travel Trolley that they were also honouring this and we got an email to confirm this was correct. We tried to book a flight yesterday…
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Collecting Avios online via the BA Estore (Sainsburys)
Hi, I've recently started using the BA E-store to collect Avios. Can anyone tell me how to actually manage to get points via online shopping at Sainsbury's? I follow the instructions exactly as written on the BA Avios page (going into Sainsbury via the site, only using the one window/tab etc.) and while the visits are…
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School Holidays
We booked a holiday last year for this year to coincide with October half term and paid the premium . The school holidays have now changed for October so not only have we paid premium prices but we have to pay 120 for each child so x 4 to take them out of school. Are we entitled to any money back from the holiday at all .…
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Easyjet flight cancellation - at the gate!
Dear all, Yesterday, my family was supposed to be flying from Manchester to Athens, with Easyjet at 15:40. Flight was delayed until 17:25 due to air traffic control action on the incoming flight, then as we were queuing to leave the terminal building to cross the tarmac we were called back, told due to the delay in the…
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Flybe refund
I bought a package involving Flybe flights and an overnight stay. When Flybe ceased trading, the agent (lastminute.com) offered me the choice of Easyjet flights from Luton or a refund. As I live nowhere near Luton and getting there for a 6AM flight was impracticable, I chose the refund. Not to worry, I was told, you have…
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Easyjet holiday cancellation less than 12 hours to depature
We were due to fly to Portugal at 6.50 tonight (2nd April) for a Easyjet holiday. 10.30 this morning we get an email saying holiday is cancelled. No explanation offered no alternative offered. Later today offered alternative 18th April. No use as my daughter is a teacher. After 3 hours of frantic searching we have managed…
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Is P&O Cruises change to flexible transfer terms unlawful?
In November 2021 I booked a cruise with P&O Cruises for August 2023, through travel agent Bolsover. At that time P&O had introduced a widely advertised flexible transfer policy, enabling clients to change a booked cruise, for any reason, to a new cruise of any value (higher or lower cost to the original cruise). Presumably…
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Pre-existing conditions travel insurance
I have incurable cancer alongside another few common ailments and have always had annual cover with my Nationwide bank account. They have always covered all my conditions excluding my cancer, which is not a problem as it is not something that is likely to cause an emergency whilst on holiday. I have paid an extra premium…
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confused about the rules for surgery
Hi I have an annual travel policy that I took out in May 2022. I booked flights for Greece in January 2023 to travel in June 2023, and then the OH was subsequently diagnosed with a hernia and surgery has been advised... however, we are currently waiting for a date. I have notified the insurance company (Staysure) of his…
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A Sunday in Brussels - what to do?
Hi all, I'm visiting Brussels for work Monday and Tuesday next week, but have a whole of this Sunday to myself there arriving around 11am. It'll just be me so looking for things to do, see, eat, anything really to make the most of my day! Thank you in advance.
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Enforced Stopover Flight change
Hello, I hear Vueling have form for this.. They offer direct flights, in this case the return part of our trip from Santiago do Compostela to London Gatwick. Once booked, a few weeks ahead of check-in requirement, we notice they have changed the departure time to 4 hours earlier, with a stop over in Barcelona of 3hrs. No…
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Paid holiday balance a day late
After paying off our mortgage we decided to go on our first expensive holiday. It was a £500 deposit with the remainder at a later date. I was expecting an email to give instructions on paying the remainder nearer the date but that never happened. After the email didn't arrive I went back to my booking page which had a…
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