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Overseas holidays & travel planning

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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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Santander debit cards abroad
Thanks to another member for flagging this up on the sibling Flights, Currency and Car Hire forum - just thought it might interest punters hereabouts who may have missed it. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6435514/santander-debit-cards#latestPreviously a Santander UK debit card was only fee free for local…
Passport help
Morning All, Need a bit of reassurance as i think i messed up. I renewed my Husband, 2 sons and daughters passport last week. I had confirmation of all but one of my son's. I have now noticed that his was not due to be renewed until May 2024, i thought it was March 2024, wanted to get them done early/same time so they have…
Luggage GPS tracker
Has anyone used an international CPS tracker in their bag, in case it is lost or stolen, why flying? I don't use Apple. Any recommendations? Thank you
Refund
My son got attacked which resulted in him being in hospital with a severe broken and fractured ankle. Hes had to have it plated and pinned in several places. The surgeon has advised he won't be fit enough to fly at the end of May to go on holiday. His girlfriend has rang tu and they said to re arrange they have got to pay…
Travel agent using my personal account with the airline to book a flight as part of the package holi
I've booked a package holiday abroad which included return flights with easyJet. When I gave the travel agent my bank details to pay for the deposit, he asked me for my logging details for my easyJet account. I was suprised to find out that he was going to book our flights on my personal account with easyJet, and use my…
Friends Holiday Cancelled
My friend and I was talking about going on holiday and next thing she sent me a message she had booked a holiday for us and paid both our deposits without my knowledge. I was happy to go so I paid 3 months of instalments to her and then she said she couldn’t go anymore and would need to cancel. She offered to pay for a…
Advice on driving to France and where to holiday in the south
Next year we're thinking of driving to the south of France which will be a first for us. We live in Yorkshire so plan to drive to Folkestone and take the train across before driving to the South of France over 2 or 3 days with stopovers maybe in Paris and somewhere else along the way. We'd be looking at renting a villa…
Flights cancelled insurance won't pay
My husband had a holiday with friends booked last summer. It had been delayed a couple of times due to COVID but was finally booked for July 22. Unfortunately the pilots went on strike and the flight was cancelled. The airline refunded the flight money and a small amount of compensation. He had holiday insurance through…
Advice on Flights Please
My wife and I have booked a package holiday over Easter with a morning RyanAir flight out from Stansted, two weeks in a hotel and then a BA flight back to Heathrow. However, due to an unchangeable medical appointment, I now can’t get to Stansted for the outbound RyanAir flight. The package holiday company can’t change…
Flight cancellation - complicated
Bought tickets through Avianca.com for Edinburgh to Bogotá. BA flight to London then Avianca to Colombia. No issues on outward flight at the start of July. Got an email from BA on the 5th of July saying that the BA flight from LHR to EDI had been cancelled but they had booked us on the next available flight. They then…
Spending Money in Cyprus
My wife is visiting Cyprus shortly to stay with some friends. She has been told that cash is the preferred method of payment in most shops and restaurants. Normally when going abroad, we use our Monzo cards for most things and only use cash for the likes of taxi fares and buying from market stalls. Does anyone have any…
Passport expiry for EU travel
I'm planning a last minute trip to Spain from Northern Ireland. My passport expires on 14th July 2023 so my 3 month cut off is 14th April 2023. I've been trying to clarify if I can leave Spain on a flight which departs on 14th April, exactly 3 months before my passport expires, even though the flight doesn't get into the…
Single trip travel insurance - valid dates?
I have taken out single trip insurance for a couple specifying departure and return dates in October 2023, British Airways have seen fit to cancel flights and rebook flights two days earlier both outward and return. I presume if I don't inform insurance company the policy would be invalid if BA again cancelled the earlier…
Recommendations for Paris?
Hi. Taking the family (3 kids 6-11) to Paris for 3 days in April. Have already booked the Eiffel Tower & Louvre, but what other recommendations do you have? Attractions, food, tips - anything!