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School fines help!
I want to make sure I understand this. I also understand this is controversial topic so please try keep to the question. I have close family who live in Spain and we are visiting soon. I did a holiday request form for my daughter last school year to which declined and we got and paid the fine. Fine have now changed. She…
Cooperative Everyday Extra Linked bank account Rock and AXA
In March this year we signed up to the Co-ops Everyday Extra account, the worldwide travel insurance was appealing and with a number of pre-existing conditions, all declared we were happy to pay a supplement of £260 to secure cover. We’ve paid the monthly fee and had no use for the policy but have recently booked a holiday…
Self catering in Canary Islands
Hello, me and my partner travel to Fuerteventura about 6 times a year and stay in self catering villas. We like to cook a couple of times during our stay but my pet hate is buying a 1 litre bottle of cooking oil for €4 to use not even 100ml of it and then it get chucked by the cleaners or taken. (Stayed in same villa twice…
Manchester Airport liquid rules?
We flew from T2 in late April and IIRC we were able to leave all our liquids and electronics in our hand luggage.We will be using T1 and T3 later this year, does anyone know if they have similar rules?
Holiday illness- am I entitled to compensation?
Unfortunately, our entire family became severely unwell during what was meant to be a relaxing holiday between 20th-27th August 2025. The illness began on day two, with my husband experiencing violent vomiting and diarrhoea, while myself and our two children suffered from stomach cramps and persistent diarrhoea. The…
What counts as a pre existing condition
Hi, I have raised cholesterol and blood pressure but am taking low dose tablets for both which control them & get them down to acceptable levels. Do they count as ‘pre existing’ while I’m taking the tablets?
hotel booking cancelation
So I booked a hotel and paid through booking.com for one night in Belgium for next July. I new the price was wrong far too cheap but I thought I would book it on the chance no one noticed. Anyway I got a message from the hotel Property: "fout in systeem foute prijs gelieve te annuleren" asking me to cancel what I don't…
Travelling on a police caution.
Hello there, I am looking at booking a holiday abroad to the Dominican Republic, would I be able to travel there without any issues being's I have a police caution?....the caution ends around march next year. Regards Mr Neale.
FlyPLAY ceases operations - 29 Sep 2025
The Icelandic 'low-cost' airline offering flights to Iceland and also the USA via KEF, has today ceased operations. https://www.flyplay.com/en/news/important-information
EasyJet reimbursement shortfall
My girlfriend and I were due to travel back from Milan to Gatwick and the flight was cancelled a few minutes before we were due to board due to diversion of the incoming flight from a lightning storm (therefore crew changeover could not take place). The ground staff simply asked us to make our own arrangements and left us…
Best package holiday comparison website
Hi, have used several sites recently but none of them seem to have all of the functionality and filters I need in one - am looking for one site which allows you to filter using flexible flights dates, flight times inward and outward and TripAdvisor hotel rating, plus covers all of the holiday providers. Any suggestions or…
Free GHIC discussion
This thread is specifically to discuss the free GHIC (Global Health Insurance Card). Reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
Free Parking for Gatwick in Horley?
Just curious if anyone has tried parking up for a week in Horley and walked or taken a local connection to the Airport. Seems like a no brainer way to save a lot of money on airport parking, especially as a lone traveller. Obviously with kids and multiple bags in tow it's probably more trouble than its worth. Just a…
What's available on Tui flights?
OK so I suspected that you have to pay for your food on TUI flights and have just realised that they say you should prebook your meal. So that's not happening as there isn't enough time. But do they give you water for free?? I know there is bottled available at a cost. Or should I buy some or fill up before boarding? Also…
Planning a trip to Portugal and Spain - Suggestions please!
I am planning for a solo trip to Portugal and Spain next month, flying from Liverpool. I have no idea how long should I spend in each place and where all to go! Something to keep in mind etc. Kindly suggest some places and duration I must spend. Thank you
Miss sold holiday
Does anyone have experience of claiming back the cost of a hotel if the hotel does not provide the amenities as stated at the time of booking? We have a holiday coming up soon and was booked primarily based on the pool and facilities being available and open for use by the children. Having read recent reviews, majority…
No compensation for baggage damaged by Wizz Air
I returned from a trip to Budapest to find that my 23kg hard-shell suitcase had been very badly damaged around the wheel area, with a crack running through one entire side. I'd only noticed when I got home so I hadn't had a chance to file at the airport. I immediately raised a case with Wizz Air online and they requested…
Flight tickets disappearing from the system - who to chase
I cannot believe that I have turned to an on line forum to seek an opinion on who/how to get compensation for a total ticketing shambles, even one as reputable as MSE!But we are at a loss as to who to pursue and what is the best way to do it.In September 2024, we bought tickets through a travel agent to fly to…
Ryanair refund when bank account is closed
Ryanair today cancelled my flight for next Easter that we booked in May. Since it was booked the bank account used has been closed and therefore there card it was booked on is dead I used the chat and followed the customer services advice to move the refund to my card assuming stupidly as I’d explained the situation that I…
Took on EasyJet and Won
During the power cuts in Malaga in April we were stranded at the airport at 1am with a baby, along with a lot of other people. We did our best to muddle through but as you might imagine, being stuck at an airport with nowhere to go, in a powercut, with a baby - it was horrendous and expensive. EasyJet were nowhere to be…

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