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Booked cruise hol Aug 2027,paid deposit, but can't get travel ins. more than 18 months in advance
I've booked a flights and cruise holiday departing uk 15th Aug 2027 (visiting Japan and South Korea), paid £1900 deposit,but no travel insurance provider will allow me to book for a single trip 2 years in advance. The maximum is 18 months. What I'm wondering is whether I'm covered for the deposit amount if something…
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Buying a holiday online, then price goes up??
I purchased a holiday yesterday for 2 to Spain with Holiday Gems who work the same as On the Beach and Love Holidays. Today Holiday Gems phoned me to say the flights have gone up £28 each and that I needed to pay a further £56 for two people. Does that seem right because I paid the full balance of what the holiday was…
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Help! Travel insurance won't cover my cancelled flight due to bad weather - Is this fair?
Hey everyone, I'm feeling pretty stuck and could use some advice. My flight got cancelled because of bad weather just 7 hours before it was supposed to leave. I tried to claim for the accommodation I lost, but my travel insurance denied it. They said I'm not covered because I didn't actually travel to the airport. They…
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Loveholidays compensation
Hi has anyone ever had any compensation from Loveholidays? We are still on our holiday checking out in a few hours time. Long story short, booked a 7 night package holiday for 5 of us, two rooms with loveholidays. On arrival at 2am to the hotel, there was only 1 room reserved. Hotel gave us key to room2 for the night and…
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Is it worth buying flights and hotel separately rather than using a travel agent?
We want to book a holiday to zell am see in Austria next year. I've been advised to book flights and accommodation with an independent travel agent so that we can get the abta and atol protection. But the choices theyve offered are quite limited for our budget and we have to pay upfront rather than if we paid separately,…
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Travel insurance
Hi, can I take out a single trip travel insurance & include my partner's son if he doesn't live with us?
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ANNUAL TRAVEL INSURANCE
Hi, After a little advice and/or if anyone has experienced this before (I'm sure someone must have). We travel abroad a few times per year as a couple and is more cost effective for us to take out annual travel insurance. Renewal is due on 15th December 2025. Obviously with annual travel insurance you are covered for all…
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esims
Hi all, I'm fortunate to be travelling to the US nex month and in the past I've just paid the £25 for the month with EE but they've now increased this to £25/week and £5/day so will cost me £45, therefore I'm looking at esims. I've noted the few recommended on here but does anyone have any experience? So far I've limited…
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Merged: Would you use a Personal Travel Planner?
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Talk me through hiring a car in the US
Finally booked my trip to the US with daughter and got flights and hotels all organised now so just the final few extra arrangements to do. We are arriving in LA doing a couple of days there then going down to Anaheim for a couple of days and then on to San Diego before flying to NY. So I reckon I need a car for the west…
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Shared coach transfer finder - Austria
This might be a long shot but not sure where else to ask. We would need a transfer from salzburg airport to piesendorf in Austria next year. So far I can just see private transfers eg taxis which are obviously very expensive. Just wondering if there's anywhere I can find a shared coach transfer. We will be booking through…
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Debit card costs in USA
my daughter who is 23 is going to New York for the week and only has a halifax debit card. She says she's tried to get a credit card but cant as she works part-time When I looked at the halifax fees they are 2.99% foreign transaction fee plus £0.50 per purchase Halifax have a travelready scheme were you pay £7 per week to…
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Single occupancy question
Here is a scenario. Two people have booked a cruise, they have paid for their
holiday in full but shortly before they go, one of them suffers a death in
their family. The funeral could take place during the holiday, if so
the person will not go and claim on their holiday insurance. This will leave the other person to…
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Flights change during holiday booked with Travel Republic. What are my rights?l
Hi all, I am looking for some advice. We booked a package holiday (flights + hotel) through Travel Republic. While on our trip, we were informed that our return flight was cancelled and rebooked for the following day — meaning we now need to stay an extra night. Travel Republic has refused to cover the extra night at our…
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Travel Republic Package Holidays
Hello All, I am currently in battle mode with Travel Republic. I stupidly decided to deposit for a package holiday on the 15th May. I panicked and called them on the 16th May to cancel. I was told I cannot cancel. We have been going back and forth since then. They have since cancelled because I block my credit card being…
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Name change / reimbursement to previous person
Hello, Holiday booked and paid for. One passenger pulling out due to financial reasons. (This is the 4th time they have done this). No option for refund. I have considered doing a name change so holiday does not go to waste, the cost is actually quite reasonable, however, would the new passenger be expected to reimburse…
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TUI misleading app adds
I regulary receive adds for specific hotels on Facebook from TUI - with the Fly Local message.There is one RIU hotel in south west Spain that caught my eye - when checking flights they are only from Gatwick !!!We live in central Scotland - is somebody at Luton having a laugh ? :D
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*updated* any way or reclaiming cost of pre booked flight seats when holiday cancelled?
I suspect I am wasting a post here but I thought I'd check just in case. Short story (full rant below for those interested) I booked a Tui full guided tour back in February to depart this September, a tour I have been wanting to do for a while. At the time of booking I upgraded my flight times through Tui, added extras on,…
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12 Oct '25 introduction of Biometric checks :- I'll already be in EU - what do i need to do?
I will already be in EU when these checks are introduced (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8deq8qm504o) is there any guidance on what I need to do for my return car journey trip to UK?
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Two 'one way' flights or return
We're booking our annual trip to our house in Cyprus.With the current uncertainties with flight cancellations, air traffic control etc, would we be 'safer' booking a return bundle with one airline rather than tow one-way tickets with different airlines (as we have done many times before)Don't really want to be stuck in a…
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