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Travel insurance for British Citizen living in UAE
Hello everyone, I am a British Citizen who has been living in the UAE for the past couple of years. This is my first visit to the UK and wondered if I need any travel insurance. I want to make sure I am covered for any flight cancellations as reading about strikes etc. Not worried about medical insurance as I already have…
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Barclays travel pack plus - is the insurance good for USA?
Hi everyone, we are visiting family in the USA this summer for a month and looking to buy travel insurance. The quotes we are getting are up to 10 x higher than what we paid in 2019. Naturally we are all 4 years older, however these quotes are a bit steep. MSE has recommended the Barclays Travel Pack Plus banking product…
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New baby passport from Portugal
I'm planning in advance. Does anyone have an idea of how long it would take to apply for a new (and first) British passport for a baby from overseas - Portugal? Online the answer is vague but perhaps 10 weeks. Is that about right? I can see that you need to apply online, and that baby photos and other documents (e.g. birth…
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Booking.com problems
Trying to book a couple of hotels in Italy with Booking.com. Got to the point of paying and get a message to say that something went wrong. Tried 2 different credit cards so not a banking problem. Has anyone else had this issue? thanks.
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Paying balance of holiday on debit card
I paid the deposit with jet2 on a credit card to get sec75 protection can I pay the balance on cash back debit card now and still be protected?
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Love Holidays & Ryanair
I’m looking for some clarification on who is responsible for the refund of flights. My son booked a package holiday with travel insurance through Love Holidays however his wife now needs to have an operation and cannot go in holiday through medical advice. He rang Love Holidays and they have said he has to contact Ryanair…
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Travelling to the US- do it yourself or use and agent
Hi, I am looking to travel to the US with the family in July, and want to go to New York, Florida (Disney land and Universal studios) and then Las Vegas. In total about 2 weeks. Just wondering as it personalised shall I book it myself or should I use an agent to book everything through - as they may get discounts for…
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Knee injury and travel insurance
Hello. A week Friday I am due to fly to South America for three weeks. In September last year I injured my knee. NHS has been slow - I had a knee scan in early January and have an appointment with a consultant on Monday next week (five days before I am due to fly) where I hopefully find out about whats wrong with my knee…
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Non-refundable Flight - cancelling - only paid a fraction of the flight
Hi All, I booked some non-refundable flights through Travel Republic . Thus far I've only paid about a fifth of the cost of the tickets and the rest is due soon. Our situation has suddenly changed and I want to cancel. But Travel Republic are saying I am liable for the full cost of the flights, whereas I am saying I'm not…
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First family cruise
Hello everyone. I’ve been doing some reading on the forum here about cruises. It is to be our 10th wedding anni next year and we are toying with the idea of a cruise - our first one. We have two kids who will be 6 and 1 at the time of travel. My first question is what company would people recommend (I know that a very open…
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British Airways 'Book with confidence' evouchers will expire end of September 2023
British Airways issued e-vouchers to anyone who wanted to cancel a flight that was still operating as a way of encouraging bookings during covid. This was marketed as part of their "book with confidence" policy. There were a couple of extensions to the expiry date, but according to frequent flyer website (hat tip - head…
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EasyJet Crutches for recovering broken leg. will I get charged?
easyjet[,]com/en/help/boarding-and-flying/special-assistance From the above, its a bit vague on what will happen with crutches. Will they place them in the crew cupboard, or will I get charged? I can walk slightly but I am still recovering.
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Schengen visa from uk (Indian passport married to UK citizen)
So my friend has booked her holiday to Spain leaving on the 1st April. However, there are no appointments online on the BLS visa website. She needs to have a Schengen visa due to her Indian passport. Any tips?. Can she apply any other way?. They seem to offer at home visits but no one has emailed back and their phone…
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Travel insurance annual
We usually purchase a family annual
travel insurance that we keep renewing or changing for a better one isf
possible. One of my daughters is now old enough to be left at home so she will
not be coming to every trip. My question is, can we use our current travel
insurance if not everyone is travelling? Or do we have to…
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Sim Cards in USA
Hi, I am going to the US for a week at the end of the month. Vodafone will charge me £6 per day to use my contract over there. At the moment I am planning to just use this when needs be, and stick to WiFi where possible. Are there any recommendations for SIM cards to use in the US as an alternative? Thanks
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Jungfrau/Interlakenhoheweg/Lake Thun.
In May i fly to Zurich and then on by train to Lake Thun whilst there potentially take train up the Jungfrau, cable cares etc and river trips on the lake to Thun and Interlaken. My hotel provide a free local bus pass apparently is there a very cost efficient way for my wife and i to get our Zurich return travel and any…
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Heathrow T4 pickup advice please
Hi all. I'm picking my daughter up from Heathrow T4 next Saturday and wondered if anyone had any top tips for me? I'm resigned to the idea that I'm going to have to pay and I know it's not cheap but with the price going up every additional 15 minutes, it could get very costly if the flight is delayed or she gets held up…
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Roaming with 3 in Oz
My old folks are going for a month to Australia in a few weeks - they currently both use Tesco Mobile (don't ask) but it's very pricy for outside Europe. As they both have dual sim phones, I was thinking of getting them a 3 PAYG data sim to use in their second slot whilst roaming. Has anyone used 3 roaming in Oz recently -…
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Buying euros with dollars.
I have a U.S bank account that is funded by a small business that pays me in dollars. When we go over I use it to fund our spending. Last trip I drew out far more money than I needed and ending up bring the cash home. We are going on a Mediterranean cruise and I can’t see a way to buy euros over here with Dollars. Usually…
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US campaign to end airline 'junk fees'
BBC News - Junk fees: US names and shames airlines over family seating https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64870070
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