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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!
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GHIC card
Hi, my partner applied to get a GHIC card as his EHIC had expired. After filling in all the info online, the answer came back that he had already applied, he definitely hadn't. The contact number shown rang for 30 mins then cut him off. Can anyone help with a direct number or call centre that doesn't cut you off. We're on…
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Bespoke Holiday to the US - Travel Agent
Hi, I am looking to book a family summer holiday to the US and go to New York, Florida and Las Vegas. Can anyone recommend a travel agent to use - ATOL protected of course
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Easyjet Vouchers
Hi Anyone advise how to add a euro/pound voucher to buy food after a booking has been made. I cannot seem to see anywhere on my bookings. Thanks Richard
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Best mobile network for three months' travel in Europe?
I'm currently with Giffgaff (£10/month for 20GB data, no fixed term contract). The international roaming is reasonable, but I know that it will stop giving me data internationally if I am outside the UK for too long (from the website it looks like two months, but it's a little vague). I'm about to go interrailing across…
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Pricing on majorca package holidays
Hi, new on here hoping for some help/answers we usually holiday at La Dorada Playa de Muro Majorca however this year price has doubled to £2000+ curious as to why checking on German counterparts costs same hotel/date/duration etc it’s 1,100 euros !!! now maybe I’m paranoid but does this hotel not want UK custom anymore or…
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TUI Flex
Has anybody made a booking with TUI using this option ?https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/info/tui-flexI'm curious to know what the cost is - a % or a fixed fee ?
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Connecting in Doha…. Any vape issues
I’m have a connection in Doha and wondering if there be any issues with my vape or disposable vapes? Hopefully not but if anyone can confirm, that would be great. Thanks
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Using ESTA for second visit to US - Different Address
Hi, I am visiting the the US at the end of this month, and have an ESTA that is still active from a visit to Texas last year. This year I am visiting California. Do you need to update your US address on the ESTA, as I will be staying in a different part of the country this time? Thanks
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Ryanair wheelchair assistance.
I booked flights for my wife and I for the first time in a number of years. My wife uses a manual wheelchair, which I push. I requested assistance with Ryanair from the boarding gate, she then boards the plane by ambulift. When I rang the assistance number to arrange seating, which I have done many times before, they…
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Will Heathrow Terminal 5 strikes over Easter affect the other terminals?
Apologies if this is a stupid question or has already been covered elsehwere.... The recently announced strikes by security staff at Heathrow are apparently at Terminal 5 over the Easter holidays - I'll be flying during that period, but from Terminal 3 - could anyone please advise if I'm likely to be significantly…
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