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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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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