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Booked a holiday in Spain for 15 days. Touring. We are couple. Taking gadgets with us Macbook £600 (used), tablet £300 (used), 2 camera (£970 + £500 both new) and our two phones (£300 x 2). Total £2,970. I notice that our monthly bank travel insurance does not cover our gadgets adequately. Single article limit Some…

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has experienced problems with Etihad Airways travel vouchers or Etihad Credit. Etihad owes me access to a credit balance of £2,366.67, but despite spending approximately four months trying to resolve the problem, I still cannot use it. I received an Etihad Credit voucher worth…

My blue passport had really stubborn luggage label residue on the back cover which was proving difficult to remove. Someone suggested nail polish remover which has worked but it has lifted some of the colour from the cover and left a white patch. Is that a problem when travelling -would it count as damage and make it…

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…

I have looked at this forum and other websites to see if there is a definitive answer and I have yet to find one. Being a frequent European traveller, I have had the delight of being fingerprinted and facial recognisioned seven times in different countries so far. Each time I tell them it has already been done, but they…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks… I went on a trip with my 17-year-old daughter, best friend and two of her family. The five of us stayed in a four-bedroom villa booked by my friend’s family. My daughter and I shared a room, while the other three each had their own. After the trip I was asked to pay 40% of the…

Hi I'm looking for a break next month 44 year old enjoy all inclusive with spa sauna good food and quiet atmosphere and sun Can anyone recommend where to go, from Gatwick or Heathrow Also what agent to use , currently I get emails from love holidays but I know tui is a similar one Just want a relaxing break and sun, do…

Hi, I’ve just returned from a week in Tunisia, in the Eden Yasmine hotel, Hammamet, booked through Thomas Cook. The week was a disaster at best. Although there were serious issues with hygiene (mouldy food, covered in flies) and accommodation (dirty room, ants everywhere, injury sustained due to issue with door handle), my…

We booked a package holiday to Rhodes through jet2 in May. We paid extra for a room with its own pool. For context, the holiday was around £1400, about £200 was for the upgraded room. On the way out, the airline broke our pushchair. Then the room we were put in was on a building site. The room still had wires hanging out…

Hi, Something I hadn't considered before - are there any insurers who offer cover should you miss your boat's departure from one of the ports of call, rather than the departure port? On all our previous cruises we have had no problems with getting back in good time with one exception where fortunately, we were on a shore…

Having the frustration of arranging annual travel policy following prostate cancer diagnosis finally arranged cover with allclear. During my search I invariably found a company would insure my wife but not me. Has anyone had the experience of arranging separate cover for husband and wife and did it work out cheaper than a…

I need to pay over £10000 on a retirement holiday but the company do not accept Amex. I only have a debit card. I am worried about protection should something go wrong. What is the best way to make payment?

Just looking for an opinion really. In the past I have tended to take out insurance around the same time as booking a holiday, last time taking out an annual policy as I intended taking more than one holiday, however, I had to inform the company of a change in medication which meant that they wanted an additional fee,…

I have used the North terminal Mid stay and it is a very easy walk into the terminal. I see there is now a mid term option for the South terminal advertised. According to the guide its accessed via the South terminal long stay, I've been looking at the map and although its not marked there yet it doesn't look as good as…

Hi there We recently hired a car to be collected at Malaga airport. I'm going to skip details about hard selling all sorts of stuff and being told we need to pay for roadside assistance when that wasn't true! On going through documents etc with a representative to get the vehicle I was asked for 2 credit cards in my name,…

Hello all, I have searched unsuccessfully on MSE Forum for posts specifically relating to the Airport Data Breach (Data Security Incident – 27.08.26), my interest being limited to Manchester Airport. I have found only one reference – under airport parking, which I find bizarre...so if I have missed a main thread, I…

This caught my attention. https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/government-approves-million-20260915000500-nt.html

Need advice please. Went on holiday to Dominican Republic in June through tui. After booking was told hotel restaurant was having a refurbishment so offered to move with 10% on top to help. Choose a hotel and was not told of any problems. Got on holiday to find the hotel was having big room refurbishments. When sat round…

I'm doing a trip to Asia with my OH. My OH has a EU passport. Our journey there is: LCY - AMS AMS - CDG 1h10m connection at AMS CDG - HKG 1h40m connection at CDG The connection is a bit tight at AMS but my understanding is that if I miss the connection due to EES delay, the airline will need to book me onto the next…

Hi, I am traveling from London to Seoul on solo trip in December, and need good flight deals recommendation. Departure date - around 15 Dec and return after new year.