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Beat My Quote! Travel Agents Thread
What’s this about? This is a special thread where you can ask all the Travel Agents and MoneySavers who frequent this board to beat a holiday quote you have and get personalised replies. The idea is to see if someone can beat a quote for a specific holiday; not just a general price. So you need an exact quote. E.g. "I've…
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Travel Agent Code Of Conduct
MoneySavingExpert.com Travel Board Travel Agent Code of Conduct Many travel agents and advisers use this forum and voluntarily give up their time to help other MoneySavers. However as these are professional people who make their living out of deals; to ensure there’s no conflict of interest, I’ve drawn up the following…
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Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning Stickies - Please check before posting
Official MSE fully researched guides: Holidays and Flights 50+ Overseas Holiday Tips Cheap Package Holidays Cheap Flights Cheap Hotels Travel Credit Cards Cheap Airport Parking Travel Money Maximiser From the Forum: Welcome to Overseas Holidays and Travel Planning Orlando/Disneyworld Thread Las Vegas guide and MSE thread…
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P&O Ferry Dover - arrival time
Booked on to the 08:15 ferry from Dover on Thursday. I know it will be busy as start of holiday weekend. Latest we can arrive is 60minutes prior. Can anyone advise on traffic through Dover to get to the port at around 6.15-6.45am? Just planning what time to arrive to give ourself time, without leaving home too early.
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France holiday house rental deposit
Travelling to Boulonge Sur Mer for a night with the family, and we found and booked a lovely 3 bedroom holiday home in the town on Booking.com. They are stating they require a 500euro deposit and needs to be cash. Is this normal procedure? I have asked if I can make the deposit in GBP which they have agreed, but I'm still…
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Air fuel surcharges
Next week we are due to pay for our holiday later in the year. Are we likely to be hit by fuel surcharges from tour operators or are we protected?
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P&O Fjords cruise
Hi all, We are booked for the Norwegian Fjord's cruise with P&O for my mum's 70th in July. Has anybody done this before and is there anything to bear in mind? This is our first cruise and apart from amazing scenery not sure what to expect. It's a family cruise so the youngest is 3 - not sure how he will get on? Also, not…
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Flight cancelled with on the beach
My inbound (flight home) has been cancelled with Easyjet but I have booked another one to come home the following day. I have booked directly with the hotel another night but need on the beach to update my flight details for the return journey home and my return transfer. Will on the beach also update my hotel…
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Cruise cancelled, help with flight refund
We had booked a cruise in Dubai Dec 26, which has now been cancelled by the cruise liner. Virgin flights were booked separately with a third party agent. I've spoken to Virgin and they have said to speak to the agent. The problem is the agent is uncontactable: On hold for hours to be cut off, online form not helpful. What…
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Cancelled Travel via Dubai - Booked with Travel Agent
Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice on my rights after our holiday was cancelled. We had a package holiday to Australia booked through Stewart Travel (ABTA protected). The flights were originally Glasgow → Dubai → Sydney with Emirates. Stewart Travel contacted us yesterday to cancel the holiday due to the conflict…
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P&o upgraded cabin not wanted
I am due to sail in 2 days and p&o have just emailed an upgrade despite me ticking no upgrade when booking last year. They have moved me to a cabin that is not acceptable and are refusing to move me back saying I did not tick no upgrade , I triple checked I had so im being called a liar too. They raised a case number and…
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How to reclaim cost of cancelled flight?
Hi My son booked a flight to Tokyo through a ticket agency, kiwi.com. It started from Manchester and had a stopover in Doha. The flight to Doha was cancelled when the plane was about to take off due to fault with the aircraft. No alternative flight was offered. It was not possible to get to Doha in time to catch the next…
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MSE News: Cut passport costs: Three quick tips as millions miss out on cheapest ways to apply
Millions of Brits applying for a passport last year may have been able to save money by taking their own photo or applying online, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. If your passport's due for renewal, here's how to get it for less… Read the full story:…
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Package holiday, who pays for new flights if flights are cancelled?
Our package holiday due to depart 25 April is Heathrow via Doha to Phuket. Our flight is likely to be cancelled (Qatar) and our travel agent says if that happens, we have to pay the difference in flight cost if we want our holiday to continue with a different airline, saying it's 'force majeure'. We thought that the travel…
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Holiday insurance
I’m holidaying in the uk this summer, driving from Devon to Northumberland. Is there a way to insure against the chance of petrol shortages/ rationing which could stop us driving that distance and therefore having to cancel our holiday? thanks in advance
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Experience with Qatar repatriation
Hi, I’m currently in Vietnam having flown out with my wife just before the current Middle East situation kicked off. We are supposed to fly back with Qatar Airways on the 1st April. I believe all Qatar scheduled flights are cancelled until 28th March and given what I read in the news it looks like Middle East airspace…
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Ryanair carry on small bag
Without going into the whys and wherefores - I may be flying with Ryanair at some point in the near(ish) future - I know they are very strict on dimensions of under seat bags. Can anybody recommend a specific make and model which will "legally" get past the staff watchdogs at check in ? I've seen some online which purport…
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EasyJet Bristol to Berlin 15 April - flight cancelled
EasyJet have cancelled my flight from Bristol direct to Berlin which was due out on 15 April (despite already having checked in). I have accepted an alternative flight via Rome(!) but am slightly concerned that they may cancel my direct return flight on the 23 April. If they do cancel the return flight there is no way I am…
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Best data sims for EU
Looking for some recommendations for data only sims to use in the EU please. - Planning to put it in a MiFi device, so it needs to be hotspot compatible. - Could be an e-sim, but given that e-sim compatible MiFi devices are a far bit more expensive, a physical sim would be better. - Ideally 30 + Gb per month, with the…
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Passport documents
Have had an absolute mare with the Passport Office disputing my name for my renewal. Long story so won't bore you with all the details but its meant me sending two extra lots of docs to them in the post. During the initial application, I paid extra for recorded delivery but I assume this doesn't include all the extra stuff…
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Lastminute.com Dubai query
Hi all. Newbie here. Apologies if this has already been asked on this sub. I have been browsing around but couldn’t find anything similar. I just need some advice and clarification on what options are available to me. I am due to go Dubai in May and have booked a package (hotel and flights) through Lastminute.com As you…
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Application of packaged travel regulations
I am currently booked to go on a package holiday to the UAE leaving on 8 April. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is currently advising against all but essential travel to the UAE due to the ongoing regional security situation. This advice indicates that there are unavoidable and extraordinary…
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Holiday Refund from Lastminute.com
I had a flight and hotel package booked for Dubai. We couldn't go due to the Iran War. The FCDO advised us not to fly. After a lot of hassle lastminute.com finally agreed to giving us a refund, however this was for £400 less than what we paid for the holiday. On enquiring, I was told that they were unable to get a full…
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