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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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Chase Bank Insurance
I had an email from Chase offering their insurance "Chase Protect" https://www.chase.co.uk/gb/en/product/insurance/ I tried to look at it but reading all the T's and C's on my phone was not easy and there seemed no way of declaring pre-existing conditions. I'm probably being lazy but … and comments?
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Passport validity
Hello, Im planning a trip to Netherlands on the Eurostar in April and just want to make sure my details are ok and I have no problems with my passport details. Issued - Nov 17 Expires - Nov 27 Now I'm pretty sure travel to the EU is that passport is issued within the last ten years and it must have 3 months left from the…
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Booking a holiday for 2 people and 1 goes
Hi I want to go on holiday on my own and have a swim-up room but most places say it is a minimum 2 person for these rooms, it is working out around the same price if I book for 2 people or 1 person because of the supplement charges. Would this be a problem with the flight and the hotel, I can't image there would be any…
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Ryanair gift voucher issues
I received a ryanair gift voucher worth £70 from my sister in December 2023. Around that time a few different people sent my mum gift vouchers for ryanair and they all separately had issues with the voucher being sent to the recipient so I am beginning to wonder if there was a 'bad batch' of gift cards purchased in…
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Any good travel perk credit cards right now for UK - Japan trip?
Looking to go to Japan in the next 12-18 months me and my partner got 2-3 weeks. Are there any good credit cards with rewards that would be useful to get some perks for the trip? Stuff like an upgrade or companion flight etc. Got some flex on timings. Ideally would fly from an airport in the SE to Japan directly. No set…
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Irish Passport Renewal - Extraordinarily Quick
Applied for simple renewal online last Tuesday 10/02 - passport arrived in mail this afternoon 16/02 (to UK address). Very impressive turnaround. Not sure if the new dual citizenship rules meaning a UK passport must be held for UK entry applies to IRL citizens (many visa/passport rules don't), so my use might be somewhat…
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Jet2 Cabin Luggage
Just noticed on my booking with Jet2 an optional extra, to pay for guaranteed cabin luggage. Details state that if you do not and there is insufficient storage in the cabin, you may be asked to put your hand luggage in the hold. I only take a rucksack that I always put under the seat in front. Has anyone had any experience…
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Backpacking around Eastern Europe - do we need a different cashcard?
Hello all. So as the title says, my husband and I are planning a 3 month sabbatical to backpack across Eastern Europe, starting in Turkey and then working our way up to Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Poland, etc hopefully all the way to Norway. We have a French bank card for when we need to pay in euros and I was wondering…
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Paying for travel vaccines
My GP says they no longer do travel vaccines. We need Typhoid and Tetanus /diptheria and polio boosters. The NHS website states: The following travel vaccines are available free on the NHS from your GP surgery: Typhoid / Tetanus, diptheria and polio as well as Hep A Has anyone else experienced this and had any luck with…
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Liverpool Airport Parking
Travelling from Liverpool to Fuerteventura for 8 days in May. I always park next to the airport with cheap parking/park smart. But over the last couple of years the costs have soared. It's around £100 no matter what discount code I use. I'm coming back at 2am so don't want to be parking on someone's drive in the area and i…
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Halifax Ultimate Rewards Travel Insurance
I am planning a trip to Vietnam via India, and have lots of internal flights to see different parts of Vietnam. The main carrier that operates this is VietJet, and they have been known to cancel things last minute. I already have hotels booked, but if my flight gets cancelled, what happens, does travel insurance pick up…
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Visa for China
I'm a UK citizen with a holiday to mainland China booked for the beginning of April. It was recently announced that visas will no longer be required for UK citizens to visit China but with no date confirmed for when this will start. The China visa website suggests that the turnaround for visa applications is a matter of…
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Coach to Heathrow Terminal 5
Just for information. If travelling to Heathrow Terminal 5 from the Basingstoke, Frimley, Camberley or Bagshot area there is a regular and cheap coach service that has been in operation for a while now. The Newbury and district Flighhtline 730/731 service https://www.newburyanddistrict.co.uk/services/NADS/730 Cost is £6…
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La Liga tickets - Real Betis
Hi. I'm wondering if someone can help. I'm flying to Seville with my children (14 and 11) in Mid January 2026. I wish to purchase tickets for the Betis v Villareal game on 18 January. I'd prefer to just get the tickets from the stadium. I assume there'll be plenty of availability so could I rock up a couple of hours before…
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Travel adaptor charging/power lead hub recommendations
Hi all, looking for recommendations for a worldwide travel adaptor hub to be used for charging & a power lead that has usb a and c with a changeable head Hope this makes sense and thank you for looking Kind regards mark
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EES registration Tenerife
Relatives landed TFS earlier today - facial scan only at biometric registration procedure. Anybody else experience this recently ? Technical issues at Tenerife airport ?
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Easyjet baggage charges
I have booked flight only to Fuerteventura with Easyjet, and return with Jet2. I have booked a 22kg case for the return (£35.60) and will also have the two hand luggage. Easyjet originally quoted £51.99 for a 23kg case when I booked, with two small cabin bags for free. I did not include luggage at the time due to price,…
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Cost-effective way of using East Caribbean dollars?
Hi folks, As far as I can see, the three cards recommended by MSE don't have East Caribbean Dollars as one of their currencies. Can anyone suggest an account, debit card or travel credit card that would let me pre-pay in or withdraw as cash ECD with better rates than using my normal credit or debit card? (I have an HSBC…
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European Consumer Claims (ECC) Ltd
Anyone used this company to annul a timeshare contract? Seeking any experiences good and bad before I fully commit a substantial sum of money for legal help from them
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Airport transfers in Rome
Has anyone got any experience with Sit Bus shuttles?How reliable are they? Is it worth booking a ticket online, or will it be money lost if there is a delay with the flight? Has anyone got any experience travelling with them, with the very early services? We will need to travel to the airport from the Cironvallazione…
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