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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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Cruise discounts
Hi all, We've been shopping for a late cruise since our Dubai holiday was cancelled. I've just seen an old closed chat with recommendations for agents to book with and wanted to share mine. Mainly because the girl I spoke with gave me a discount code. I assume it's ok to share so have added it below :-)…
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Does anybody have experience of a TUI package holiday using another carrier ?
We can only get a TUI flight for our favourite hotel in Spain from Glasgow - however they also offer it from Edinburgh using Ryanair and/or EasyJet. EDI is much more convenient for us - just wondering , if there is a problem with the return flight who is responsible for sorting it out ? TUI or the other party ? I'm…
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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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Short Scenic Walking Holiday Advice please
Hi all. My Mum is turning 60 in October and I'm considering surprising her with a short break away (probably 4 nights). The thing is, I definitely have absolutely no idea what I'm doing when it comes to overseas travel as I haven't been abroad since I was about 12 (I'm now 37) and if course I didn't have to sort anything…
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Beware of Admiral hiking insurance quote if using a discount code
We are Admiral customers and have been for many years and bought their travel insurance at the platinum level and I’ve never had a reason to use it i.e. claim. This year, I wanted to make a change for the last 3 months duration of the Policy & upgrade to worldwide, The quote given was ridiculous @£87 for 3 months so I…
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Travel insurance when on vaccine trial
Hi, I have been asked to participate in a vaccine trial. I've looked around to see if taking part in a trial needs to be declared on travel insurance and there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer or anywhere to add it to the form. There is no question about research trials on the insurance declaration, I don't know if…
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£5m medical cover - is this enough for Spain?
Just in the process of buying travel insurance for a 7 day holiday to Majorca. I have got a quote for medical cover of 5m. The next level up of medical cover (10m) is an extra £25. Is 5m enough coverage or 10m excessive? I honestly have no idea what is recommended. Also, I read that to board the plane you have to provide…
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BA cancelled flights, Qatar haven't
I'm supposed to be going to Australia on Friday. Outward I'm going with lufthansa - singapore -Bali where I'm staying for a few days so these flights are fine. But im returning from Perth to Edinburgh via Doha on 11th April. I booked this through BA and it's BA flight numbers I have though the flight is operated by Qatar.…
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edeams prime account
Does anybody know how to cancel an edreams subcription? Last month I realised that edreams have been taking £9.99 of my credit card every month and I have not authorised any payments. I think the reason that I have not noticed the money going out is because I take a number of flights a year. Some destinations are covered…
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Compensation for extra nights/meals
emirates cancelled our flight on the 1st March , our package holiday had finished and we spent an extra 4 days in Dubai before returning to the UK. Our travel insurance is invalid as it doesn’t cover Acts of War. Our agent is only ATOL covered. We did pay on our credit card. Is their anybody we can claim off for the extra…
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Holiday to Dubai end of June
I have a holiday booked for myself and my daughter the end of June going to Dubai. Obviously with the current situation im concerned about saftey as we dont know how long this is going on for. Obviously this is like a dream holiday for my daughter it was something i saved quite a while for her so i want to make sure this…
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"Can't Pay ? We'll Take It Away"
Did I miss this earlier - daydreaming at the back of the class again ? A Ryanair plane was seized by bailiffs in Austria in order to recover unpaid compensation claimed by a passenger over a previous delayed flight. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/travel/ryanair-flight-bound-uk-stormed-33585130 I wonder what O'Leary has…
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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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Kiwi / Wizz air rescheduling
Hi all! Will start with the booking facts if that's ok? Any advice would be hugely appreciated. Flights booked via Kiwi for Wizz Air for summer holiday. Flights booked in November 2025 for holiday in July 2026. Originally booked: Luton - Vienna (8 hour stop in Vienna) Vienna - Bulgaria 10 days in Bulgaria Bulgaria - Luton…
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Middle East Air Tickets - Credit Card cancellation
Hi, I couldn't find an answer to this specifically in the (very helpful) ME War FAQ. Firstly, I appreciate there's a horrific war on and nobody knows when it will end and all of this is small beans next to what's happening. That said… My first world holiday problem is probably shared by many- due to fly in 4 weeks via the…
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Emirates cancelled flight to Dubai - Expedia offering vouchers
I booked a package holiday through Expedia that included Emirates flights and a hotel in Dubai for a group of us. The flights were scheduled for 24 March to 4 April 2026. Recently the airline (emirates) cancelled the flights due to the current conflict in the Middle East. Because the flights were cancelled, the whole trip…
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Claiming on Travel Insurance - Pre Existing Declared Condition
Hi all. Me and my wife have annual worldwide family travel insurance cover with Aviva. My wife has had a couple of pre existing conditions, migraines and an anal fistula, for the last 2-3 years. We had to pay an upgrade for the anal fistula. My wife had an operation to fix the anal fistula 4 weeks ago. We are due to go on…
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TUI refusing to pay our travel costs from LGW to Manchester
We were due to fly back from Kenya with Etihad via Abu Dhabi on 6th March, this was a package holiday with TUI. Obviously those flights were cancelled. Tui managed to get us an alternative flight which got us to LGW on 11th March. All good. However, they told us to make our own way back to Manchester and reclaim the cost,…
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Middle East Situation - Travel Insurance
I’m hoping someone might be able to clarify the best course of action regarding a flight booking issue. British Airways has offered me a refund for my flight to Dubai in May but the flight itself has not actually been cancelled yet. Because of this trip, I have also booked airport parking and hotel accommodation…
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Does Lebara mobile work in Canary Islands?
Anyone know if Lebara works in Fuerteventura? Seems some confusion over whether it’s classed as Spain or not! If so will be included in std roaming and can use like at home. Lebara agent not very helpful as to if it would work and connect to local network or not so just wondering if anyone has had any experience? Going in…
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