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Holiday deal tips
Hi all, My wife and I are looking to go away in may for our wedding anniversary Is it too late to book anything now and if not then what are the best websites to look at for deals and good prices? Any help would be appreciated Kind regards Mark
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UK261 / EU262 delayed flight compensation questions
Hi all. So I took a flight with a European airline last year, UK to EU to Brazil, and back. They failed to notify me that they had cancelled the flight back, and so had moved me to a flight departing eight hours earlier. Anyway, having missed that flight, I put in a claim. They refused to pay, so I started legal…
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Love Holiday's charge for changing a person
Hi, I recently booked a holiday with Love Holidays and paid in full for 4 people, one person can't make it so I am taking my niece instead, Love Holidays advertise that we need to pay around £25 to change a person but have just come back with a cost of nearly £700 to change it, this is not the airline fee, it is their…
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Friend caught shoplifting in Sharm el Sheikh..
He got caught for stealing cigarettes from a shop, They are accusing him because he had over 2000 cigs of the same brand in his hotel room he stole them all. He's in police custody, He's very scared. What sentence will be imposed on hm for stealing. He's only 20. His family are very worried. He has convictions in the UK…
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Long haul evening flight with BA
Flying home from Dominican Republic to Gatwick at 8.30 in the evening. Can anyone tell me whether you will just receive a snack after take off or a full meal as it's so late in the evening please? Thanks
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Car rental licence issue
So, we fly abroad on 30th March (EU). We just got married and my wifes licence expires on the 1st April. We planned to rent a car whilst out there, but due to the needed name change, it can only be done via post and can take up to 4 weeks for the licence to come back. Which is obviously cutting it very fine. Just wondering…
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Passport complaints
I applied for a replacement lost passport for my 16year old grandson July 23 and paid to fast track it £175. My grandson got a letter to say he had to attend the London office which he did with his parents 15th August the day my mum died. He then had to do a phone interview September which he did. He then got another…
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SMALL GROUP TRIPS
Hi, Im 71 and vegetarian. I have a yearning to visit Morocco and feel the best/safest way is to join one of these small group trips. I live in Edinburgh and have looked at quite a few but would love a recommendation for the best travel company, taking into account dietary considerations, Also what time of year is best, and…
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Package travel regulations - loss of enjoyment
We recently had a luxury honeymoon package holiday (part package, part staying with family, part self-booked, all flights were part of the package). The package part contained flights, accom + tours. During the holiday the following went wrong: Hotel didn't have our booking, car breakdown, two cancelled flights one of…
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Travel insurance through bank account
Some years ago I had hassle trying to arrange travel insurance through my bank account. I'd had a comparatively minor medical procedure and they refused to insure me for 'at least a year'. Stupidly I decided not to bother with them again. Fairly recently I had notification that the bank had changed their insurance provider…
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KLM bereavement rebooking & complaint - advice please
I booked a return flight Lisbon-Minneapolis (via Boston) on 3-8
March 2024. My grandmother passed away during my trip and I had to return to
Lisbon. I called KLM customer service to report my bereavement and request a
flight change, in order to allow me to attend her funeral. I rang the number on the KLM UK website and the…
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Edreams Booking scam
Hi everyone I booked flight + hotel on edreams and I chose deluxe room with breakfast In my confirmation it says room only.... Now they said I can't prove I chose with breakfast and i said you can't prove i didn't... I paid £811 all together- if you do same search online now it comes up as the same price maybe £1 more £812…
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Travelling to Egypt 2024
Hello everyone, I'd love some guidance on must-see spots and ways to experience the local culture in Egypt, Do you have any recommendations for places to visit around or other parts of the country? Local foods to try and local guides that could help me during my trip? Thanks in advance.
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Travel insurance when about to start dialysis
Hi. My mum in law has a bucket list and we want to help her get a weekend in Venice ASAP. Her kidneys are failing rapidly and she is going to have to start dialysis in May. She prob will not be able to go anywhere after this happens. We've found deals in the very near future but don't know what to do about travel insurance…
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Staysure insurance for pre-existing conditions. Rip off.
I've been afflicted by mental illness so have to declare pre-existing conditions. I was just about to pay the £920 for Staysure insurance for their crappy annual coverage when I thought I'd take a quick look on Compare the the MeerKat again, which some months back no quotes came back that would cover me. Anyway I did get a…
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Who can countersign passport for Under 12
I can't get my head around this requirement - the person needs to know my child for over 2 years and be a professional but can't be their teacher? There is no one who knows my child for over two years who isn't a family friend. What has everyone done to get their child passport countersigned?
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Ba holidays
It’s great you got sorted. I’ve had the opposite result. We were downgraded last year (April) & were to receive refund but didn’t. They keep telling me refunded to original payment method but will not provide proof they did. I know they didn’t as I have not received it! Also gave us prepaid compensation Mastercards which…
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Travel Insurance
Hi All Can anyone recommend a good travel insurance company that doesn't charge extortionate amounts for travel insurance preferably one that you have claimed with before. It appears that most companies wriggle out of paying up
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Beware Barcelo discount codes, conditions of use may not be clear
I've stayed in a number of Barcelo hotels in Spain and the Canaries and book direct. I've always used a discount code. This time round I have booked a hotel stay in Fuerteventura and used a code found on the internet (internet explorer suggests them). When using the code it gave no indication there was a condition…
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Flight cancellation - can't get refund from BA
BA cancelled a flight which is not until May. The airline has booked an evening flight to replace the original morning flight. I asked Expedia for a refund (it was booked via Expedia) and they rang BA who said it was non-refundable. I had tried to get a refund from Expedia on 3 previous attempts, for each attempt I was…