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Nine and a half year passport renewal done.
Just renewed my wife's passport which expires in August, but is as useful as the proverbial Chocolate Tea Pot. Why can't we get a reduction for months that it's impossible to use due to EU rules?
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Amsterdam - cheap places to buy souvenirs
I will be in Amsterdam next week. I want to buy a couple of souvenirs like clogs, fridge magnets, windmills etc. Can anyone recommend a shop or store that sell them at cheaper prices compared to other shops? Thanks
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Best card for rewards in a year of continuous travel and holiday to America
I'm moving jobs and working remotely for the year. It gives me the opportunity to travel lots and so I'm planning a year of travelling throughout Europe and Asia. This summer I'm also booking a three week holiday to America. Everything is sorted but it just needs booked. Given that I will spend a lot of my year on flights…
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Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2021
this thread is still under construction ... Las Vegas unlike nearly every other holiday destination you may have visited. This thread is in reference to https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6087584/las-vegas-guide-and-mse-thread-2020/p1/ where you find more useful information to Las Vegas.
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Travel insurance
Options on best and cheapest travel insurers for existing medical issues and the ones to avoid please
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B2 visa - american boyfriend
I'm curious about people's experiences in a situation like this: I'm from the Netherlands and I'm in a relationship with an American men for a year and nine months and he is the love of my life! And I was in the US for the past three months and when I boarded in Minneapolis two officers told me that I had been in the US…
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Marrakesh
Booked a break to Marrakesh not sure if they will accept Euros and USD there as I can’t seem to get any local currency here in the UK? im sure I can exchange over there but get ripped off with the exchange rate?
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Travel Insurance - Avoid SAGA
You've planned and booked your holiday with SAGA and paid the premium for your Travel Insurance. So you can sit back, knowing your covered now... WRONG! SAGA Travel insurance doesn't start until you close the door behind you and actually set off at the start of your holiday. If anything goes wrong before that you are not…
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Girls Holiday - Should I pay?
Hi, I found this whilst browsing for advice so I thought I would try it out. :) So to begin, myself and three other girls have booked a package holiday through a travel agency. The holiday is booked for mid July this year, so only roughly four months away. the holiday we found was fairly on the cheaper side as we are…
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Club la Costa Timeshare
My son and daughter in law purchased a timeshare with Club La Costa in Spain in Oct 2019. They funded this though a loan with Hitachi. The timeshare is on a point basis with points rights of 1,000 until 2034, they attempted a claim against CLC and Hitachi which has been rejected by FOS. However they cannot use the points…
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Return leg cancelled - what can I do?
I've made a booking with a middle eastern airline between Europe and Asia and taken the first leg to Asia. I have now been informed that the return flights have been cancelled. I've phoned up the customer service hotline and been told that the airline has decided to stop flying that route and all I can do is email a…
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PAYG sim for Belize, Mexico and Honduras
Going on a cruise that takes us to Belize, Mexico and Honduras but having a heck of a time find a PAYG Sim package that includes data in these countries, any help?
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Insurance won't cover flights for cancelled cruise
Hi, I hope someone has some advice. We had a cruise booked with Virgin Voyages and we booked flights separately. Virgin have cancelled the cruise and we received 2/3 of the money for the flights back from the airlines however we are still a bit out of pocket. I have travel insurance and so I filled in all the details and…
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Brittany Ferries coupons (merged)
Hi there, does anyone have any spare club voyage coupons for use with Brittany Ferries? thanks :)
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Hotel prices
I have found a deal on morerooms.com which is a quarter of the price the hotel direct are charging. The hotel has a ‘best price guarantee’ but will not match the price, just offered a slight discount. Should they match the price?
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Alpharooms/ Travel trust withholding refund
I have been informed by the travel trust after many hoops that I’m due a refund for my 2020 holiday. I was told it would be in my bank account by 2nd of April, still not there. What on earth do I do next?? Thankfully I have kept all my emails as proof.
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Campervan insurance: must I inform my insurer when/where I'm travelling in EU?
I'll be off for several weeks to Spain and Portugal from the UK in a few weeks time. I've being doing this for a few years and never informed my insurer up until my last trip at end of 2023. The only reason I did last time was because, when I contacted my insurer (Adrian Flux) about renewal, I said during the conversation…
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Renewing passport while on holiday
I am keen to avoid the increase in passport fee on 11 April. I am planning on using my passport shortly after that date. Does anybody know if I could apply for a passport before the 11 April, use my current passport to go on holiday mid-April, and then post my current passport as part of my application once I am back in…
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Package holiday sale query
Hi We just booked a package holiday with Jet2 during their spring sale (5 days ago), and since the promotion has ended the exact same holiday is now available for £300 less (ie cheaper than the price that was promoted as a reduction during the sale)- this seems unfair and misleading- are they allowed to do this?? I can…
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Alpharooms/ Travel trust withholding refund
I have been informed by the travel trust after many hoops that I’m due a refund for my 2020 holiday. I was told it would be in my bank account by 2nd of April, still not there. What on earth do I do next?? Thankfully I have kept all my emails as proof.