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EasyJet Holiday Asking for more money?!
Afternoon, We are due to on a family holiday to Turkey in May, found the holiday, best flights great accommodation and importantly in budget. All found with EasyJet Holidays so we paid in full. Job done. Just over a month before we travel (31days), they have said they need further a further £288 (roughly 12% of what we…
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How much to budget for a 'round the world' trip in 2023/4?
Hello everyone, I'm at that stage of my life where I just can't be bothered to work anymore and need to change direction. Call it a mini (or big) mid-life crisis. Luckily I don't have any commitments so I am looking to quit my job in the next 6 months or so and go travelling around the world. Question I had was: how much…
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Opodo taking prime subscription in scammy way
My friend who is not the most switched-on person regarding internet use, booked a flight through opodo last month. He told me he got an email from Opodo saying they had taken his prime subscription payment. He does not even have an Opodo account as far as he was aware. He had no idea what it was about so I phoned them for…
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Refund for a flight has been given to someone else
Hi This has been going on now for a year (takes two months for the airline in question) to respond to every email of mine. Basically i paid for flights and hotel via a travel website (Love Holidays). The outbound flight changed and i was allowed a refund. This is all fine. However I could not submit the refund to the…
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Airport duty free - attractive prices
I've just discovered that World Duty Free UK shops offer good deals if you reserve online ahead for collection - and you can pay when picking up your order.Snared 1 litre of Tanqueray Gin for upcoming trip - £15.59, plus 10% discount for using the click and collect procedure = £14.03 bottom line price.Jet2 want £21…
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Car Hire
We want to hire a car from Malaga airport and have heard that many of these companies levee a huge excess on the insurance. What companies should I avoid , or which are recommended? All advice welcomed. Thanks in advance.
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Airport lounge discount codes
Hi,does anyone know of a discount code for lounges at Gatwick South please?
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Advice required required a new health problem
Hi, I am in a bit of a quandary here To explain, I booked a holiday last year to Lanzarote and health wise everything was ok when I booked However in the last month I have discovered after I had an x-ray that I have osteoarthritis in my hips and lower back. Now I've phoned my holiday insurance (nationwide)to tell them…
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Accident in an airport!
I was travelling home from a Spanish airport. I unfortunately slipped in someone's sick and broke my wrist. Currently in a cast waiting to see if I need an operation. Some people have told me to apply for compensation with the travel agent (package holiday) just looking for some advice. I'm in a lot of pain. I am a carer…
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Travel insurance
Need travel insurance. Hays travel charge £30 anywhere cheaper and as good?
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Travel insurance - awaiting hosp referral
Hi all I am due to travel to Usa soon and looking to get travel insurance. I have visited my gp in Dec 2023 for a medical issue which I am currently facing. It’s extremely subtle and doesn’t impact me day to day. My gp didn’t think the issue was anything major but has made a referral at my request to my local hospital for…
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Tokyo E-Sim
Hi there. I’m looking for advise on phone usage when travelling to Tokyo. EE don’t have any plans available so I’ll need to get an e-sim but even after reading guides, I’m still unsure how it works. The plan I’ve seen is data only. 50GB for £50 which is OK. Once I’ve activated it I understand data will work as normal ie…
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Holiday whilst on sick
Hi, I’ve been on the sick for 6 months due to several breaks in my leg and pelvis, my leg is fully healed but require another operation, I have been told I’m not able to go back to work until I’ve had this operation. My partner has booked a surprise get away to Spain for 5 nights next week. How do I go about telling my…
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Digital Passport Photos
On my last (postal) passport renewal I sent in physical photos that I had printed by ASDA photo 6 up on 6" x 4" matt prints (cut out 2 of them and sent those, kept the other sheets in case I needed a photo). Worked out pretty cost effective and they were accepted. I took them with a digital camera and stuck a poster on the…
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Last minute. Com
Hi please can anyone help? Booked a package holiday with this company 5 weeks ago. House we booked wasn’t available/ when I spoke to house owner she said she only wanted 2 week bookings but the website had let us book a week. 5 weeks later and I still don’t have a new house / every house they select is not available. They…
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Water restrictions Spain
Hi, We are off to the Costa del Sol in August for 10 nights. Staying in a villa. Booked with Airbnb. Travelling with three young children. Since we have booked, water restrictions have come in due to droughts. One of the rules is no filling/topping up of private pools. We can cope with water being rationed to certain types…
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Looking4Parking - Contact Issues
Does anyone have phone number for Looking4Parking customer services. I can't find anything on their site. Their customer support email response is well over 24 hours and has sent me round in circles. I am trying to amend my car details as I've changed car since making the booking. The link on the confirmation email to…
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Passport countersign
I don't know who to ask to get my first adult passport countersigned because my GP won't do it and nether does the pharmacist I've gone through the list on the government website and I don't know anyone with them sort of jobs I have a family friend who I've known 4 years who is willing to actually sign but he's a window…
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Travel insurance - multi country trip - can I save by split ticketing the countries?
Hi Here is my plan Fly to NY on May 17th.Fly to Peru direct from NY on May 21stReturn to UK July 30th Insurance for the whole trip is £650. Seems expensive so I thought to do this: - USA for 4 days so I planned to buy a seperate insurance - £40 - For the rest of the trip I pay something like £350 I'm conscious that the…
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Airport Security
Recently on a flight to the Canaries, Security took a electronic tablet out of my bag, possibly for examination, then failed to put it back in the bag. I did not realise the item had been taken. So I put in a lost property request, and they found it. They are charging me £25 for the priviledge of depriving me of my tablet…