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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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Travel insurance taking statins but cholesterol not high
I've noted that travel ins charges a lot more if you have had raised cholesterol even though it may be well under control with meds/statins The other day I was offered statins due to "high risk" as my parents had heart attacks, IE dad just before 60 and my mum when she was much older. My cholesterol levels here are within…
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Ryanair & Packages
Hi my query is about checking in an item that doesn’t fit in a usual suitcase due to length. It’s 125cm long but just about 20cm wide and deep. I’m hoping to simply wrap & label it like a package, then check it in. How would I add this onto my booking? Would I just select a normal large 20kg size check in bag or do I need…
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Cheapest way to call from abroad
What's the cheapest way to call from abroad back to the UK? I'll be in Turkey
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Realistic pricing for travel to Berlin in December?
Was going to book at the start of the year & there was no options or at least none that I could find. Same applied as far as March & then just forgot to look again in April. Had a look today & for 2 of us in the middle of December, flights & accommodation for 3 days (go Monday, come back Wednesday) is £600-£800. Sounds…
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Ticket/passport first names
A flight from the UK to Munich has been booked for me under 'Mike' whereas my passport says 'Michael'. Will it be a problem; should I ask the company that booked it if the ticket can be amended?
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Anyone used Rebookify to beat the price of a hotel booking?
Have you used Rebookify? It's a free hotel price tracker that claims to find you a cheaper price on a room you've already booked, when you email them your booking confirmation. I'm trying it out, but I'd love to hear from anyone else who has used them. Thanks.
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Traveling in to and around Paris
I have tried looking on Google but the info seemed disjoined so thought I ask here. We will be going to Paris for three nights soon. We are a family of 4. Two adults and two kids(6yo and 9yo). Kids have UK recognised disability (ASD). We will be flying to and from Orly airport and staying in Novotel St Denis. Can anyone…
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Indonesia E-visa help - anyone done it online?
Has anyone had experience of applying online in advance for the Indonesia 30 day E visa? I know we can get them when we arrive but I'd rather not hang around queueing in the airport any longer than I have to! I might be being thick but the website isn't very clear, I seem to need to upload my passport as both a photo and a…
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Jet2 lowered Star rating
We booked our Jet2 all inclusive holiday in Aug 23, for July 24. I had an email today to say that the hotel we are staying in, Jet2 have decided the star rating would be more suited as a 3* plus as opposed to a 5*. Jet2 have said we can change our hotel with no admin fee, but would have to pay any difference in price. When…
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Jet2 downgraded my room
Hi all, I’m wondering if anyone can help with my dilemma. I booked a jet2 package holiday online and paid extra for a swim up room. The holiday was paid in full as departure was 5 weeks away. We originally had booked on a self catering basis but the week before we were due to fly we decided to upgrade again to an all…
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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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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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International
Driving Permits (IDPs) now required for renting a car abroad
Apparently you now need an IDP to rent a car in several countries, including New Zealand (where we are planning a trip). I have no issues with this but why can you not get the IDP online! You have to go to a PayPoint Store and as I have discovered from the web site there aren't many of these around. The nearest one to me…
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Passport validity, check BEFORE booking a trip.
I can't believe the amount of people still getting caught out by the European passport rules. Your passport is valid for 10yrs FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE.... ANY MONTHS ADDED AFTER THAT DO NOT COUNT... SO JAN/JAN. FEB/FEB ETC
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Montenegro
Hi, we (myself and OH) are thinking of taking a weeks holiday in Montenegro in June. Can anyone recommend any particular areas to stay? Want to be near a beach but also do some sightseeing. Have been looking at Kotor, is it worth staying there or just doing a day trip? Any suggestions gratefully received. Not got a huge…
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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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Emergency medical travel claim:repayment of non sterling transaction fee?
Hi everyone. My husband, 2 children and sister and brother in law are currently in thailand. Unfortunately, on Tuesday my husband suffered a heart attack, requiring angioplasty and stent in a local hospital. I had to pay a 200,000bhat deposit before they would even treat him, and a further 75000bhat on discharge. Insurance…
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EgyptAir and large mobile phone
Anyone travelled with EgyptAir recently with large mobile device? I'm going to Egypt later this year and on the booking information there is a statement about phones, laptops etc. not allowed on the flight back to the UK if the dimensions exceed L:16cm x W:9.3cm x D:1.5cm. My phone is 16.3cm. Also states to contact airline…
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Sharm El Sheikh - how much money?
We're off to Sharm in a few weeks staying in an all inclusive for seven nights. We have no plans to leave the resort, just literally going for heat and sunshine - don't judge! Travel to and from airport is part of the package. We have the usual credit card suspects like Halifax Clarity and Revolut so on that basis I'm…
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Phone use/roaming
Hi, Another travel related topic from me on a different topic. I have a Vodafone pay monthly phone with roaming included. My question is how this works. If I call a or send a text number local to my location (in the US) I will just need to use the local format, as if I was dialling from a U.S. phone? To call or text a UK…