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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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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
Need travel insurance. Hays travel charge £30 anywhere cheaper and as good?
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Air Canada ticket name change.
Hi, my friend and I are supposed to be travelling on Air Canada Flex tickets later this year but now my friend has a health issue and GP will confirm if needed. My friend was acting as my ‘carer’ and we’re booked as me needing special assistance (I know it’s the airports that arrange the special assistance on the ground) I…
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Any interailers?
Hi Anyone on here into inter-railing? We are thinking of taken our 13 and 16 year old inter-railing in Europe this summer but we don't know where to begin.....other than maybe fly to Berlin to start with and go to auschwitz....probably 10 days.....spend a day or two at each locat.... Any tips or advice? is it even…
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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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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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Insurance won't pay when left with no flight
OK. So I was left in South America by a European airline that was not able to put us on another flight for A WEEK! They refused to rebook us on another airline and I had to get back. So I booked another flight for 36 hours later assuming insurance (worldwide, well known company) would cover at least the difference. They…
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Usefulness of Reviews
The reviews posted on hotel and travel booking sites, also social media, are often used by prospective travellers, and those who come here for advice on problems they've encountered are often asked whether they checked such reviews before booking. I was just listening to a brief but revealing survey of the review industry…
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Parking, Birmingham Airport - Vito Van
We have a Vito Sport which happily carries our family togetherskis/mountain bikes to France and is our "family car" ... but the logbook rightly says it is a commercial vehicle and it is just over 5 metres long. In May we are travelling to Greece from Birmingham Airport and would like to stay for one night on our return. We…
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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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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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Travel Insurance
Just about to book travel insurance for a last minute 4 day holiday to Spain. The flight coming home is due to land at birmingham at 12.00 midnight though. If there was a flight delay - no matter how small - if it takes us after midnight I assume we wouldn’t be covered if anything was to happen during the flight and it was…
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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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Punta Prima, Menorca
We are likely heading there in the autumn with friends - haven't been to Menorca since the Middle Ages - anybody been in that neck of the woods recently(ish) ? There is only one ATM in the town according to anecdotal stuff online - if so, that narrows the choice down somewhat !!! We use a "user friendly" card to settle bar…
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Wizzair does not honor its own policy
Hello, I booked 2 Wizzair tickets on Thursday. I was sure that I double checked all the details, but when I got the tickets by mail I discovered that both carry my name! I contacted Wizzair call center immediately but I was still charged 55£ name change fee. They were not helpful at all and just told me to open a claim via…
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Best place for exchanging cash to euros
Hi all, I'm looking to exchange a small amount of pounds to euros before we go to Greece next month and was wondering where the best place to do that is please Kind regards Mark
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Airline Seat Reservations
Hi All, My family and I are travelling with Tui in August and I'm wondering whether I can 'hack' the seat reservation process. It's £12 per person per flight, so an additional £96 on top for the 4 of us. Tui state that they will always seat children with at least one parent in the same row, or not more than one row in…
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Manchester airport security
i'll be going through security at manchester airport later this week. I've got a clear plastic bag for my small toiletries. I have another plastic bag for my prescription medication. I'm hoping they don't moan i have two bags! I also want to take my porridge oats which i mix with seeds and protein powder. Potentially a jar…
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Malta quote
Can anyone beat £2762 for Corinthia St George's, half board, flying from Birmingham 21st October 7 nights. Flights Inc 22kg hold 10kg hand and include transfers
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US Motel still has my UK driving licence and will not post it to me
I checked in at about 22.30 at a motel in Florida, tired after a long day and long drive. They asked for my credit card and id..I gave them my UK driving licence. They gave me back my credit card but I didn't spot that they didn't give me back my licence. I didn't notice that I didn't have my licence until two days after…