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Roaming data and calls USA
Hi all, I'm lucky enough to be going to Colorado and Utah for 3 weeks this year. I'm currently with Vodafone, out of contract on a sim only monthly plan. If would cost me £7.29 a day for US roaming. I run my own business, so I'm keen to keep my same number if possible. I'm happy to change network now, but living in Norfolk…
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Non-Refundable Flight HELP
As part of a hen do, I had booked a return flight LGW-BCN. Unfortunately the cost of the hen do has spiralled and I have decided I can't afford to go. I booked my flight with Vueling, without a flexible package that would allow me to cancel the booking. I can change the name on the flight and have started looking at a way…
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10 years rule for passport
Just a reminder to check your passport is valid. Yet again - according to the BBC - people being caught out with the rules, and blaming the travel operators.
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Booking.com Issues. Is it me?
I have tried to book an apartment in New York for late May and whilst it’s being advertised everytime I go to book it it claims that it has just been booked! I have chosen four different apartments and the same thing keeps happening. Is it me? I have tried doing it on a PC (just keeps going back to the previous page) and…
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Wizz Air Check In Issues
Hi All, Going on a family holiday next week and the only flights that worked for us was Wizz Air. I desperately looked hard to find alternatives airlines after hearing a lot of bad reviews about Wizz Air but nothing worked so went with them. I heard about check in charges at the airport so paid for the auto check in option…
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Ryanair gift voucher issues
I received a ryanair gift voucher worth £70 from my sister in December 2023. Around that time a few different people sent my mum gift vouchers for ryanair and they all separately had issues with the voucher being sent to the recipient so I am beginning to wonder if there was a 'bad batch' of gift cards purchased in…
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Emirates Chauffeur / Addison Lee Excess Mileage Model
Can anyone help with Addison Lee’s excess mileage calculation? Background is this: When considering whether to take the offered Emirates chauffeur service from just outside of Cambridge to LGW, we were told an additional cost (for over and above 70 miles) would be calculated on the basis of “driven miles”. We sat down and…
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Annual insurance cheaper than single policy?
Booked up to travel to the dominican republic for 2 weeks at the end of the year (2 adults - 1 child - no pre-existing health conditions). Single policy quotes are £80 odd for the 3 of us, but annual insurance quotes are £50 odd? Everything I've read online suggests that single policies are cheaper and you should only…
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Flights to US - long period, how to do return?
Son is studying in the US, travelling Aug 24, return May 25. Return flights are much cheaper, but i cannot book a return that far ahead. Am i able to book a return but with a no change fee? ie book for a return in Feb 25 and then extend it to May 25? Ty.
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Best card for spending abroad
Hi all, Just booked to go to Greece in may and wanted to know what the best card for spending abroad is? I still have a starling account but wanted to know if there are any better accounts available for spending abroad Kind regards Mark
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Nationwide Aviva Travel Insurance
Hi, Aviva opened their portal for getting extensions for trip length etc today. Tried to register by inputting my correct name, DOB and Flex Plus account details. Low and behold. "Your details are not recognized. Please contact Nationwide to ensure you are using the correct details."!!!
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Europe Rail Travel
Hey all, My husband and I are planning a trip beginning of June to Europe. Taking the Eurostar to Amsterdam, then trains to Germany, Paris, etc. My husband is registered disabled, and is a blue badge holder. Is there such a thing as cheaper rail tickets for disabled passengers, or a free carer ticket, for example? Don't…
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Paid international flight booking cancelled without any notice
Hi All Any advice please, I recently booked flights online with TravelUp (found through Skyscanner) to and from Nairobi, Kenya with Kenya Airways carrier and an additional internal flight mid trip, 1 way only flight from Nairobi to Mombasa. For reasons of ill health we didn't take the internal flight so we expected to just…
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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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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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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…