Links and contacts

If you require further information on any of the issues we raise in the programme on holiday and travel finance issues, you may find the following links useful:

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Travel safety

Check the Foreign Office Travel Advice website before you book your holiday:

Foreign Office Travel Advice

You can also call: 0870 6060290

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Taking money abroad

Money Saving Expert

Currency converter

European Central Bank - Euro information

Visa UK

Moneyfacts (look in Banking Selections for Travel Money)

You can buy your foreign currency and American Express travellers cheques in a number of ways:

You can order online, and collect at one of the 600 on-demand Bureau de Change Post Office branches

Royal Mail: Online ordering

you can order at any Post Office branch, or by calling 08458 500 900, and collect your money within four working days

or you can buy it on-the-spot at one of the 600 on-demand Bureau de Change

To find your local Post Office follow the link below:

Post Office branches

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Industry bodies

UK Passport Service

Association of Independant Tour Operators

Civil Aviation Authority

Federation of Tour Operators

Association of Independent Tour Operators

British Insurance Brokers' Association

Association of British Insurers

Organisation for Timeshare in Europe

Association of Timeshare Owner Committees

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Your rights

European Parliament: Air passenger rights

Consumer Gateway: Holidays

Office of Fair Trading: Holidays

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Complaining about your holiday

Civil Aviation Authority

Association of British Travel Agents (Abta)

If you have any complaint about an Abta firm, write within nine months of your holiday to:

Abta, 68-71 Newman Street, London, W1P 4AH

Abta pre-departure tel: [phone].

Abta General travel and tourism information - 0901 201 5050 (UK callers only).

Calls are charged at 50p a minute, lines are open during normal office hours.

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Consumer groups

Which: Holidays

Holiday Travel Watch

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Lone travellers

One Parent Families

Single Travellers' Action Group

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Holiday Insurance for older travellers

Marcus Hearn & Company
Tel: [phone]
Address: 65-66 Shoreditch High St,
London, E1 6JL

Nationwide Building Society
Tel: [phone]
Click here to visit the website.

Flexicover Direct
Tel: [phone]
Address: 3rd Floor, Suite No 1
Westmoreland Road
Bromley, Kent, BR1 5AH
Click here to visit the website.

Under the Sun
Tel: [phone]
Address: 3 The Pantiles
Bexleyheath
Kent DA7 5HH, UK
Click here for the website.

Saga
Tel: [phone]
Address: The Saga Building, Middelburg Square
Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1AZ
Click here for the website.

Age Concern
Age Concern were not mentioned during the programme but also provide travel insurance with no upper age limit.

Age Concern tel: [phone]
Address: Age Concern England, Astral House,
1268 London Road
London SW16 4ER
Click here for the website.

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Travellers with medical conditions

Holiday insurance for those with a pre-existing medical condition:

P J Hayman
Tel: [phone]
Address: The Clock Tower, Stanstead House, Rowlands Castle
Hampshire, P09 6DX

Free Spirit Travel Insurance
Tel: [phone]

Click here to visit the website

Preferential Insurance
Tel: [phone]
Address: Preferential Direct Limited,
PO Box 5317, Westcliff-on-Sea,
Essex, SS0 7FD
Click here for the website.

Atlas Direct
Tel: [phone]
Address: 37 Kings Exchange, Tile Yard Rd,
London N7 9AH
Click here for the website.

Additional Contacts:

US Visa information

US Visit

British Airways

Diabetic travellers may find the following website helpful:

Diabetic Travel

The British Insurance Brokers Association has a list of firms which provide travel insurance for people with permanent or recurring illness.

You can contact BIBA at:

14 Bevis Marks, London, EC3A 7NT
Tel: [phone]
Email enquiries.
Click here for the website.

Firms BIBA refer people to are:

Brunsdon
Tel: [phone] Address: 12 Kellaway Avenue, Westbury Park,
Bristol, BS6 7XR

Perry Gamble:
Tel: [phone]
Address: East Devon Business Park, Wilmington,
Honiton, Devon, EX14 GRL

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Disabled travellers

Holiday Care

Accessible Travel

Abletogo

Independent Living

Can Be Done

Good Access Guide

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