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www.ukpa.gov.uk - The official site of the UK Passport Office with lots of useful information on applying for new or replacement passports.Find out how long it is currently taking to process applications forms, how to submit a correctly completed form and what to do if you only have a few days before you need your new passport before your next holiday! We recommend the Post Office 'Check and Send' service available at all main Post Office branches. A member of staff will check your application form and ensure you that you completed everything correctly before sending it directly to the Passport Office - the current fee for this service is £7.
If you would like us to send you an application form for a new or replacement passport, please call us on 01962 713330 and we will post you one First Class.
Travel
www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk - Useful travel advice.
www.fco.gov.uk - UK government travel advice.
www.wtgonline.com - A link to the World Travel Guide which gives up to date information on passport and visa requirements and other more general travel advice.
www.abta.com - A link to the page on A.B.T.A’s website which details the benefits of booking through an A.B.T.A member such as ourselves
www.worldtravelguide.net - A useful website full of travel advice.
Health
www.doh.gov.uk - A link to the section of the Department of Health website which details health requirements and vaccinations.
www.ehic.org.uk/InternetPROD/home.do - Find out more about the new E111 card (now called the EHIC) which allows reciprocal medical treatment between residents of all EU member states. Please note that this does not replace travel insurance.
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www.towd.com Contact details for tourist offices around the world.
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www.wheretostay.com - A great site based around travellers' real life experiences of hotels and resorts in the Caribbean and Hawaii. Read other people's comments or add those of your own. Very well laid out and informative site.
www.holidaytruths.com - Another site giving opinions of travellers who have visited hotels across Europe (mainly the sunshine holiday destinations in Spain, Greece and Turkey).
www.tripadvisor.com - Find out what other hotel guests thought about the hotel that you are planning to stay at.
www.epinions.com - An interesting site based on unbiased opinions on hotels around the world. Well worth a look.
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www.mappy.com - Use this site to plan a route by car in the UK or Europe. Printable maps of the best route.
www.maporama.com - Fast becoming THE website for maps of any worldwide destination.
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Weather
www.rainorshine.com - World weather forecasts.
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Air
www.baa.co.uk - Up to date flight arrival and departure information for all of the following airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton.
www.ryanair.com - Ryanair
www.easyjet.com - easyjet
www.flybe.com -Flybe
www.jetmagic.com - Jet Magic
www.jet2.com - Jet 2
www.flyglobespan.com - Globespan
Rail
http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/misc/timetabl.html - Click here to link to the main servers of all the European national railways, complete with timetables. Ideal for planning a rail trip around Europe.
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www.travelwithcare.co.uk - A good selection of handy products for healthy, comfortable and safe travel all available by mail order, including general first aid products, insect protection, travel bags, suitcase locks, travel kettles and irons.
www.temporarybridges.com - Need a temporary bridge for an event that you are hosting? Visit the website of the UK's premier temporary bridgebuilders
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