Rip Off Britain: Holidays

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The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

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Rip Off Britain: Holidays Series 8: Episode 3

Episode 3

Holidays Series 8

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How holidaymakers' plans were ruined by almost imperceptible damage to their passports.

The team look into the disturbing cases of people whose holidays were left in tatters when almost imperceptible damage to their passports meant they weren't allowed to fly.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville continue their series of investigations into the issues driving you round the bend on your travels. Today, the disturbing cases of people whose holidays were left in tatters by almost imperceptible damage to their passports, which led airlines to refuse to let them fly.

Also, the man denied a hotel refund after cancelling his visit to Sri Lanka because the UK government had warned against travelling in the light of a lethal terrorist attack. What are your rights when the Foreign Office says, ‘don’t go’? And visitors to our pop-up shop in Manchester tell us about the things they wish they’d known before they set out on their holidays.

Rip Off Britain: Holidays Series 8

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The Rip Off Britain team investigate disastrous holidays and troubles with travel.

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