The Holiday Expert Show

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The Holiday Expert Show episodes

December 10, 2025 Spontaneous Nights Out, Country Challenges and Compensation Tips
Chelsea reports back from Christmas Market Bingo - listen to find out how a Meat Raffle, a Star Wars themed bar, and Evanescence comes into it. Plus, challenges to see how many countries you can visit, tips on getting flight delay compensation (whether it's the airline's fault or not!) and, where does Simply Red like to stay on holiday?

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45 min
December 03, 2025 Christmas Market Bingo, Compensation Claim Updates and Who Does The Directions On Holiday?
Chelsea has a very exciting Christmas plan to announce in this week's episode. Plus, some touching pilot retirement videos, an incredibly iconic bad review location, and James gives an update on his own Compo Claim!

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41 min
November 26, 2025 WWOOFING, Wizz Air Business Class and How Low a Rating Would You Go?
Wizz Air are apparently trialling a new business class seat but what does it include? And how much would James pay for it?! Plus, this episode's Bad Review features some mysterious brown liquid, and James and Chelsea wonder whether to give WWOOFing a go. And if your passport goes missing, when is it time to panic?

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38 min
November 19, 2025 Sauna Tips, Airport Codes and Using Dating Apps Abroad
James has a very unique game for Chelsea this week, which involves him discovering some interesting airport codes. The games don't stop there though, with a record-breaking Bad Review to follow. Plus, the two discover what a Sauna Marathon is, and get a fascinating update on using dating apps to make friends abroad.

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37 min
November 12, 2025 Ryanair Changes, Gut Training, and Best Time To Book
Ryanair has some very interesting news out this week, which James and Chelsea pick apart to figure out what it means for your holidays. Chelsea also shares some top tips on when's best to book a holiday. Plus, the two swap notes on their night out on the Peruvian Tourist Board, and how to train your gut for foreign food.
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39 min
November 05, 2025 Flight Delays, Lost Passports and Mystery Trips
Chelsea is taking on Wizz Air in the wake of a flight delay. She shares her tips for how to get compensation (or 'compo'), as well as how to pack when you don't know where you're going! Plus, a missing passport travel nightmare, and if it's safe to go sightseeing during a layover.
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43 min
October 29, 2025 Scarecations, Surprise Holidays, and Getting Into Berghain
It's a special, spooky episode of Passports Please! this week, and Chelsea and James commit in a big way. A haunting Holiday Nightmare accompanies their creepy costumes… Plus, the two give their top tips for Berlin, and weigh in on what constitutes 'too far' when taking things from hotel rooms.

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42 min
October 22, 2025 Travel Trends, Cheap Business Class, and A Tribute To Steps
Skyscanner and Expedia's Travel Trends for next year have dropped, and Chelsea and James pore over them - and get tempted to join some dating apps along the way. Plus, tips on how to find cheap Business Class flights, a nightmare motorbike story, and a defence of Steps' discography.
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41 min
October 15, 2025 Tech Tips, Savvy Packing and James' Big News
James has some big news, with huge repercussions for the Holiday Expert partnership… and speaking of huge news, the Passports Please mums have met for the first time in James and Chelsea's fifteen-year relationship. Listen to discover how that went, as well as the (almost) definitive number of shoes to bring on holiday, and how to be deal with public transport awkwardness.
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40 min
October 08, 2025 EES, Airport Hotels and Challenging Hills
Chelsea and James pore over border system news, and what that means for non-EU travellers. Plus, tips about how to handle early flights, a very confusing Bad Review, and a nightmare camping story.
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41 min