Sam Lewis

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@Unearthtothrive @premierinn You can generally book a year ahead with Premier Inn, and slightly less with Travelodge, but as someone else pointed out it's the Easter weekend so that may be why

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Hi, I am looking at booking a stay on Fri 26th March 2027, but literally every hotel I search is showing as sold out. I assume this is a glitch - please can you look into it?
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@Kat_Yesari @premierinn You can generally book a year ahead with Premier Inn, and slightly less with Travelodge, but as someone else pointed out it's the Easter weekend so that may be why

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@wendyburn @premierinn I hadn't twigged it was Easter - that's probably what it is, thanks

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@thetrainline Hi Keith, thanks - I have put in two requests. One for today and one for tomorrow. I have chosen not to travel away from home today as we are being advised not to travel tomorrow and I am concerned regarding getting home again

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@thetrainline Hi, are we able to get refunds if we choose not to travel today/tomorrow? Only essential travel is being advised

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@GWRHelp Please can you confirm the current situation re Advance singles? I am due to travel from Paddington to Plymouth tomorrow afternoon. Can I travel early tomorrow morning instead? I would assume yes given tickets are valid on different days but it's not clear about same day

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@GWRHelp @thisischarley This is the exact opposite advice as other responses - please can you clarify which is correct?

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@GWRHelp Thank you for confirming

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@GWRHelp Hi, please can you advise if advance ticket restrictions are being lifted over the next few days? Could I travel home on an earlier train than the one I have booked on the same day for example?

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@CrossCountryUK Thank you - yes I see that now. Still looks like it is going to be quite delayed but at least it is showing as running.

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@CrossCountryUK What is happening with trains from Birmingham to Plymouth after midday? They are just saying 'Delayed' with no trains leaving their starting station. Given nothing seems to be moving, please can I use my Advance single for the 12:12 on the 11:30?

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@CrossCountryUK Assuming the strikes on 20th December go ahead, will tickets already purchased for that day be valid on 19th instead?

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@CrossCountryUK Given that you've cancelled most of the trains from Cardiff to Nottingham tomorrow - if necessary can I use my ticket to go via Bristol with GWR and pick up a train to Derby from there to pick up a connection to Nottingham?

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@CrossCountryUK Please can you advise when timetables will be updated to reflect industrial action on 18th October?

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@CrossCountryUK Hi, please can you give an indication how disrupted Sunday is likely to be? I need to travel back to Plymouth from Birmingham on Sunday. If this is not known - when will Sunday's timetable be confirmed?

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@AXS_UK Hello, I submitted one of those requests last night after I Tweeted and I have already been contacted this morning with an update and the issue appears to have been resolved - thank you

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@AXS_UK I am going to see The Doobie Brothers at the BP Pulse on Thursday (which was moved) but the tickets haven't updated properly. The app has new seat/venue details but no QR code - and it now says a different delivery method was chosen which was not the case. Can you help?

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London LPs (and other physical media)

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@RealSimonBray Enjoy Toto - they were phenomenal in Birmingham. Christopher Cross was great, too