Geography - Travel to Los Angeles

London Elizabeth Line at Heathrow Terminal 2 and 3

First I booked flights to Los Angeles using Skyscanner. I chose to upgrade to Economy Select. The benefits of economy select are: seat selection, baggage allowance, priority boarding, in flight entertainment, special assistance. I planned to leave my house at 6am. I thought my flight was at 3 something but no it was at 11.50am. I got to the airport at something past 12. I went to the check in desk and they said yeeeaaahhhh I rebook you for 7 something pm. I went with it. she then said have you applied for the esta. Nope! Apply for the esta. My esta got denied. I thought I would be able to do it again NO! When I received the notification I went to the check in desk, I don't think there is such a thing as a check in desk it's actually boarding maybe. Any way they then said well you can't go, try again here tomorrow. I'm not sure there is a tomorrow. I'm not going any where with this ticket. I still went the next day because I have 11 days booked, which I think is part of the problem. On the first day when I got home I called the people that booked and manage the flight. I'll book you in for tomorrow at 10 something am, but if you can't get your esta you can't travel. They did not tell me it was a requirement to book an esta. I think I just missed my flight. But still to be sure I not search visa waiver program use a random website pay over a hundred pounds for THE ESTA. It's gonna take two days. They flight booking people there is fees. I don't think there is fees I think I have to buy a new ticket actually. Now I know I need to buy a new flight. I check Los Angeles one way they're there for a decent price actually but I've spent over a hundred on the esta thing by the website it comes in two days. That's still eight days of holiday, seven I think. am I going I can if I have another £500 on top of the about £800 I've already spent. I got home after the second day where I paid for the website to do the esta and spent some more money on something else. When do I have a hope of getting more money the last day when the holiday is meant to finish. Now I have to wait for my esta which I don't think exists. I have to book again. I've checked things to do in Los Angeles. We will see. Maybe I need to figure out how to check in - ON THE MACHINE!!!! actually maybe I should be there on time.