teletext holidays

[fruitsalad]

are holidays through teletext, package holidays the reason i ask is I was told if you book a package holiday its easier to get your money back should it be cancelled due to ash clouds etc., rather than if you book flights hotel and transfers all seperate.

[jaydah]

package hols would be one company to sue rather than individuals bookings. Some credit card payments will reimburse losses as they take it up with the company for you.

[fruitsalad]

thanks for reply jay, we lost some money last year because of the ash cloud thingy as the holiday we had booked was not a package, and was thinking of booking through teletext but not sure if it would be classed as a package with them.

[jaydah]

I've used teletext and all were package hols. Where are you going ?

[fruitsalad]

was thinking tenerife would like some warmish weather

[jaydah]

s'pose a volcano might blow there - dont think you wanna be that hot - lol

[237SJ]

If you book a package you are covered by the ABTA rules which means you have financial recompense. If you go it alone you don`t have the automatic cover.

[KARL]

ABTA cover is just one form of cover and a way to make a claim to/at (in theory at least) just one point of contact. Flights within or to/from the EU are also covered by UK and EU law which puts certain duties on the carriers (see relevant details available from airlines, Citizens Advice Bureaux, etc.). Accommodation, car hire and other such things can only be covered by personal travel insurance to be secure - all things have a cost, the best travel insurance option being an annual policy (unless you genuinely only take one holiday of any description per year). Remember that as with personal insurance, it is important to know the wording of the cover you have under ABTA rules (not really as all-embracing as people are led to believe and many seem to think). The downside with booking a package is that you do not have the flexibility of what is in effect a taylor made holiday (can be quite a bit cheaper) - you take what they include, no more, no less.