laws

[charley16]

can two 17 year olds travel and stay abroad in a hotel without anyone over the age of 18? or do they have to be accompanied by an adult?
thanks. :) x

[vehelpfulguy]

Often the problem is payment. You need some sort of bank card to pay for the holiday, maybe even a credit card, and of course you cannot get a credit card till you are 18.

Assuming you can get an adult to pay for the holiday or hotel then I dont think there is any problem with actually going on the holiday or staying at a hotel.

[dzug]

There are two issues here - can they book the hotel, and can they stay in it once booked.

The answer to the first, under UK law, is that they cannot enter into a legally enforceable contract to book the hotel - so many hotels or operators will not accept their booking because they have no come back if things go wrong.

Can they stay in it, one booked - it's up to the hotel, not really a matter of law. Some allow it, some don't. Some that don't on paper may not enquire too closely in practice.

And abroad is a big place - there may well be countries that have laws against 17 year olds travelling unaccompanied. I don't know of any off-hand though.

[goosing]

my daughter and her friends went to crete aged 17 one of the mums had to book and pay for it but they went alone