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No such thing as holiday compensation!

Caz — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:04:16 +0000

What a nightmare! Another travel firm has hit the skids right out of the blue! This latest casualty is that of leading holiday company Freedom Direct and once again many people find themselves out of pocket and out of work.

The firm was forced out of business on account of its financial records (or so they say) and at least was ATOL registered and able to provide refunds. The couple featured in the article “More holiday nightmares as another company collapses” booked through a third party on Teletext and are now uncertain as to whether or not they will see their money again. Is there no end to the holiday nightmares people have to experience before we get it right?

While Freedom Direct hope to be able to refund two thousand six hundred bookings and do a deal with other holiday companies to take on the bookings, what lies in store for people like the Watts? Although I am sure the couple would much rather they had their holiday in Turkey, hopefully a refund from their credit card company awaits them on the horizon.

Nothing like camping for a holiday on the cheap!

Caz — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:21:30 +0000

There are many ways to have a holiday! You don’t have to spend a fortune on fancy hotels or expensive boat trips to have a good time! My betting is that by downscaling your holiday this will be the holiday you will remember the most! This is how to do the holiday that nearly never happened!

According to the article “Beat the blues and get planning your summer holiday NOW!” there are many ways to make this holiday happen when your purse strings are screaming out that you can’t afford it!

One superb tip is to swap those expensive hotels and B&Bs for camping. You may never look back and your family will love the healthy open air! More and more people are turning to camping for a great summer holiday! We love to camp! Mum will be happy because Dad will want to fry up the sausages for dinner so she can put her feet up! The kids will be happy because it will be fun!!! Go for it! Make 2009 your introduction to camping year!

Travel insurance – don’t leave home without it!

Caz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:11:44 +0000

Reading quite a lot about holidays, one fact is so glaringly obvious it practically screams at you from the rooftops – if something can go wrong it will. Sorry to be a pessimist, but when we book up our holidays, we must always make sure we’ve got some travel insurance or our dream holiday could so easily turn into a nightmare. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune either, just a few pounds tacked onto the price of the holiday! I mean, if you go on a skiing holiday without travel insurance, I’m sorry, but you must be raving mad what with the incidences of broken bones in generous supply. What are you thinking, get that travel insurance, you skiers!!!

According to the article “Lend an ear for some new and improved travel advice!” one very good reason for taking out travel insurance when you go to the Caribbean, is that medical expenses are almost as high as those in the USA. Additionally, if you can’t leave home for a week or two without your gadgets, your travel insurance will protect them from loss, damage and theft.