“This is the last time I book
February’s Travel Blog
a holiday on the Internet!’ by Maureen Horton of Travel a la Carte
There has seldom been such a prolonged
except to pay again at a much higher
period of travel disruption. Starting in
cost. This threw into the spotlight the
December with BA’s threatened “12 days
flaws in the travel bonding system as Fly
of Christmas” strike, many families were
Globespan flights were not ATOL protected
left in an anxious state whether or not
but their packages were.
their festive holiday would happen or
Most passengers would have been unaware
not. Fortunately at the 11th hour this
of this at the time of booking due to their
was called off. This intended walkout
misleading website, something I had
by cabin crew and the threat of further
made the CAA aware of a year previously
action has lost BA many bookings as
but no action was taken by them!
travellers switch to alternative carriers,
resulting in further financial woes for the
Following on from this a further group of
loss making airline.
Tour Operators ie Argo, Libra and Jetlife
ceased trading .
Eurostar passengers had a nightmare
either stuck in the tunnel with not enough
Then the SNOW ARRIVED....causing chaos
water to go around or stranded in France
at airports and on the roads It is when
or St Pancras...all because of the wrong
problems occur and your travel plans get
type of snow!!
cancelled that it is very comforting to be
able to pick up the phone to your Travel
Also in December Fly Globespan went into
Agent to sort out alternative plans for you
liquidation leaving thousands stranded
usually at no extra cost...but make sure
abroad with no means of getting home
they are ABTA bonded for full protection.
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