Six in 10 travel insurance policies don’t have ‘new for old’ cover if you lose valuables

Beware of travel insurance policy wording that can leave you out of pocket for lost valuables – as six out of 10 policies do not cover ‘new for old’ Over half of travel insurance deals will not pay an item’s full replacement price This common practice can trip up unwary holidaymakers making a claim  Finding … Read more

Teletext Holidays stops taking bookings and Alpharooms cancels all existing reservations

Teletext Holidays and sister firm, Alpharooms, go bust after admitting it cannot pay refunds with both cancelling all existing reservations Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms have gone bust  Neither company is accepting new bookings after the news  It comes as both firms face court action after failing to pay refunds  By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more

Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms are facing court action over pandemic refund delays

Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms owner faces court action over pandemic refund delays with travellers still owed more than £1m Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms facing court action by the CMA  The two companies have failed to refund £1.2million owed to travellers Some have been waiting more than a year for their money   By Grace Gausden For … Read more

City centre hotels are ‘struggling’ with occupancy reaching just 30% this summer

Many city centre hotels are ‘really struggling’ with a lack of bookings this summer, new research has revealed. Despite a 686 per cent increase in bookings over the last two months, many city centre hotels are still at only 30 per to 40 per cent occupancy, according to data from hotel technology provider Avvio. The huge … Read more

Travel refund chaos: What if voucher expires before you can travel?

The competition watchdog is being urged to come down harder on firms holding pandemic refunds hostage after a Money Mail poll found millions are still waiting for cash. Our postbag has been flooded with complaints about withheld refunds. And a survey of more than 1,000 people shows one in ten still hasn’t been refunded for … Read more

Mystery holidays promise to send travellers abroad at a low cost

Holidaymakers could pay just £99 per person and win a seven night trip to Antigua – or two nights in Dublin – depending on what location they are drawn in Wowcher’s mystery getaway offer. For under £100 customers are able to get a holiday abroad, they just don’t know where and thanks to the low … Read more