Aldi Holidays

damoderby

Hi,
Aldi are offering holidays in the new year, i was wondering if anyone has any experience of these.They have been sold in Germany and Austria for a few years now.

RonC_2

Well, I see the site is now live at www.alditravel.co.uk.

I notice they're offering some kind of insurance called "Supplier Failure Cover"; does anyone know any details about this?

Schamansky

According to the site, you're covered up to £5,000 in case of your airline or travel company going bust.

From their website FAQ:

What does SFC actually cover?

Pre-departure cancellation - if one of your suppliers fails and you are unable to replace that aspect of your trip, each person is covered for up to £5000 for any loss of amounts paid. This includes but is not limited to providers of flights, public transport, transfers, accommodation and car hire.

Insolvency replacement costs - up to £5000 per person for replacing any aspect of your trip that has failed due to one of your third party providers becoming insolvent.

Travel delay replacement - up to £5000 per person to cover the cost of a replacement travel ticket, should a flight, sea crossing or train be cancelled with no alternative solution provided within 12 hours of the intended departure.

I had a look at the deals. Didn't sweep me off my feet. Nothing there that Thomas Cook and others couldn't do cheaper.

mekky

yeah i looked at it too, no real bargain to be had. I'll stick with first choice!

sarahs999

There's a good article in the Guardian today about this - bet their sales will rocket now!