Travel republic price match?

FloFlo

On their website it says they price match, when I phoned to see if they would price match thompson they said no the difference was too much!

FloFlo

Has anybody tested their after bookinh price promise?
http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/help/PricePromise.aspx

ramk_

I haven't tried getting a price match with Travel Republic, but Freedom Direct did it for me last year. Maybe try them?

withabix

FloFlo wrote: »

On their website it says they price match, when I phoned to see if they would price match thompson they said no the difference was too much!

Have you already booked with Travel Republic?

If not, why not just book with Thomson?

Travel Republic's Price Promise is intended to be applied AFTER you have made a booking with them, not as a bartering tool beforehand. Nice try though!

You WILL find accommodation cheaper by a big margin on Thomson website, especially for travel within the next couple of months, as they are trying to shift accommopdation that they have already committed to or already paid for.

They will also have taken obligations on this accommodation last year, when the £:anything exchange rate was a lot better.

Travel Republic just go to the trade booking engines for their prices. They don't have any obligations to take the rooms.

If you look at almost anywhere in the Carribbean (or any long haul) currently, for example, you probably won't beat Thomson's prices on ANY booking engine, except possibly over Easter.

Many Carribbean package holidays with Thomson are effectively giving you the flights for FREE (on high-star AI hotels) at the moment, because of this, compared to hotel + flight DIY.

DIY is more expensive right now.

delwynshd

The OP is trying to get the accomodation with Thomson but only pay a deposit, Thomson requires full payment for the rooms thats why she or he is struggling to get something sorted. The hotel the they require is about 100 pounds more with other brokers for the same dates which would be applicable for the deposit

Thanks
Del

FloFlo

withabix wrote: »

Have you already booked with Travel Republic?

If not, why not just book with Thomson?

Travel Republic's Price Promise is intended to be applied AFTER you have made a booking with them, not as a bartering tool beforehand. Nice try though!

You WILL find accommodation cheaper by a big margin on Thomson website, especially for travel within the next couple of months, as they are trying to shift accommopdation that they have already committed to or already paid for.

They will also have taken obligations on this accommodation last year, when the £:anything exchange rate was a lot better.

Travel Republic just go to the trade booking engines for their prices. They don't have any obligations to take the rooms.

If you look at almost anywhere in the Carribbean (or any long haul) currently, for example, you probably won't beat Thomson's prices on ANY booking engine, except possibly over Easter.

Many Carribbean package holidays with Thomson are effectively giving you the flights for FREE (on high-star AI hotels) at the moment, because of this, compared to hotel + flight DIY.

DIY is more expensive right now.[/quote]

That obviously depends where you are going, a package to Spain with Thomson is over £1400, priced up DIY it is £810. But I cant afford to pay outright for flights and accommodation, was hoping for flights and deposit for now.