Friend doesnt want to go on holiday....

Antispam

If I am reading this right is £400 back so thats £420 out of pocket in total

Not sure on contact law but she is the one pulling out not you so why should you be out of pocket.

I still say try and patch it up if you can

dipsy

was the holiday not £820 in total?

£410 paid for from friend for her half
£400 refund

= £810 = £10 shortage?

Pollycat

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Originally Posted by Pollycat
It may be me...but I'm very confused with this.

How close is the departure date? I'm assuming it's within 8 or 10 weeeks as you mention your friend giving you the holiday balance.
Are you going to lose the whole holiday cost?

I thought that only the lead name could cancel/amend bookings.

What do you mean by you 'not providing her with the information to cancel'? -She wants the holiday itenery with her name on the booking
What is she going to do with this information? - She thinks she can phone up and cancel her part and get a refund, she has also said that she will get a sick line to say she is unfit to travel.
Why are you unwilling to give this information to her? - Because she has been really nasty since the fall out and i dont see why I should send her it. If she doesnt want to go then she should accept losing the money. I want to go and have tried to sort things out. She has been nasty and abusive since the day we fell out. I tried to sort things out for the sake of the holiday and she refused.
What is she taking you to the small claims court for? For her share of the holiday money approx £400.
Does she want the money back that she paid you for the holiday balance?

Hoopylass wrote: »

The holiday has been paid in full. Departure date is 26/9/09. Total cost £820. Payment was made on my credit card for full amount, she paid her half in cash, like i said no witness's to this.
I was informed that a small refund will be made of around £400.

Even if you had given her the itinerary with her name on, she wouldn't have been able to cancel her part because YOU are the lead name.
Does she really have a doctor who would be willing to write her a sick note to say she was unfit to travel? Moot point now as you've already cancelled.

Her share of the holiday money is not £400.
It might be the amount that she's paid, but the refund (I wouldn't say that £400 back on a £820 holiday is 'a small refund' - it's almost 50%) you are getting back is £400 so at the most her share of that is £200.

tbw

Laz123 wrote: »

You must have done something to upset her so much. What was the falling out over? No problem is unsolvable. It's just egos get in the way.

The right thing is to give her the details (why not?) and give her half of the £400 refund.

I don't see that there is any reason to assume the OP caused whatever the upset was. As I read it, the OP wants to go on holiday and is happy to proceed, hopefully resolving any problems with her friend while they are away.

The friend has put the mockers on that - for whatever reason - and , as a result, the OP will lose money. I don't see why she should hand over half the refund to her friend who seems to be in a strop.

tbw

dipsy wrote: »

So the holiday was £820 (410 each)?

and refund given £400?

so therefore you are £10 out of pocket?

if thats the case I would tell her the holiday was booked for both of you and as "she" was the one that cancelled, leaving you no choice but to cancel the holiday as you were not prepared to travel alone, then She is £410 out of pocket and you are £10 out of pocket as it was not your choice not to travel.

Very sensible advice.

Laz123

The truth of the matter is no one here is able to offer proper legal advice. I'd suggest going to a solicitor where they should offer half an hour of free advice. Otherwise CAB is a good idea.

Pollycat

Laz123 wrote: »

The truth of the matter is no one here is able to offer proper legal advice. I'd suggest going to a solicitor where they should offer half an hour of free advice. Otherwise CAB is a good idea.

I think you're right, Laz123.

There's a world of difference between what is morally right (why should the OP be out of pocket because of this "friend's" change of heart?) and legally right (the OP's "friend" did pay her over £400 so what is she entitled to out of the refund?).

I hope it ends in the OP's favour.

davemorton

Could you not just get another £400 off her and she could have taken her new B/F?

talulahbeige_2

This is my experience.
A long time ago I was goign on the family holiday and my best mate (at the time) was coming with us.
She fell out with me for a trivial reason (we were 17) and backed out of going on the holiday. As it was a family holiday we werent going to cancel, she just lost the money she had paid as it was her choice not to go.

Her and her parents decided to take my parents to the small claims court (they didnt have a reciept for the moeny they had given my parents) The judge listened to both sides of the story and laughed them out of court as it was her choice not to go.

Freddie_Snowbits

PM Me, Freda can stay put for a couple of days with a bottle of red and we can ...

As for her refund, are you not an agent, as in the old pools coupon days