I have just won an exotic holiday... BUT

eyeballpaul
eyeballpaul Posts: 988 Forumite
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in I won! I won! I won!
the terms and conditions say that I have to pay the airline taxes etc.
I have checked with the airline and the taxes would be about £650.00 plus possible further taxes on the internal flights involved.
(This is a genuine competition)

I have seen this in other T&Cs so would like to know if anyone else has won a prize where they were liable for the airline taxes, and had to pay.

I have won holiday comps before and they don't normally have this T&C.

Any replies to this would be interesting

cheers

Eyeball Paul
thanks to all posters

I've changed my facebook username to NOBODY so when I enter FB comps I press the "Like" button it will say NOBODY likes this
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  • mysticwen
    mysticwen Posts: 2,419 Forumite
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    hi

    yes i think this is pretty standard i won a holiday to thailand and airport taxes etc are costing around 600 pound - not really a free holiday but the cost of the holiday was around 10k so i cannot grumble - but i would still like to


    enyoy the holiday and well done
  • bullshot
    bullshot Posts: 4,028 Forumite
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    I've won lots of holidays, one to St Lucia( Sandals) which was worth around £5000 , never cost me anything for taxes and the company even paid my travel insurance and airport parking...won another that was just over £5000 and the company paid for train to London and overnight stay at Heathrow hotel(5*) for 1 night before we flew and for 1 night on our return....won 3 others around the £3000 mark and never had to pay anything at all ..a win is a win and should not really incur costs imho....once won a weekend in a castle in Scotland and even got petrol money...
  • RoxyK
    RoxyK Posts: 2,245 Forumite
    Congrats on winning! I've seen quite a lot of holiday comps where T&Cs say you have to pay taxes and depending on how much I'd like to go depends on whether I enter ;)
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  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    Commonplace now but thankfully, I've not had to pay on both holidays I've won ;)
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  • Taloolah
    Taloolah Posts: 4,431 Forumite
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    Well done on your win. I think having to pay taxes is fairly standard now. £650 sounds like a lot of money though. I guess it depends on the overall value of the holiday. Well done and hope you enjoy your trip.
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  • brownie69
    brownie69 Posts: 152 Forumite
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    well done.... !!!!
  • eyeballpaul
    eyeballpaul Posts: 988 Forumite
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    Taloolah wrote: »
    Well done on your win. I think having to pay taxes is fairly standard now. £650 sounds like a lot of money though. I guess it depends on the overall value of the holiday. Well done and hope you enjoy your trip.

    Overall value probably £3k which I will probably have to pay £650+ towards it. It's on the other side of the world and mainly room only. The prize is somewhere I want to go. Just the amount of tax surprised me.

    I'll give more info when I make a decision on it
    thanks to all posters

    I've changed my facebook username to NOBODY so when I enter FB comps I press the "Like" button it will say NOBODY likes this
  • Helga14
    Helga14 Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    I've won four holidays and luckily not had to pay taxes but i have noticed it more and more in t+c's. Hope that you do have a lovely time if you choose to take it.
    Top wins in 2018: Trip to Iceland, helicopter ride over london, couples massage, £300 flight from Pringles, trip to Paris, cocktail making class and afternoon tea up the shard. .

    Top wins in 2017:holiday to the Bahamas, trip to Paris, meal with champagne, a week in a manor house in France with £500 spending money.
  • hayleyw1
    hayleyw1 Posts: 20,911 Forumite
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    well done :T
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  • NaughtyAngel2007
    NaughtyAngel2007 Posts: 3,589 Forumite
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    great win , well done :) . i would be happy to pay the tax if i won a lovely holiday.....still trying
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