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First Choice

I have booked a holiday through First Choice. I am due to pay the balance (£2,900.00) at the end of April. I can pay around £2,300.00 but will need a couple of weeks to pay the rest. Does anybody have any experience of First Choice and whether they will agree?

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  • Bob_the_Saver
    Bob_the_Saver Posts: 5,610 Forumite
    Ahgrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  • CatoJ
    CatoJ Posts: 2 Newbie
    ??????????
  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,874 Forumite
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    can you put it on a credit card or borrow the money....there is a thread on here about someone who had their holiday cancelled as they did not pay their balance on time
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,929 Forumite
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    No travel company will let you defer payment. If you don't pay on time the holiday will be cancelled. You will have known since you booked what date the balance had to be paid by. As already suggested you'll need to either borrow the money from someone or put it on a credit card.

    Denise
  • Bob_the_Saver
    Bob_the_Saver Posts: 5,610 Forumite
    I hope you can sort this out , I really do, but I don't understand why you booked a holiday you can't pay for when the bill comes in.
  • KonkyWonky
    KonkyWonky Posts: 650 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    In short, no.........
  • minimad1970
    minimad1970 Posts: 6,165 Forumite
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    joedenise wrote: »
    No travel company will let you defer payment. If you don't pay on time the holiday will be cancelled. You will have known since you booked what date the balance had to be paid by. As already suggested you'll need to either borrow the money from someone or put it on a credit card.

    Denise
    I booked a holiday with Co-operative travel and they let me have 3 extra weeks. CatoJ, Why don't you ring them and ask.
  • stephb34
    stephb34 Posts: 2,064 Forumite
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    If you booked in a high street shop they may let you usually if its a couple of weeks its up to the managers discretion, if its the internet forget it computers don't have hearts.
  • claire16c
    claire16c Posts: 7,074 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just put it on your card and then youd have around a month to pay it anyway??
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