Package holiday reduced £400 days after booking.....

Clairebourne

Hi I booked a holiday with Thomas cook on Tuesday this week and a couple of days later the same holiday was reduced by £400!!!! Can I get a refund for the difference......they have said NO!!!

claret_mike

Is that what they mean by Just don't book it, Thomas Cook it?

I really feel for you, if they make no price guarantees then Im sure you will just have to chalk this down to experience.

Icequeen99

Clairebourne wrote: »

Hi I booked a holiday with Thomas cook on Tuesday this week and a couple of days later the same holiday was reduced by £400!!!! Can I get a refund for the difference......they have said NO!!!

I would ask yourself a different question - if the price went up by £400 days after booking would you expect to pay them the difference?

Unfortunately prices change daily, that is the risk you take. Presumably you were happy with the price you paid. It is annoying, but it is just one of those things.

jtr2803

I have seen so many of these types of threads lately?

Unfortunately, the long and short of it....is No.

Nothing good generally comes from checking prices after you have booked (unless you are within the stage you could afford to cancel, lose just your deposit and re-book at a much lower price). I assume you were happy to pay the price you booked at, would you have been happy to pay the difference if the price had gone up?

I know it sucks but that's how the supply and demand business works.

Clairebourne

Quite. It just feels wrong. There should be some sort of cooling off period with holidays....like insurances. Yup. Will think twice next time I book a holiday. Won't be as loyal to Thomas Cook as we have been in the past.

Caz3121

when is the holiday for? the ts&cs should show what you would lose if you cancel the existing booking, ranging from deposit only to full value based on how far in advance the holiday is.
You can then calculate whether there is still a saving if you cancelled and rebooked

jacques_chirac

Clairebourne wrote: »

Quite. It just feels wrong. There should be some sort of cooling off period with holidays....like insurances. Yup. Will think twice next time I book a holiday. Won't be as loyal to Thomas Cook as we have been in the past.

You'll find all travel agents have the same policy - taking your money elsewhere will not solve the problem.

opinions4u

Clairebourne wrote: »

Quite. It just feels wrong. There should be some sort of cooling off period with holidays....like insurances. Yup. Will think twice next time I book a holiday. Won't be as loyal to Thomas Cook as we have been in the past.

I paid £7 for some socks in Tesco last week. They were £3 today.

Should there be a cooling off period for supermarket socks?

SteveJW

When I've found a holiday and I'm happy with the price I book it, if the price changes so what!

Once booked I have the pleasure of looking forward to the holiday and the comfort of knowing it is booked.

The risk is it may go down, it may go up, or I may leave it to late and the weeks / resort / hotel may not be available

We go to Gambia every year and book a year in advance with Gambia Experience, if they bring out a later brochure and the price has gone down they ring up and tell us and refund the difference, if it goes up they do not require any extra

joerugby

opinions4u wrote: »

I paid £7 for some socks in Tesco last week. They were £3 today.

Should there be a cooling off period for supermarket socks?

Provided you still have the receipt take them back, get a full refund and buy them again for £3

opinions4u

joerugby wrote: »

Provided you still have the receipt take them back, get a full refund and buy them again for £3

They've been worn!