Can I cancel?

mgdavid

giraffe69 wrote: »

Amazing. We have people having a go at OP because "nothing has changed" and also criticising him for being gullible for being taken in by marketing. Then they go on to have a go at various other things e.g. "Go with Thomson's. Ugh. I wouldn't" or "what do you expect from someone with an iphone" and many many more. These are snobs but just in a separate category.
So lets suppose there are no differences between hotel standard in A la carte and Platinum and the only difference is marketing speak and free taxis then if I book a holiday in the a la carte group and then get written to to say the holiday hotel is now reclassified then I am with OP. An acknowledgement of that is due and some recompense. It is not that the holiday is now cheaper, that is just life.
I've had something similar happen (and feel free to flame me because I have booked from the al la carte brochure). Thomson's typically follow the same line. They first deny anything is wrong and refuse a penny and when you persist they give in at least to some extent. I think this thread has shown that persistence pays. It did with me when they changed the hotel to "one of the same standard" It probably was in hindsight but they lied and said it was because of problems with the original hotel and its hygiene when the reviews indicated that other companies were using it and it continued to have good trip advisor reviews.

In the world of Thomson's they market a la carte as their top brand and Platinum as their second brand. Maybe this new Lifestyle version will be different again. If they change the branding and let existing customers know then it is important enough that something has changed but they weren't all that keen on saying what.

Did you completely miss (or are ignoring) the point that the reclassification isn't happening until May next year, long after OP has had his holiday. At the time of his holiday *nothing will have changed*.

giraffe69

In post 1 OP told us that he had been emailed by thomson to tell him that his hotel had been downgraded from A la carte to Platinum. There was then much drivel from you and your fellow thankers to the effect that the holiday had not changed. Later we were told that from next year Thomson would have a Platinum Lifestyle set of hotels and the hotel would be in that category by next May. If the only change were from next May Thomson would have had no reason to email someone who had booked a holiday five months before this date.

I've read your signature so will say no more.

mgdavid

giraffe69 wrote: »

In post 1 OP told us that he had been emailed by thomson to tell him that his hotel had been downgraded from A la carte to Platinum. .....

no he didn't.
OP said Thompson said it had been changed, it was OP's opinion that it was a downgrade.
Thnaks for proving my point.

peachyprice

giraffe69 wrote: »

In post 1 OP told us that he had been emailed by thomson to tell him that his hotel had been downgraded from A la carte to Platinum.

No, OP received a communication from Thomsons telling him that the hotel would be moving to different brochure next May. There was no mention of downgrading, that was a figment of OP's imagination because he had already been duped into thinking that the 'a la carte' brochure was something better than it actually was.

Thomsons have since confirmed that NOTHING HAS CHANGED with the hotel.

stoneman

Criky, you lot still going on!?

dleafy

Hahaha, You lot still hatin' on me?

As a forum veteran (not this one obviously) I know that I will never change the minds of those who have it in their head their own version of what happened.
I think what you hate the most is that on a 'money saving' forum....you told me to quit...to walk away....to give up.
Well I didn't and regardless of how it happened, I persevered and ended up £300 better off than I was.
As 'money saving experts' this must really really rile you!

How on earth you can advise someone looking for help to give up is beyond me.
Martin must be very proud of you!
I too won't be posting any further.

Davy