Booking hotels in Spain

saajan_12

eskbanker said:

Scotbot said:
I wouldn't get section 75 protection with PayPal.

You're unlikely to get section 75 protection if booking via agents such as those you mentioned earlier either, as it's generally considered to break the debtor-creditor-supplier chain needed to sustain a s75 claim.

Depends on which company fails. 
* If the agent goes bust and never passed on the money to the hotel, then S75 protection DOES help against the agent which failed to supply a booking. 
* If the hotel goes bust and fails to provide the accommodateion then the chain is broken as you mention. 

So ideally book directly with the hotel, paying via credit card so there's only 1 party involved and you have the S75 protection if they fail. 

However if you are going to book via an agent because say the price is that much better, then its alll the more important to pay via credit card.