Better pack a lawyer, just in case...
Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008, 11:49 PM by Lonely Planet
In recent days, a British tourist was awarded compensation for a holiday on the grounds that it wasn't what he was expecting. His family holiday in Greece was hugely disappointing because the resort catered almost exclusively to German tourists.
Whether a resort crammed with buffet-hogging Germans is less fun than a beach town full of pink, pissed and parochial Britons is an argument for the tabloids. Better yet, next time you and your flock head off to Greece, buy a German Phrasebook for the kids.
I'm interested in how far this 'disappointment' compensation could go. If the sunset isn't quite right, the coffee's a little bitter, the rain's a bit fierce, the parties dull, the locals jaded, the bed too hard, or whatever, should you be able to get your money back?
If your entire travel experience doesn't mirror the brochure, then sue.
I remember a holiday we had when I was a child. The beach was often quite windy, I was stung by hordes of mosquitoes, and I never got to bat while playing cricket. My solicitor is currently contacting my family over the matter.
What holiday do you want to be compensated for?
Larry O'Leary
Labels: compensation, Great Britain, Greece
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3 Comments:
That post didnt half make me laugh...
Typical lazy journalism, I`m afraid. It appears that the guy got compensation, for a fraction of the cost of his holiday, because the brochure was misleading. If the brochure did not misrepresent the situation, he would have received nothing. Surely, the onus is on the tour operator to ensure that they get the facts right? Also, Thomson accepted that they were happy with the compensation that was awarded to him, so they clearly accepted that they did something wrong.
What is it about preponderance of Germans (at least outside of Germany) that can make a holiday so disappointing? My partner and I spent a very cold Easter on the Baltic Coast in Poland. We expected, well, Polish people. Instead, we got Germans, staff speaking to us in German, and 'gratis frustuck' of pressed meats, pickles and other German delicacies for breakfast when all we wanted was toast and vegemite.
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