After TCD..who's next?

[chris110]

Flying with Globespan in November and fully paid. Time to cut and run ??? Just pay the cancellation charges and rebook with another carrier ??? At least we will get a holiday this way - but at a price.

Don't know which way to jump Any views?

If I was you I wouldnt cancel it (yet). I dont think Globespan will go within a few months.

I do think as someone already said, the allbury group will be next. They stopped taking bookings at one point today on their website. They have already had to cancel much of their summer 2008 programme because they were using mostly XL Flights. I dont see how they can come out of this.

Someone also mentioned to me Olympic today although Im not sure how they are doing at the moment.

I think Longwood would be okay too for the time being.

I am a travel agent but these are just my views. We were selling XL right up untill the day they went under. Of course we are now dealing with the problems but at least the customer is safe as we hold both ABTA and ATOL licenses.

I managed to rescue a customers TCD holiday today which was due to travel in October half term. They only paid around 10% more than they did with TCD but thats now flying with BA and of course booked much closer to the time of travel so I think a pretty good deal all in all!

 

[MandyJ72]

We were booked (flight only) with Globespan for next June but jumped ship yesterday - re-booked with BA and feel much happier, prices have gone up £80 a person since we booked but, for us, it worked out virtually same price - lost £450 in deposits but BA flights worked out at £400 cheaper!

 

[chris110]

We were booked (flight only) with Globespan for next June but jumped ship yesterday - re-booked with BA and feel much happier, prices have gone up £80 a person since we booked but, for us, it worked out virtually same price - lost £450 in deposits but BA flights worked out at £400 cheaper!

The trouble is if everyone did that the company will definately fail.

At least you didnt lose too much in the process though!

 

[MandyJ72]

I know what you mean about if everyone jumped ship they would fail but at the end of the day, selfish as it is, you have to look after yourself & your family. I don't want to run the risk of going thru what the people who booked with TCD are going thru and I think there's less chance of it happening with BA.