Jet2holidays cuts customer deposits
23.01.08
Jet2holidays has cut the amount people have to pay as a deposit on its holidays by two-thirds, from £150 to £50 per booking. The Leeds Bradford Airport based tour operator - part of the budget airline Jet2 - is also scrapping the policy of asking customers for second-level deposits nearer departure date.
A spokesman for Jet2holidays said that the practice of requiring large deposits, adopted by many tour operators, is effectively a loan from customer to the holiday company. It also hopes its reduction in the level of deposits will help boost sales.
General manager Mandy Round said: 'We understand how expensive Christmas can be for families, which can make January booking impossible for some. However, our new low deposit rate will allow families who in the past may have missed out on the bargains to join the January and February rush for holiday bookings.'
'We have removed the complicated process of initial deposits and second-level payments meaning that if, for some reason the customer has to cancel, they only lose the single fee of £50. We are also getting rid of the rather odd tactic of requesting second-level deposits prior to departure. This is extremely common, but we believe this 'loan' from customer to holiday company is unnecessary and out-of-date and we're calling on all tour operators to match our move.'
The holiday company uses flights from budget airline Jet2 combined with accommodation and other added extras to build a holiday package. Jet2 serves 36 European destinations from Leeds Bradford; 24 from Manchester; 16 from Newcastle; 7 from Blackpool; 14 from Belfast and 8 from Edinburgh.
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