The CMA has written to more than 100 package holiday firms to remind them of their obligations to comply with consumer protection law. Thursday’s announcement is the latest action by the watchdog in relation to holiday cancellations and refunds.
“We’ll be engaging with Teletext to establish whether the law has been broken and will take further action if necessary.”Ī spokesperson from Truly Travel which operates the Teletext Holidays brand said: “Despite the adverse conditions that the travel industry faces and the lack of industry-specific support provided by the government, the business continues to work hard to process refunds as quickly as possible and will work closely with the CMA in order to reach a satisfactory outcome for all our customers as quickly as possible.” It aims to highlight the wealth of holidays and destinations offered by the heritage holiday firm as well as the accessible value message at the core of Teletext Holidays with lead in prices starting from £299.įor further information visit Coscelli, the chief executive of the CMA, said: “We understand that the pandemic is presenting challenges for travel businesses, but it is important that the interests of consumers are properly protected and that businesses comply with the law.
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Risk taking, however, is not something that they enjoy, with 0% choosing to participate in adrenaline sports.įurther focusing on these two target audiences, ‘Pack Your Perfect Holiday’ – a two-market TV advertising campaign is also on our TV screens now in the UK and for the first time ever, Ireland. They are also 2.5 times more likely to visit locations featured in popular TV shows and films such as ITV’s Love Island and Game of Thrones.īaby boomers also place great importance on gastronomy and local cuisine with 63% declaring that eating good food is their favourite activity. With their top three activities abroad identified as drinking, eating good food and museum visits, it’s perhaps understandable why they prefer city breaks. The interests of millennials appear to be quite the opposite. Typically baby boomers much prefer sun, sea and sand with 30% favouring a beach holiday such as Spain, the Balearic and Canary Islands, Portugal and Turkey. In comparison, millennials tend to spend more time of thinking of home, missing the familiarity of it as well as British TV and internet access. In fact, the statistics have shown that 32% of baby boomers don’t miss anything at all whilst away. This can possibly be explained by the fact that one of their favourite activities whilst on holiday is experiencing new cultures. Of the 1,000 respondents, 100% of baby boomers claimed that they don’t miss British people whilst abroad. When holidaying it seems baby boomers are keen to leave as much as possible behind. According to the UK Tea & Infusions Association, 165 million cups of tea are. On the contrary, millennials consider a hair dryer to be more of a home comfort (22%) they couldn’t travel without. Teletext Holidays polled 1000 adults across the nation to find out what.
When asked which ultimate home comfort they would pack if they had extra room in their suitcases, 20% of baby boomers claimed that they would take their own pillow on holiday, whereas a quarter of millennials revealed they would miss their beloved pets more and 20% wished they could squeeze in a few more pairs of shoes.Īccording to the UK Tea & Infusions Association, 165 million cups of tea are drunk in the UK on a daily basis, so it is therefore quite unsurprising that English Breakfast Tea was identified as the one item baby boomers had to take on holiday (22%), closely followed by slippers at 14%. In contrast, nearly a quarter of baby boomers will happily disconnect and go completely gadget-free, instead seemingly taking the opportunity to ditch the technology in favour of enjoying their surroundings.
Teletext Holidays polled 1,000 adults across the nation to find out what they pack and what they would pack if they had extra room in their suitcase as well as preferred holiday booking trends to complete the package.Ī digital detox is not what millennials are looking for when it comes to their perfect holiday with a massive 94% revealing they travel with at least one gadget a smartphone being the most popular item followed by a tablet, kindle and music player. Teletext Holidays is 3rd largest travel service provider in UK and has been sending Brits on long and short haul vacations across the Globe for over 25 years.
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