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19 Jan 18, 03:45 PM |
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19 Jan 18, 03:47 PM |
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Having just spoken to our bank they have advised not to pay by bank transfer as its a large amount!
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19 Jan 18, 03:48 PM |
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19 Jan 18, 03:48 PM |
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I think that is really bad customer service, I am not advocating using credit to fund a holiday but realise that a lot of people do this then pay it off over the coming months. What happens to those people who have not got the funds already in the bank, I expect they may have to cancel and lose deposit.
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19 Jan 18, 03:49 PM |
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Wanted to clarify our credit card cover so explained the situation and they said bank transfers are not a safe way to pay!
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19 Jan 18, 03:50 PM |
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I would insist that as your contract with them allows for payment by card you expect them to honour it.
If they refuse tell them that your terms and conditions preclude payment by cheque and bank transfer and that you will happily accommodate another suggestion they have T&C can work both ways |
19 Jan 18, 03:52 PM |
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They absolutely are not, it's why places like homeaway, vrbo, trip advisor all suggest you pay by credit card via their sites rather than a money transfer to the villa owner. Once the money leaves your account on a money transfer it's effectively gone, no automatic right to refund or return
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19 Jan 18, 03:53 PM |
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Completely agree and it's an inevitable consequence of the new law.
Companies in low margin businesses can't always absorb the typical 2.5% merchant service charge for credit card payments. "Service" charges will now be increasingly common and some will simply stop accepting cards. The net result will be a higher price for everyone irrespective of payment method. |
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19 Jan 18, 03:57 PM |
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Being a bit Goofy
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We've got the likes of Ryanair to thank for this situation with the credit cards. Companies like them took advantage of the ability to make a credit card charge by inflating the charge so that they could keep their headline fares low. I would imaging pretty much everyone pays by card to Ryanair so it's an easy way for them to make money.
What'll happen now is that companies like Charter Travel, who presumably are a decent company with good intentions, will have to start to make an 'admin' charge on each and every booking, thus raising the cost to every customer, not just the ones who want to use a credit card. Banning CC charges was done with the best of intentions but the effect will be that the consumers will collectively lose out in the long term. So, not a good law in my opinion. Re charter travel, can you imagine how much the loss of the CC charge would cost them if they absorbed it? A small fortune I would expect. Give them a break, they're in a tricky situation until this all beds in. They're just trying to make a living, as we all do. |
19 Jan 18, 03:59 PM |
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We flew on holiday to Jamaica with Thompson and had to pay a departure tax.
We flew on holiday to Jamaica with Virgin and didn't have to pay the departure tax as this was incorporated into the original flight price (so really its a 'hidden' cost) Why can't travel companies just do this? I would certainly not feel comfortable booking with a company that refused card payments
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