Comments on: XL Leisure Group Plc goes into administration http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/#comment-146915 Darren Cronian Thu, 28 May 2009 23:42:12 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1768#comment-146915 Those of you STILL waiting for a refund you might be interested in this BBC article on the XL Leisure Group collapse http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8072484.stm They say that that all refunds will be dealt with by the end of the summer. Nearly 12 months since the tour operator collapsed. I am not convinced. Those of you STILL waiting for a refund you might be interested in this BBC article on the XL Leisure Group collapse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8072484.stm

They say that that all refunds will be dealt with by the end of the summer. Nearly 12 months since the tour operator collapsed. I am not convinced.

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]]> By: Nick http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/#comment-144937 Nick Thu, 07 May 2009 09:53:13 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1768#comment-144937 Naomi, Airlines, unless you by a ticket form a agent (that protects there tickets like us). There is no protection, you lose your money. Buying a ticket from an Airline is unprotected, so use your credit card or buy protection. The Airlines lobby very hard to make sure they do not have to provide protection for your money. Naomi,

Airlines, unless you by a ticket form a agent (that protects there tickets like us). There is no protection, you lose your money. Buying a ticket from an Airline is unprotected, so use your credit card or buy protection.

The Airlines lobby very hard to make sure they do not have to provide protection for your money.

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]]> By: Nick http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/#comment-144936 Nick Thu, 07 May 2009 09:49:28 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1768#comment-144936 @Murrey I checked... no there has not. ILG was last big one. There have been some middle sized ones but no big ones. @Murrey

I checked… no there has not. ILG was last big one. There have been some middle sized ones but no big ones.

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]]> By: Naomi http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/#comment-130446 Naomi Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:44:00 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1768#comment-130446 Did any of the hundreds of those people stranded or left without tickets get compensation of any sort? don't companies have insurance for things like that? with today's currant economic situation, that really scares me. what if this happens to other airlines? Did any of the hundreds of those people stranded or left without tickets get compensation of any sort? don’t companies have insurance for things like that? with today’s currant economic situation, that really scares me. what if this happens to other airlines?

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]]> By: Murray Harrold http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/09/12/xl-leisure-group-goes-into-administration/#comment-128005 Murray Harrold Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:36:34 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1768#comment-128005 @Sharon. Short and easy answer to this - No. ... Why you paid an extra £1300, though, goes in some way to answer why XL went belly up in the first place. Read the posts on this blog re: cost of holidays. @Sharon.
Short and easy answer to this – No.

… Why you paid an extra £1300, though, goes in some way to answer why XL went belly up in the first place. Read the posts on this blog re: cost of holidays.

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