Travel agent section 75 claim

[SJCah]

Hi I'm hoping someone can help. We had booked to go to NY next month with a company bright sky's travel but received an email yester from the administrator as its gone into liquidation. We paid the deposit on credit card so I was wondering if we have a valid section 75 claim. I know booking through third parties when the end supplier fails aren't usually covered. However as we were getting both flights and accommodation through the company does that make it a package and therefore our supplier has failed?

[EXC]

Re: Travel agent section 75 claim

As far as I know the third party exemption means, for example, if you paid by credit card via a third party payment system such as Paypal.

[SJCah]

Re: Travel agent section 75 claim

Thanks for that. So would that mean this wouldn't be classed as third party? We have been advised as well to file a fraud claim on the action fraud site but I'm not sure if we can do this at same time as the 75 claim

[EXC]

Re: Travel agent section 75 claim

What I'm saying is that for the purposes of a section 75 claim a 'third party' refers to the payment system and not the supplier.

See here under 'limitations of use' http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/consume...it/500520.html

I'm not sure your circumstances involve fraud but if they do and you report the matter to Action Fraud (they don't handle claims as such) I can't see that it would conflict with your sec 75 claim.

Attached is some general information on sec 75.

[seduraed]

Re: Travel agent section 75 claim

Wee they uk registered? Then as you have booked and Accommodation you may be comered under the travel insurance scheme ATOL? ATOS?