Court finds that teletext holidays broke consumer law

This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Emma Munbodh Money Editor. Tributes flood in as GAA legend dies clearing up storm damage at home. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites. The court agreed with the Competition and Markets Authority CMA that Truly Travel and Alpha Holidays breached rules which required them to refund customers for package holidays that were cancelled due to the pandemic within 14 days.

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. The travel sector has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic and has faced the most scrutiny from the watchdog, which wrote to more than firms reminding them of their responsibility to process all refunds within 14 days by law for any cancellations.

Register Here. To help us improve GOV. While this ruling comes after these firms have been placed in liquidation, we hope the decision will make it easier for people to get their money back for a cancelled holiday in the future. Got A Story? The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in Agreements from LoveHolidays, Lastminute.

Explore the topic Consumer protection. Teletext Holidays broke consumer law over delays in refunding millions of pounds for package trips cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic, the High Court has found.

Teletext Holidays broke consumer law over pandemic …

Support our mission and join our community now. Report a problem with this page. Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! The legal action follows consumer protection law enforcement work by the CMA in the package travel sector to secure hundreds of millions of pounds in refunds for people whose holidays were cancelled due to Covid Press release Court finds that Teletext Holidays broke consumer law.

CMA chief executive Andrea Coscelli said: "This should be a wake-up call to any business that thinks that it doesn't need to honour customers' refund rights. CMA launches legal action against Teletext Holidays parent. For Alpharooms refunds, you will need to file a refund request and provide proof of payment and any reference numbers.

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To continue reading this article, please subscribe and support local journalism! By Phil Davies February 28, , Excitement builds as Tullamore Show entries are 'on par' with record-breaking event. Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms were placed into liquidation late last year , so the ruling does not affect their customers awaiting refunds for cancellated package holidays.

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