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ECC-NET RAISES AWARENESS OF CONSUMERS ON FREQUENT PRICE INCREASES DURING ONLINE HOLIDAY BOOKING PROCESS
10 TIPS FOR CONSUMERS TO AVOID SURPRISES WHEN BOOKING HOLIDAY ONLINE
Weather is getting better and summer holiday is approaching. At this occasion, the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) launches its report ‘Online holiday booking: is the initial price the final price?’. More and more consumers use online service to book their holidays: reservation can be made online in only one click. In 2015, 19 % of the contacts received by ECCs concerned the topic of holidays. However a seemingly good deal is not necessarily a real bargain! ECC-Net wants to raise awareness of consumers on possible price increase during online holiday booking process. To help consumers not to be trapped, ECC-Net publishes 10 tips to avoid unpleasant surprises when booking holiday on the Internet.
PRICE INCREASE WHILE BOOKING HOLIDAY ONLINE, WHAT DOES THE ECC-NET REPORT REVEALS? Price differences between the booking and the final payment exist, and are the most frequent in air travel. In a majority of such cases price increase is linked to: Management fees. Credit card fees. Fees for checking-in passengers. 10 ECC-NET TIPS FOR CONSUMERS ON HOW TO AVOID SURPRISES WHEN