18 August 2005 Travel trauma means extra costs
British holidaymakers are believed to have forked out £200 million over the past two years to cover for holiday nightmares, according to new research.
A study by Direct Line Travel reveals that holiday disappointments lead to huge expenditure in order to make up for them.
Some 37 per cent of Brits claim to have had their trip ruined, leading to 12 per cent of them to spend more money moving hotels and eating out at clean restaurants.
Chris Price, head of Direct Line Travel, said: "On average, people save for months before spending hundreds of pounds on their dream holiday and it is probably one of the only things we buy without actually seeing first.
"So, if disaster strikes while they're abroad it can lead to an even bigger expense."
Two in three Brits complained of dirty rooms, 44 per cent felt that their travel brochure had provided misleading information and 13 per cent experienced unsafe facilities such as bad wiring or dirty swimming pools.
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