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Letter Template

Here is a letter template. If you have a better letter, please post it here

TOUR OPERATOR NAME & ADDRESS

TOUR OPERATOR NAME & ADDRESS


YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS




YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER




YOUR E MAIL ADDRESS




DATE






Dear







Re: My Holiday Complaint



Booking Reference: [INSERT REF]



Hotel Cruise*: [INSERT HOTEL/CRUISE NAME *DELETE AS
NECESSARY]



Holiday Dates: [INSERT
HOLIDAY DATES]






On [DATE] I returned from holiday at the above
location of this letter.  Please take
this letter as a formal complaint, within the time frame as set out in our
contract.  We paid £[INSERT
VALUE]
for this holiday, and are seeking an explanation and/or
compensation for the failures listed below.

The members of my party were:

[INSERT NAMES AND AGES IF UNDER 18]

During the holiday we suffered the following problems:

ILLNESS:

[LIST WHO WAS ILL,
THEIR SYMPTOMS, ANY DIAGNOSIS AND IF THEY HAVE RECOVERED – DO NOT PROVIDE ANY
MEDICAL NOTES AND RECORDS OR DOCTORS REPORTS]

ACCOMMODATION:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS, ROOM BY ROOM IF APPROPRIATE
LIST THE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE HOTEL, AREA BY AREA]

FOOD:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOOD, DRINKS WATER ETC]

HYGIENE:

[LIST ANY ISSUES WITH HYGIENE, WHATEVER THE LOCATION
WITHIN THE PROPERTY OR SHIP]

POOL:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POOL, EG – USEAGE,
CLEANLINESS, TREATMENTS ETC]

ENTERTAINMENT:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT]

REPRESENTATIVE:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVES]

HOTEL STAFF & MANAGEMENT:

[LIST THE PROBLEMS WITH HOTEL STAFF & MANAGEMENT]

FLIGHT:

[LIST ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FLIGHT, AIRPORT CHECK-IN
ETC]

We attempted to resolve this problem in resort by
contacting your representative.  [LIST
THE ACTION YOU TOOK, WHO YOU SPOKE TO, WHAT THEY SAID, WHETHER YOU PUT THE
COMPLAINT ON THEIR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FORM, WHAT ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO
RESOLVE THE COMPLAINT, AND WHY YOU DID NOT OR DO NOT ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION
ETC]

I hold you responsible for the failures in this contract
and in doing so invoke your responsibilities under the Package Travel
Regulations 1992 and the ABTA Code of Conduct.

[I also
consider that you are also in breach of The Consumer Protection from Unfair
Trading Regulations 2008.  Those
breaches arose at the time of arranging this booking.  I consider that you have whilst selling
this holiday have committed offences of misleading actions*, misleading
omissions* and/or aggressive commercial practices* [Either delete where * or
delete this paragraph if it does not apply in your case – this is a complex
area and a full explanation is provided at this link - http://www.holidaytravelwatch.net/news-desk/holidaytravelwatch-newsdesk/treated-unfairly-the-consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/
]

As detailed within that Code I expect to receive an
acknowledgement of this letter within 14 days.  I then look forward to hearing your
response within 28 days of the receipt of my as to how you intend to resolve my/our
complaint.

Yours Sincerely,