Sydney
it just seems to be Monarch at Manchester that insist on seeing accommodation vouchers.
We flew out of Manchester with Monarch on 25th February 2006 and just as they were opening check-in, a member of the ground staff stood at the desks and shouted:
'Does everybody have a valid passport?
Does everybody have a valid visa?
Does everybody have an accommodation voucher?'
If you don't have ALL these 3 things, you cannot travel'.
I spoke to a number of people while in Goa who had travelled with Monarch from Gatwick and they were NOT asked to show accommodation vouchers. Other people travelling from Manchester with other airlines were not asked either.
So, whose 'policy' is this?
If it is a requirement for entry into Goa, surely all airlines and airports would be asking for this.
If it is a requirement of Monarch (but why?), then shouldn't they be asking the same of passengers travelling from Gatwick and all other airports?
Totally bizarre.
Polly
On the 17th November, I e-mailed Monarch to ask why proof was required.
The response was that on all Goa flights the check-in staff will ask for proof of accommodation because it is a legal requirement as part of the licensing laws for all of these particular flights.
I e-mailed them back to say that in all the years I have been flying to Goa from Gatwick, I have never been asked for proof no matter who the carrier was.
Their response was that Monarch takes their advice directly from the indian authorities and that all check in staff in both airports should be asking for proof. They finished off by saying that it is always advisable to contact the relevant airline to check whether proof would be required.
I don't know about you, but I have never been asked to provide proof of accommodation when I have arrived at Dabolim either, have you?
Sydney.
I was going to get a cheap flight from mytravel, and then sort out my own accomodation on arrival, but because of this i think its a safer option to get a packaged holiday
As has been said already...just send an email to yourself saying "booking confirmation" from wherever. How many places send accomodation vouchers when you book online? Not even the Marriott does that.
Hey....thats a good idea. Go onto Marriott, reserve a room, print the reservation than cancel it rightaway.
It really doesnt matter what your accommodation voucher looks like.....there is no standard format for them. They are never scrutinized in detail. Just make your own !! As said before, we have done this a few times and never had a problem.
Totally agree Towpal, the airline staff would not have a clue if it was genuine or not, on the subject of Monarch, we came home Sunday, our TV was missing on the plane (presumed dead ? ) and we were offered complimentary headphones and one free drink ! very generous of them for a 10 hour flight and guess what our first meal was?
Monarch Airlines really are the bottom line
I swore after going with First Choice that we would never use them again. Then we went scheduled in September (28 hours in total with waits etc).
All of a sudden Monarch are looking attractive again
ive flown with mytravel from gatwick and manchester.the only time ive been asked for confirmation was infact at gatwick and that was feb this year
We were asked for confirmation of accomodation in Feb this year at Manchester at the Monarch day. This time (Nov 06) we flew from Manchester again but with Thomsons and nothing mentioned about accomodation. Do they normally only question people if they are on a flight only?
We've never been asked for proof of accommodation at Dabolim, either.
It's interesting to hear the response you got from Monarch, because the only time we've ever been asked was at Manchester flying with Monarch.
Monarch from Gatwick? No
However, from what Ron says (MyTravel asked him at Gatwick), it seems that no airline or airport has a 'policy' - except, of course, to try to confuse the hell out of everybody.
I just hope more people become aware of the possibility of being asked to prove that you've booked accommodation, regardless of which airport you're flying from and which airline you're flying with, so that nobody risks being denied boarding.
Polly
chilly
I believe Condor is the German equivilent of a charter flight,so whats the difference
ps i book the tickets direct with Condor
chilly
hi, travelling out in jan for a month but have flights to mumbai (well pick up a connection from there) does anybody know if well still need proof of accomodation doing it this way???
I don`t know about doing it via Mumbai but my friend who got back on Saturday says a lot of people were turned away on his Monarch flight from Manchester as they didn`t have acommodation vouchers... so be warned
If you're flying scheduled via Mumbia you don't need them. Why is it only Manchester that seems to be doing this, I've never been asked at Gatwick?
If you are travelling on a scheduled flight as opposed to a charter you will not need proof of accomodation.
so charter to goa needs a voucher, scheduled to mumbai doesn't
thanks for your help
incidently, ive just phoned my vacations. co.uk and they said that as far as their aware there is NO law stipulating that you need a voucher anywhere.
left hand............ right hand ....................
All very strange this voucher and charter flight thing,why does it only apply to British flights and not all of them . It must be a scam of some sort to get people to pay out for accomodation they dont need, by the travel companies
chilly
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