Choose your trip, your accommodation and prepare transportation
Partager sur FacebookPartager sur Twitter>To avoid any inconvenience or unpleasant surprise during the holidays, you have to learn to spot certain traps whether it is when choosing your trip, accommodation (hotel, campsite, rental, exchange of accommodation)) or organizing your trips (plane,train, vehicle rental)).
SOMMAIREChoose your trip with confidence
Promises of reduction, more particularly on the Internet, are plethora but often fall under the carpet merchant, even false advertising, rather than a real discount compared to other agencies.To be sure that the reduced reduction is very real (up to the least 70 %)), do not hesitate to consult several comparators and check the price of the trip to different websites.
Beyond the price, also pay attention to the services provided: good deals exist on the internet, but you always have to be wary of too low prices.The easiest way is to consult consumer opinions, while remaining careful: the more advice, the more likely they are emanating from authentic tourists.In addition, do not hesitate to look on the internet information and photos on the course, the hotels ...
Choose the right accommodation
The hotels are classified in France from one to five stars, according to criteria set by the decree of December 23, 2009.246, these criteria allow the award of points according to the equipment of the establishment, its accessibility, but also of the services offered to the customer, or even its sustainable development policy.
More details on the rating of services on the site https: // www.ranking.Atout-France.Fr/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=e1c60eeb-25b4-45a3-82e0-6caa678758df&groupId=10157
Attention : le ranking ne répond pas aux mêmes critères dans tous les pays.Thus, in some countries, a four stars will be far from the comfortable criteria of a four French stars.As with a trip, do not hesitate to make checks regarding the price offered, the availability on comparators (you can negotiate directly with the hotel)) and the services provided (reviews, photos, etc.)).
Caution with online comparators and booking sites
First, a hotel that would no longer be available on a reservation site does not mean that it is complete, these sites with a quota of rooms for sale.Then, many sites integrate very useful customer opinions but some of which are the fruit of the hoteliers themselves.The more opinions published over a long period, the more you can trust in the experiences of experience thus put online.
Like hotels, camping land is classified into five categories expressed by a growing number of stars commensurate with the level of comfort, equipment and facilities. Ce ranking s’effectue à partir d’une grille comprenant 204 critères.For example, the staff of the reception team must practice two foreign languages, including English, for a three stars;Three for a five -star.Likewise, you will not find a baby bathroom with bathtub and changing table only in a five -star ...
Le ranking n’est pas obligatoire et l’exploitant est libre de ne pas faire appel à cette procédure.
For more details on the rating of services on the site, you can consult the website http: // www.FFCC.Fr/
As with a trip, do not hesitate to make checks about the services provided.
The media regularly echo different scams for vacation rental.
There are nevertheless several ways to limit the risk:
Whether the rental is made directly between individuals or through a professional, whether it is a classified furnished furnished (stars, ears or keys, etc.)) or not, the owner must submit, before the conclusion of the contract, a descriptive state of the premises.If he doesn't spontaneously do it, ask him.
A good description must include several elements:
The contract, which can take the form of a simple exchange of emails, indicates in particular the duration of the rental, with the dates and times of arrival and departure, the price and the methods of payment, the amount ofThe advance if there is one, the charges, the security deposit with the mode and the restitution period, the cancellation conditions and the possible tourist tax.
If the rental undergoes water damage or fire, you may be held responsible, if no insurance contract covers you.It's up to you to question the lessor on housing insurance.
Make sure that it is integrated in the rental contract a clause called "abandonment of any appeal" or "renunciation of appeal" providing that the owner and his insurer have given up any appeal against the tenant in the event of damage (water damage or fire)))).
Please note: this type of clause does not exempt the tenant from any responsibility vis-à-vis neighbors or third parties.
More commonly, you are covered by your own contract.Check that it has a "vacation clause" which allows you to be protected, as well as for your main residence, in the event of a disaster.However, franchises and compensation ceilings can be different;It may be wise to see them again through a warranty extension.This guarantee can be limited in time and space: very often, it only applies during the first 90 days of your stay and does not cover you abroad.
The vacationer must then take out insurance for the duration of the rental.In the event of a claim during your stay, quickly contact the owner and your insurer.
Faced with the high costs of rentals, the new trend is the exchange of housing.The principle is very simple: to exchange your house for that of another person anywhere in the world for a given period, established by a mutual agreement between the two parties.
If you are decided, you register on a paying website.Know how to enhance your home, be precise, do not skimp on the photos.To refine your choice, the sites all offer relatively complete questionnaires, but do not hesitate to request additional information and exchange multiple emails.Then sign a detailed contract (payments of energy or telephone consumption, animal or plant care, etc..)).Many sites provide.
Il est communément admis qu’avant la venue des partenaires, il faudra nettoyer la maison à fond, faire un peu de place dans les placards, mettre à disposition draps et serviettes de toilette propres, laisser un mode d’emploi de tous les appareils électroménagers (de l’alarme à la piscine)), les numéros de téléphone et adresses utiles, de la documentation touristique, un stock de produits de première nécessité et de quoi préparer le premier repas.For more security, it is preferable to put the precious objects on the key or those to which you hold particularly.
You do not have to report to your insurer the arrival of your partners.If there is breakage, they are considered your hosts and covered by your multi -risk home.Make sure it also covers your vacation departure for the property you are going to occupy.If you exchange your car, talk to your insurer to check that your partner can take your steering wheel, and that you are covered for driving abroad.
Finally, be aware that sites specializing in these exchanges only play an intermediary role.If they claim to deactivate the accounts of members who would have had incorrect behavior, do not count on them to solve any problem;They will most often declare themselves incompetent.
Prepare transport
To find the cheapest ticket on a determined destination, you can use price comparators that aggregate many companies, including low cost, to have a wide range of plane tickets at different prices.
Nevertheless, the basic price is not necessarily the what to remember: if some companies integrate many services, others make you pay the slightest service (ex.: baggage in the hold)).Do not hesitate to go and check all the services included or optional to find out what price will really be billed.
Attention : en cas d’achat auprès de certains intermédiaires ou d’une compagnie étrangère (hors zone euro)), des frais bancaires peuvent vous être facturés.
One of the problems encountered by consumers is an error when entering passenger identification elements.
The advice may seem elementary, but it is important to complete the information relating to passengers by having in hand the identity documents which will be presented to the various checks.This will also allow you to make sure that your identity document will always be valid on the day of your trip both round trip.
It is recommended to avoid any liquid in your hand luggage to facilitate your passage to the safety station (except for baby foods necessary for travel as well as liquid drugs accompanied by their prescription)).
If you still want to bring certain liquid products with you, they must be presented in a closed transparent plastic bag, with a format of about 20 cm by 20 cm and your bottles and tubes should not exceed 100 ml maximum each.
Ensuite, vous devez bien vérifier que vous n’emmenez pas d’objets interdits en cabine et en soute tels que des objets tranchants (couteaux, canifs, ciseaux…)), contondants (batte de baseball, club de golf…)), armes ou imitations d’armes, substances et matières dangereuses (gaz lacrymogènes…)).
It is sometimes difficult, during vacancy periods, to find tickets for certain trains or, conversely, you have bought a non -exchangeable and non -refundable ticket and you do not know what to do ... today, different sitesdeveloped to allow consumers to exchange or resell these tickets.
When it comes to a prem’s “traditional” ticket bought at the counter, there is no difficulty in reselling it or buying it used.
It is not the same for printable tickets which can only be sold on the condition of not having already been printed.Indeed, once printed, these tickets are nominative and cannot be used by third parties under penalty of fine.
Tip: Wait the last minute to print them in order to push the moment when you make them incessant.
IDTGV and Ouigo tickets are also nominative but modifiable as to the name for a cost of 10 to 17 euros.
Finally, the e-killets are not transferable, being nominative from the order.They are therefore to be avoided in this perspective.
Different sites make it possible to compare the prices of the rental companies depending on the vehicle categories.Nevertheless, again, do not stick to the price of daily rental: it is also necessary to monitor the mileage included, the franchise billed in the event of an accident, the insurance to buy this franchise as well as the conditions forRestore the vehicle outside opening hours or in another agency (possible cost, responsibility)).
If you rent a vehicle without deductible buy -in insurance, in the event of a responsible accident, the material damage suffered from the vehicle remain your responsibility to the deductible provided for in the contract. Le loueur peut vous proposer un « rachat de franchise », ce qui permettra de limiter la somme restant à votre charge en cas de collision (option codifiée sous le sigle CDW)) et en cas de vol ou de vandalisme (code TP ou TPC)).
If you pay your car rental with your Visa Premier or your Gold Mastercard card, you benefit from a number of guarantees for insurance.
For more information, you can consult Visa sites: https: // www.Visa.Fr/services-en-ligne/assurances-et-assistance.ASPX and MasterCard: http: // www.MasterCard.com/Fr/particuliers/assurance-assistance-gold.html
To avoid disputes related to the state of the vehicle, you must be particularly attentive to your condition, which will be summarized on a descriptive sheet.Both during the taking and when returning the vehicle, check that the indications on the condition of the vehicle are complete and perfectly understandable.Do not hesitate to specify degradations when you take the vehicle.
Small tip when you restore the vehicle outside the agency closing schedules: try to park it between vehicles from the rental company already present and take photos.This may allow you to refute any degradation supposedly discovered by the rental company when he is the return of the vehicle.
