Before you book
Eleven things to check before you say yes.
Whatever you’ve been quoted — by me or anyone else — these are the questions that decide whether the trip matches the brochure. One page. Free. Use it on a quote from anyone.
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What’s on it
The eleven questions, in full.
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- 1
Room category vs. actual view
“Ocean view” can mean partial, angled, or over a car park. Ask which buildings and which floors the category covers.
- 2
Which building
Distance to the beach and lobby, and whether anything nearby is under renovation during your dates.
- 3
Transfers
Included or not; private or shared; and if shared, how many other stops before yours.
- 4
Resort fees and taxes
Usually charged per night, sometimes per person — and often not in the number you were quoted.
- 5
Dining
How many restaurants need reservations, when the booking window opens, and whether it’s per stay or per night.
- 6
Kids club
The real age bands, the hours, whether it closes over lunch, and whether it costs extra.
- 7
The fare class
What a change costs, and whether seats are assigned or paid for.
- 8
Bags
What that fare includes, in both directions.
- 9
Deposit and payment schedule
How much now, when the balance is due, and what’s refundable until when.
- 10
Change and cancellation terms
The supplier’s, the airline’s, and the resort’s are three different sets of rules.
- 11
Insurance
What “cancel for a covered reason” excludes, whether cancel-for-any-reason is offered, and the deadline to buy it.
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