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Like many reputable holiday companies we are ABTA registered, our ABTA membership number is 65310.

We also use ATOL protected tour operators. However if you wish to use a tour operator who is not ATOL protected then we will take our supplier failure insurance on your behalf.

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BUDGETING

The thrifty, independent traveller staying in cheap, basic accommodation and eating in budget restaurants, travelling by bus, and enjoying free outdoor pursuits could live on £40 per day. Since there is bound to be a time during your stay when you will want to do or buy something you haven’t anticipated, allow extra.

If you are on a half-board (dinner, bed and breakfast) package holiday at an upmarket beach resort, you will have to buy lunch, which can be expensive in hotels. However, there is always the opportunity to eat outside the resorts and you can get a decent lunch in a reasonable local restaurant for Rs400. Alternatively, you can pick up ten samoussas or similar snacks from roadside stalls for around Rs20. Drinks are expensive in hotels; even bottled water with your dinner can cost over Rs200. A number of resorts offer all-inclusive packages, which may be an economical option if you plan to spend a lot of time in your hotel.

If you’re staying in self-catering accommodation you should find the cost of household items and food averaging out at less than at home, particularly if you buy your food at local markets. For beer drinkers, you can keep the cost of drinks down by buying local Phoenix beer, rather than imported beers.

Taxis have meters but drivers will only use them if you insist. It is often better to negotiate the fare before the journey. Taxi drivers know their value, especially as resort hotels are isolated and a taxi is usually the only way to reach or leave them, so allow extra cash for unexpected taxi journeys, particularly since the island-wide bus service stops running early in the evening.

There is a 15% government tax on hotel accommodation but this is usually included in the room rate. There is also a tax of 15% on meals in restaurants and this may or may not be included in the prices on the menu. A footnote will explain if it is.

TIPPING Tipping in restaurants is usually left to your discretion, although you should check that a service charge is not going to be added to the bill before you dish out tips. In restaurants where no service charge is added, you could leave 5–10% of the bill, according to your satisfaction with the service. In basic eateries tipping is not expected.

Many hotels ask that you do not tip individual staff, but instead place any tips in the tipping box at reception to be divided among all staff. For airport porters Rs100 is usually sufficient. Taxi drivers don’t expect tips but they are gratefully received.

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