Hi Ziners: All information about making travel plans now seems to include
the advice to make any advance payments by credit card to get some modicum
of protection in case travel companies go bankrupt or there is some other
reason for failure to provide the paid-for service. I can see that this
would help if one paid only about a month or so before going; then one
could simply not pay the bill if the trip did not come off. However, what
possible protection could there be when, as we must do for the small-ship
trip around the tip of South America in February, one must pay in full
90 days in advance. By then we would have paid our credit card bill and
have little recourse. Or am I missing something in this advice? Can anyone
enlighten me any more on this? Thanks. Pat in Baltimore
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