Story By: Angjela Trajkovska, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
Five British young men have reportedly been kicked out of a Magaluf hotel for refusing to fork out over 1,500 GBP after Thomas Cook went bust.
The group of five young men, whose identities have not been disclosed, have been expelled from their hotel in the resort town of Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca, after they were told to pay for the entire amount of their stay, according to local media outlet ‘Ultima Hora’.
The young men, from the city of Manchester, reportedly explained that after the announcement of the Thomas Cook collapse, a security person from the hotel came to their room to inform them if they did not pay 1,800 EUR (1,590 GBP) – the complete price of their holiday, they would need to leave the hotel.
After they refused, they were reportedly told to leave the hotel within two hours despite having one more night left on their reservation. Thomas Cook typically paid hotels 60-90 days after their clients’ stay.
The news of the bankruptcy of the tour operator has reportedly unleashed a wave of solidarity in Magaluf and many bars and pubs have offered food and drinks to those who were affected by the collapse.
The owner of one of those bars, who preferred not to disclose his identity, heard the news about the five Brits and paid for a night in a hotel for them, their dinner and few beers for the price of around 200 EUR.
British tourists have reportedly praised the treatment of the bars. The young men have now ended their holiday leaving for England on Tuesday.
The Magaluf hotel is reportedly not the only one on the island that is charging tourists from Thomas Cook.
The Hotel Playa Golf reportedly also began to charge tourists upon hearing the that the tour operator had gone bust.
The director of the hotel, Jaume Mas, explained to ‘Ultima Hora’: “We are charging all services since we don’t want to continue accumulating the losses we have this summer.”
He added that it is neither the customers’ nor the hotel’s fault.
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