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My Big Greek Vacations Posted: December 10, 2018 @ 9:34 pm |
Each student studied philosophy, law or literature. Every time it all began with the paragraph "Ancient Greece." I’m sure you have heard about famous ancient thinkers, artists, and layers, but know very little about the modern life of the country. After a terrible crisis in 2009, the popularity of Greece among tourists began to fall rapidly. The majority ignores and waits for better times, but for students, it is one of the best options for traveling. Greece is a cheap country compared to other EU members. However, as thousands of years ago, the cradle of world civilization has something to surprise travelers. Especially in the winter and spring, when there is no invasion of those who want to sunbathe. That’s why I chose Greece for my vacations. As a student, I have a limited budget, so I needed to think about all in advance. I looked through different airlines and their offers. This was a challenge. After a long time of internet surfing finally, I made a decision. I chose Thomson Airlines because of their services. The tickets were booked, and I started to plan my trip to Greece in details. This should be great travel. I arrived at the airport on time; I had almost 2 hours before boarding. Everything seemed to be good, but recently it was announced that the flight was delayed. The announcement claimed the 1-hour delay. There was nothing to do except waiting. After that, the airline representatives told that the delay time is 2-hours. After that was one more hour delay. As a result, I was waiting at the airport for 5 hours. It was a terrible experience. The TUI airline representatives acted unfriendly, and I was disappointed. The idea to spend vacations in Greece didn’t seem to be so lovely as before. At last, I boarded, and after three and a half hours the plane landed in Athens airport. That was the most terrible flight I have ever had. After returning home, in Brussel, I decided to claim for compensation because of spoiled vacations. My friend told me that I could do this contacting the airline representative. I sent an email to TUI representatives. The answer did not come. I waited for two weeks and still didn’t get the answer on my claim. I was disappointed and googled for more information. I found out that there are some companies which can help to deal with the airlines. Some of them provide various online features to calculate how much money you should get. I used one of them. All I needed to do was filling the form with details about my flight such as flight date and number, the length of the flight, in my case, it was 2100 km, time and reason for flight delay, in my case it was 5 hours, and the reason was the airline’s staff strike. Using online features, I found out that I am eligible for getting compensation and it should be up to 400 Euro. I used information about Thomson airline and flight delay compensation: https://medium.com/@traveld/thomson-tui-airline-and-flight-delay-compensation-f98f06c7124f. I contacted AirHelp specialists, and they assured me that I need to claim for compensation. The previous attempt was not successful. This time I decided to ask AirHelp professionals for help. They provide support and take a fee only if the case is successful. To save my time and nerves, I decided to deal with them. They ask me about the details of my flight, and that’s all. After a month I recently got the compensation. That refund surprised me. This is a good experience, and apparently, I want to recommend AirHelp to you. Now I just recall the best moments about my trip. Athens is divided into a tourist and non-tourist parts. Enough to move away from the center and you find a dirty, graffiti painted quarter, where most strangers emigrants. Tip: unpopular walking the streets and sleeping areas day to dusk to successfully get out there. Everything is known in comparison, so then the center will be a blessing. The most popular metro station for walks to the center is Monasteraki. There begins the most picturesque and cozy area of ??Plaka. Narrow streets, gardens with tangerine trees, small, perfectly painted houses and lots of cats. Because of the incredible photogenicity of this place, there are always many tourists and photographers. As you see, even the worst situation could be fixed if you know who can help you. That service is beneficial and easy in use. I would recommend you to deal with professionals and do not waste your time on negotiations with the airline staff. Let your flights are on time and successful and your travels bright. In case of extraordinary situations, you know who can save your time and nerves.
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