Vacation Packages: What's Included?

[SarahS]

Have you ever been surprised by what is -- and what isn't -- included in a vacation package? Post your experiences here!

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[jocap]

ABTA and ATOL are the UK's names to look out for on any package deal....a small firm went bust this weekend, but the pax were all protected. We like the packages which have their own aircraft, like Virgin and Thomson, so that we're with them from the moment we take the flight to our return. We've not had any bad moments with packages which were due to the operator.
Jo.