Thomas cook is forced to refund british tourists held. Holidaymakers travelling with thomas cook who were staying in the les orangers beach resort in hammamet, tunisia, reported they were locked inside the hotel compound and stopped from leaving on the night of september 21. Sales boost for turkey, egypt and tunisia this summer thomas cook has released their new summer destination report which highlights turkey and egypt as popular destinations. British tourists in tunisia said their hotel stopped them leaving for several hours on saturday night over concerns about payment by their. Tunis reuters british tourists in tunisia said their hotel stopped them leaving for several hours on saturday night over concerns about payment by their holiday operator thomas cook, though the tunisian government said the incident was a misunderstanding. Thomas cook is forced to refund british tourists held hostage in. Enfidhahammamet international airport is 24 mi away. Les orangers beach resort totals up a private beach, a globetrotting food scene and a long list of activities. Les orangers beach resort tunisia forum tripadvisor. Holidaymakers kept inside tunisia hotel over unpaid bill fears.
Free wifi is featured throughout the property and free private parking is available on site. About 45 hotels have been affected in tunisia after the collapse of thomas cook, and the government will help the hotels with soft loans. British travel group thomas cook on monday declared bankruptcy, disrupting flights and services for millions of tourists, including in african destinations like morocco, tunisia and egypt thomas cook failed to reach a lastditch rescue deal, triggering the uks biggest repatriation since world war ii to bring back stranded passengers. Dozens of thomas cook holidaymakers about to fly home have reportedly been told by a hotelier in tunisia to pay again before they are allowed to leave. Thomas cook collapse will deal a new blow to tunisian economy. Summers are hot and dry, and the thermometer regularly rises to 30c and beyond in july and august. Chris rutherford, from southampton, who is staying at les orangers resort, spoke of a similar experience. Managers of the hotel les orangers in hammamet, tunisia, briefly delayed the departure of a group of tourists until they could verify that payments owed by thomas cook had been made. Tunis british tourists in tunisia said their hotel stopped them leaving for several hours on saturday night over concerns about payment by. Thomas cook tunisia hotel pay hostage situation as brits. A small number of customers were asked to pay for their hotel room before leaving les. Hotel bosses at les orangers in the north african country are said to be holding people captive over.
Les orangers beach resort, hammamet year built 1970 year remodeled 2002 les orangers beach resort is located directly on a superb beach, very safe for children and swimmers, overlooking the picturesque fort of hammamet. Is this due to recent events or is it really completely full all through. Tunisias government is offering assurances that thomas cook clients wont be. Les orangers beach resort hammamet hotels hays travel.
Tunisias government is offering assurances that thomas cook clients wont be prevented. British tourists in tunisia said their hotel stopped them leaving for several hours on saturday night over concerns about payment by their holiday operator thomas cook, though the tunisian government said the incident was a misunderstanding. Thomas cook holidaymakers locked inside hotel as firm. The hotel has an indoor pool, a barbecue, childrens playground and sun terrace.
About 45 tunisian hotels affected by the collapse of. Thomas cook stops sending holidaymakers to tunisia hostage hotel. The orange trees is an oil painting by french impressionist gustave caillebotte. Holidaymakers held hostage in tunisia raab promises emergency flights. Your satisfaction is our main concern in order to make you loyal throughout the world. Thomas cook owes tunisian hotels 60 million euros 52. It was acquired by audrey jones beck and was part of a collection that was on a longterm loan to the museum of fine arts, houston, before the collection was donated to the museum in 1999. The orangers beach resort and bungalows 4 nettisivu. A thomas cook representative is trying to sort things out with the hotel, but theyre just not interested, mr ryan said. Brit guests locked in tunisian hotel by armed guards in. Thomas cook will not be sending any new arrivals to les orangers and anyone due to stay at this hotel will be offered an alternative hotel in hammamet on arrival.
The les orangers beach resort has all the facilities you would expect from tunisia holidays. Complete les orangers beach resort hammamet tunisie 122016. Thomas cook halts holidays to tunisia hostage hotel. Culture vultures have it good, too hammamets soukpacked city centre is a 15minute drive away. The hotel is nice and clean equivalent to 3 stars in the uk, staff are mainly friendly and attentive and very child friendly, the beach is lovely and the food is fine. Couples in particular like the location they rated it 8. Prices are calculated as of 16032020 based on a checkin date of 29032020. Thomas cook tunisia hotel pay hostage situation as brits told they.
The orangers beach resort and bungalows is situated in hammamet. Relaxing 3 hour video of a tropical beach with blue sky white sand and palm tree duration. Set directly on its own private golden sandy beach, it has 12 acres of beautiful gardens with orange, lemon and almond trees. Tunis reuters british tourists in tunisia said their hotel stopped them leaving for several hours on saturday night over concerns about payment by their holiday operator thomas cook, though. Due to their collapse i am trying to book a holiday with another company but none appear to have vacancies. We are aware that a small number of customers were asked to pay for their hotel room before leaving les orangers in tunisia yesterday. Holidaymakers in tunisia told to pay again or they. A british holidaymaker has described the scene at a tunisia hotel which is refusing to let guests leave over the thomas cook affair as like a hostage situation guests at the les orangers beach. He told bbc radio 5 live the hotel asked everyone who was due to leave that day to come to reception, where they were asked to pay additional fees, obviously because of the situation with thomas cook. Your rights explained ms paige, a nurse, said she did not have travel insurance and did not have enough money to book a replacement flight and only had a basic bank account. Terrified british thomas cook guests have been locked in a tunisian hotel by armed guards. London ap the latest on the collapse of british tour company thomas cook all times local. Thomas cook will not be sending any new arrivals to les orangers and anyone due to stay at this hotel will be offered an alternative hotel in hammamet.
If you type les orangers, loads of previous threads regards the hotel will appear. Were being held hostage, said ryan farmer, from leicestershire, one of those staying at les orangers resort in hammamet, near tunis. Welcome we are delighted to host you on our website. Voted one of tripadvisors best hotels 2012, les orangers beach resort and bungalows in hammamet is in a stunning location for families and couples alike. The orangers beach resort and bungalows, hammamet, tunisia.
London ap the latest on the collapse of british tour company thomas cook all times local 11. Thomas cook flew british tourists to tunisia on tuesday for the first time since an islamist militant killed 30 britons on one of the north african countrys beaches in 2015. Les orangers beach resort offers a luxury accommodation next to aquapark flipper. Les orangers beach resort and bungalows loveholidays. Security guards at the les orangers beach resort in hammamet, near tunis, are guarding the gates to. Thomas cook holidaymakers in tunisia being held in hotel. Thomas cook customers held hostage in tunisian resort.
Gary seale, a guest at the orangers hotel in hammamet, posted. Thomas cook said on twitter on sunday it would refund customers who paid on their credit cards for their hotel before leaving tunisia and would not. The les orangers beach resort hotel, in hammamet, tunisia, was not all it was advertised to be in several holiday company brochures. Thomas cook customers say hotel in tunisia stopped them. A ballymena pastor on holiday in tunisia with thomas cook says he just wants to fly home after a group of 200 tourists threatened to break out of his hotel. The orangers has for a long time been a popular place on here, so there is lots of gen on the hotel in the archivehistory here on ta. Thomas cook customers in tunisia say a hotel is demanding extra fees before letting them leave. The sahara desert location means sea breezes are rare and the midday sun can be pretty intense, so make sure youre prepared for this. Thomas cook flies britons to tunisia three years after. Built in 1986, the venue was fully renovated in 2005.
Guests said that hotel staff told them that they would have to pay the hotel for their stay before leaving, even though, the holidaymakers. Thomas cook halts holidays to tunisia hostage hotel aol. Thomas cook has stopped sending holidaymakers to a tunisia hotel which demanded money from guests in what one tourist described as like a hostage situation. Tunisia is an african country, but the climate is surprisingly mediterranean. Locationwise, this hotel puts a kingsize private strip of beach right on your doorstep. Because of thomas cook situation, all uk tourist including myself and my partner have been held in tunisia in the hotel les oranges beach. Guests at the les orangers beach resort in the town of hammamet, near tunis, said security guards kept the gates shut while staff demanded visitors pay extra money, out of fear the. Guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant or a drink at the bar. The orangers beach resort and bungalows is located in hammamet. Anxiety in tunisia, morocco, egypt as thomas cook closes. I booked a holiday at this hotel with thomaas cook for april 2010. Responding to customers complaints on twitter on sunday, thomas cook said.