Responsible Travel’s Financial Guarantee

At Responsible Travel we screen all our vacation partners who run our trips on the ground on their commitment to helping local communities and preserving and regenerating nature. We know from over two decades of experience that they are also very good at running their companies and we have had remarkably few instances where customers haven't got the vacation they booked. If you would like to discuss financial protection we are happy to talk about how our vacations are protected so please give us a call.

We connect you directly with them as they know the vacations best. When you are happy and ready to book, you do so directly with our partners and so your contract is with them. Please make sure you fully understand what they offer and their terms and conditions, as well as ours.

All our partners based in the UK and the EU should have protection in place to refund you if they are not able to offer you the vacation you booked. You should always check their terms and conditions before you book as, for example, some UK bonding cover organisations such as ABTA or ABTOT may only cover you if you are based in the UK. Some of our partners will check that you have your own insurance in place. Many of our partners based outside these areas also offer good financial protection and you should certainly speak to them about this.

Wherever our partners are based we strongly urge you to:
  • Pay by credit card. In some countries, including the UK, this offers legal protection should the vacation not go ahead. It may also enable you to ask for a Chargeback, carried out by your credit card company against the operator's bank.
  • Pay by Paypal. If you can't pay by credit card pay by Paypal, which offers some protection.
  • Buy the best travel insurance you can afford and especially one of the limited number of policies that include supplier failure.
In the very unlikely event that the partner you book with goes out of business and cannot deliver your vacation we will help you to navigate the options for a refund should you need assistance.