Too bloody right. Bloody Spanish
'Why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?': British grandmother, 81, claims her trip to Benidorm was ruined because her hotel had 'too many Spaniards in it'
A British grandmother claims her holiday to Benidorm was ruined because her Spanish hotel had 'too many Spaniards in it'.
Freda Jackson, 81, Blackburn, Lancashire, said she cried at the end of her two-week trip to the popular holiday destination which she booked through travel operator Thomas Cook.
The pensioner, who suffers from mobility issues, says her hotel was teeming with 'rude' native Spaniards - and claims one nearly knocked her over on one occasion.
Freda Jackson, 81, Blackburn, Lancashire, said she cried at the end of her two-week trip to the popular holiday destination which she booked through travel operator Thomas Cook
She also claims that despite her request for flat ground access her room was located on a slope instead and that Thomas Cook failed to notify them when their flights changed.
Ms Jackson had booked to stay at the Poseidon Playa, located on the outskirts of Benidorm in south east Spain, with a friend in April 2017.
Retired care assistant Ms Jackson said: 'The hotel was full of Spanish holidaymakers and they really got on our nerves because they were just so rude.
'One evening a Spanish guy nearly knocked me flying and he just walked off without even apologising.
'The entertainment in the hotel was all focused and catered for the Spanish - why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?'
Ms Jackson had booked to stay at the Poseidon Playa (pictured), located on the outskirts of Benidorm in south east Spain, with a friend in April 2017
Grandmother-of-six Ms Jackson and her 61-year-old friend paid a total of £1,133 for the holiday and have demanded a full refund or a free trip.
Ms Jackson said: 'I have never complained about a holiday before - but this one was a disaster from start to finish.
'My friend and I paid for it from our pensions and it was a struggle trying to fund it over 12 months and the holiday was totally ruined - I cried after.
'We wanted to go somewhere on flat ground and not in the hills because we have mobility issues.
'To top it off once we got to reception they told us we had been put on the 14th floor, thankfully we were moved to the second floor, and that it was 42 steps down to the hotel's swimming pool.'
The pair travelled 1,500 miles from Manchester Airport to Alicante on May 10, after not being notified by Thomas Cook that the dates of their flights had changed.
Ms Jackson, who has previously visited Greece, Turkey, Portugal and Tenerife, claims Thomas Cook 'mis-sold' and 'ruined' her dream holiday.
She said there were no reps on the holiday who they could complain to about the trip - so instead Ms Jackson submitted a letter of complaint to Thomas Cook.
'Why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?': British grandmother, 81, claims her trip to Benidorm was ruined because her hotel had 'too many Spaniards in it'
A British grandmother claims her holiday to Benidorm was ruined because her Spanish hotel had 'too many Spaniards in it'.
Freda Jackson, 81, Blackburn, Lancashire, said she cried at the end of her two-week trip to the popular holiday destination which she booked through travel operator Thomas Cook.
The pensioner, who suffers from mobility issues, says her hotel was teeming with 'rude' native Spaniards - and claims one nearly knocked her over on one occasion.
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Freda Jackson, 81, Blackburn, Lancashire, said she cried at the end of her two-week trip to the popular holiday destination which she booked through travel operator Thomas Cook
She also claims that despite her request for flat ground access her room was located on a slope instead and that Thomas Cook failed to notify them when their flights changed.
Ms Jackson had booked to stay at the Poseidon Playa, located on the outskirts of Benidorm in south east Spain, with a friend in April 2017.
Retired care assistant Ms Jackson said: 'The hotel was full of Spanish holidaymakers and they really got on our nerves because they were just so rude.
'One evening a Spanish guy nearly knocked me flying and he just walked off without even apologising.
'The entertainment in the hotel was all focused and catered for the Spanish - why can't the Spanish go somewhere else for their holidays?'
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Ms Jackson had booked to stay at the Poseidon Playa (pictured), located on the outskirts of Benidorm in south east Spain, with a friend in April 2017
Grandmother-of-six Ms Jackson and her 61-year-old friend paid a total of £1,133 for the holiday and have demanded a full refund or a free trip.
Ms Jackson said: 'I have never complained about a holiday before - but this one was a disaster from start to finish.
'My friend and I paid for it from our pensions and it was a struggle trying to fund it over 12 months and the holiday was totally ruined - I cried after.
'We wanted to go somewhere on flat ground and not in the hills because we have mobility issues.
'To top it off once we got to reception they told us we had been put on the 14th floor, thankfully we were moved to the second floor, and that it was 42 steps down to the hotel's swimming pool.'
The pair travelled 1,500 miles from Manchester Airport to Alicante on May 10, after not being notified by Thomas Cook that the dates of their flights had changed.
Ms Jackson, who has previously visited Greece, Turkey, Portugal and Tenerife, claims Thomas Cook 'mis-sold' and 'ruined' her dream holiday.
She said there were no reps on the holiday who they could complain to about the trip - so instead Ms Jackson submitted a letter of complaint to Thomas Cook.
