One of four tiers
Runs regardless
Nothing about this trip depends on anybody else booking. It happens because you booked it.
Where this tier sits
Runs regardless
Runs regardlessNothing about this trip depends on anybody else booking. It happens because you booked it.
4 trips
Already guaranteed
Already guaranteedThe operator has committed to running it. The minimum was reached before you arrived.
4 trips
Minimum usually met
Minimum usually metIt needs a minimum number of travelers, and on these dates it has historically reached one.
4 trips
Minimum often short
Minimum often shortIt needs a minimum and genuinely sometimes does not run. This page says so before you pay.
3 trips
The trips in it
Runs regardlessAndalusia Vacation Package, 9 NightsThree towns, rooms and trains held, nobody else's booking involved.9 nightsfrom $1,240 per person
Runs regardlessLisbon and Porto Vacation Package, 8 NightsTwo cities and the train between them, held in your name alone.8 nightsfrom $1,090 per person
Runs regardlessScotland by Rail Vacation Package, 8 NightsThree bases, every rail leg reserved, no group and no minimum.8 nightsfrom $1,520 per person
Runs regardlessCoastal Carolina Vacation Package, 6 NightsOne inn, a car, and no passport. The shortest trip on this list.6 nightsfrom $780 per person
What each tier costs you, and what it buys
| Tier | What it buys | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Runs regardless | Nobody else can cancel your trip. No minimum, no decision date, no waiting | No guide, no group, and every day is yours to fill |
| Already guaranteed | The operator has committed. The date is settled before you arrive | Tighter cancellation terms, because the operator carries the fixed cost from the day it commits |
| Minimum usually met | A group trip at a group price, on dates with a record behind them | A decision date, and a period where you are committed and it is not |
| Minimum often short | Frequently the best trip on the list, at a real chance of not running | Read this twice. The airfare, if you buy it early. A shortfall refunds the operator's money and nothing else |