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Mix-and-match holidaymakers get more protectionHolidaymakers who book hotels and flights separately will get the same protection as those buying package holidays under new EU rules that have now come into force. However, there are instances when a holidaymaker might think they are fully covered when they are not.That is because there separate rules for "linked travel arrangements" online.This is when someone buys a flight on an airline's website, for example, and pays for it.They might be encouraged to go to a separate accommodation site, either immediately or within the next 24 hours, and they pay for a hotel or car rental separately.This arrangement is not classed as a package. It does not have any legal protection and the financial protection is at a lower level than for packages.
Riddle of the sands: the truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islandsThe insatiable demand of the global building boom has unleashed an illegal market in sand. Gangs are now stealing pristine beaches to order and paradise islands are being dredged and sold to the construction industry