The Yoga Holiday Timebomb

Dec. 2, 2008 - PRLog -- With increasing stress in the work place and financial strains at home, more and more people are looking to yoga as a way of balancing the pressures of modern life. What better way to relieve these pressures than to take a yoga holiday?

Yoga practitioners’ are now able to take yoga based holidays abroad in some great locations. You can arrange your own flights; you are picked up from the airport and taken to your accommodation for the holiday. Relax and unwind, practice yoga in the sun with like minded people. For many, this is the ideal holiday. Unfortunately, it is also a ‘holiday nightmare’ just waiting to happen.

According to Aled Evans of Prana Holidays (http://www.pranaholidays.com), “Many people are booking these holidays, expecting that they will receive the same financial protection as if they booked with a ‘mainstream’ holiday company. The reality is that the vast majority of these holidays offer no protection at all if the booking agent, yoga teacher or holiday venue were to go bust. If this was to happen then there is no way of getting your money back and in the worst case, you could be stranded abroad. This problem is only going to get worse as the effects of the credit crunch and the economic slow down begin to bite.”

“Since starting Prana Holidays, I have been amazed at the complete lack of protection on offer to clients on this type of holiday. Through Prana’s ATOL and total payment protection (topp) insurance, everyone travelling with Prana Holidays can rest assured that their money is safe” Evans said.

With the collapse of so many airlines already this year, including major carriers like XL and Zoom, this is an issue that should be at the forefront of anyone considering booking a yoga holiday.

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Prana Holidays is a new yoga, well-being and discovery holiday operator. Based in Northumberland, they offer a wide range of holidays around the world, as well as being able to tailor-make trips. Full details are on the website, www.pranaholidays.co.uk or they can be contacted on 01670 828521