ebookers.com, one of Europe’s leading online travel agents, has launched a new initiative to re-assure its customers in the wake of the recent volcanic ash cloud travel disruption –  the ebookers.com ‘100% Package Protection’.

The ‘100% Package Protection’ initiative covers any package (flight and hotel or flight, hotel and car) bookings made with ebookers.com and cancelled in advance of the departure date as a result of an ash cloud crisis. These bookings will all be refunded in full. To date, 100% of the company’s customers that have had a package booking cancelled as a result of the recent ash cloud have received a full refund.

Steven Rice, Head of Offline Marketing and CRM, says: “With ‘100% Package Protection’, customers can book flight and hotel or flight, hotel and car packages and be re-assured that any cancelation of their booking will be refunded in full. This new initiative aims to ease any worry customers may have about incurring costs if the volcano was to affect their booking before departure. We are delighted by the response from our customers to this initiative and have had a multitude of positive comments and feedback.”

In additional to ‘100% Package Protection’, ebookers.com customers can save up to 40% by booking their flight and hotel together as a package.