Hi Julia,
I'm a little confused by your reply too, this is the actual wording quoted in the back of the latest JY brochure:
'We are able to offer reductions for groups of 10 or more people on most of the holidays in our brochures' - so my understanding of that would be a group of 10 people or more would get a reduction in the price of their holiday.
I agree with Stu151, allowing any kind of group booking goes totally against what JY is all about - fair enough if friends book separately then JY can't control this, but if they contact the groups department and are allowed to book, that shouldn't be happening on any JY holiday. Furthermore, if most holidays have say 15-40 travellers individually booked on them, why can't we have a discount too bearing in mind the same total number of people are booked on the tour?
Can I also clarify that if a member of the group bookings team rang me to say there was a group of 10 or more booked on a holiday I was already booked on, would I have the option to change or cancel my booking at no cost to myself, as I may not feel comfortable travelling with a group.