That is a really nice idea, but I am afraid we are unable to do that as it's a breach of the data protection act. The excitement of new meeting people and getting to know their names is something to add to the experience and is all part of the fun.

Kindest regards,

Monty

Hi Marion,

That is a really nice idea, but I am afraid we are unable to do that as it's a breach of the data protection act. The excitement of new meeting people and getting to know their names is something to add to the experience and is all part of the fun.

Kindest regards,

Monty

Hi Monty

I have been with another singles company who give you a list of the first names and initial of surnames, and home towns of fellow travellers, with the final information pack. The data protection act in fact does not cover all the eventualities that some people think.

It made it much more interesting to have this information, and it was nice to be able to greet people such as 'Ah, you must be Mary G from Birmingham!' It certainly doesn't add to the excitement by not knowing names in advance, quite the opposite, imho. It would be very nice if JY would make the effort to do it.

Jaya

Hi Marion,

That is a really nice idea, but I am afraid we are unable to do that as it's a breach of the data protection act. The excitement of new meeting people and getting to know their names is something to add to the experience and is all part of the fun.

Kindest regards,

Monty

Sigh. If I had a pound for every time an armchair lawyer said that phrase... I appreciate you are a company spokesperson on this forum but in this case you are not correct.

I work in this specific area of IT and Information Security as my job - advising clients on personal data security and how to avoid breaches. It would /not/ be a breach of the Data Protection Act to release this information as at this level of detail it is considered anonymised. Only information that leads to the direct or indirect traceability of an individual against their consent would lead to a breach. The other contributor who mentions that a rare name and town could lead to traceability has a point, unless your booking agreement includes the statement that this information will be shared unless they proactively opt out.

Please, don't use this old chestnut as an excuse for not wanting to do something, and take concrete legal advice from an accredited information practitioner who knows what personal data can and cannot be shared, in what contexts, and what uses do and don't require a data subject's consent for it to be shared.

Data protection or not, I still wouldn't like my name being sent out without my say-so, it's a holiday, not a business meeting! Let things take their natural course, we all get there quite happily in the end.

I suppose wearing name tags might be an answer but I don't like that idea either.

Avocet

Ok so I get the feeling it's a no to the name badge

Sorry Cindy, but as Jonah has said, a lot of people have to wear identification tags/badges in their place of work, it's just nice to be able to leave the 'label' behind when you are on holiday. Of course, I'm not saying people can't wear badges if they feel they want to, but it's personally not for me. Maybe some people will back your idea.

Avocet

Personally I don't mind either way if JY were to give a list of the first/last names of all the people on a trip that I was doing .. but what I can guarantee is that someone would complain about it. They cant win really.

In the end its our holiday and our choice to get to know the people on a trip with us, and that to me that is often the fun part:)

I know which travel company it is that issues your name prior to the holiday, but I haven't travelled with them. What if you discover someone on the named list that you didn't get on with on a previous holiday?! Name badges - no, thank you.

I do agree that with a very large group (there were 37 of us at Xmas with TS), you never get to know everyone's name - in fact there was one couple that I wasn't even sure if they with our group! I really prefer smaller groups and that way you do get to know most of them by the end of the holiday! Personal interaction (or asking someone else!) is the best way.

Cheers,

Hils

However, like so many, I do have a problem remembering names (and faces - can end up chatting to someone I thought was in "my" group only to find they are not!). One lady on that first trip was jotting down "identifiers" against the names on the list to help her remember who was who - she was still referring to the list well into the holiday. On a second trip with the same company another lady was using the list in the same way. I am lucky if I can remember more than a few names - its not through lack of trying or lack of interest - I just have a problem.

Obviously group size is a factor in getting to know people. My Christmas/New Year break with Travelsphere numbered 37 travellers and I am sure there were many people I didn't even speak to, let alone get to know by name. There are holidays I have decided against because they seem to have larger groups - I would prefer say 20 to 25 max.

I also think the Tour Manager can play a proactive role here - it amazes me how quickly they seem to grasp so many names - so at the welcome drink or other appropriate occasion perhaps some form of introduction could be utilised?

For me a name badge for the first couple of days would not be a problem - I too wore a full ID badge for many years - so no photos please!!!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all fellow travellers a wonderful 2016 - may all your travel plans turn into amazing holidays! :thumbup:

I think this a good idea. I was on the same trip as Marion (with a rival company) and I found it very useful to have a list of first names and what town they came from. I looked at the list several times as a reminder of names and learnt them all quite quickly.

I was going to comment on the reason why Just You couldn't comply with Marion's request but another traveller (PAHILL) has put it far better than I could.

Eve