Just informed my tickets to James Taylor and Jackson Brown at Bethel woods.....original Woodstock location has been postponed...that’s like 14 events between Feb and July cancelled....lol....and I’m sheltering ha!
Cancelled/postponed trips due to COVID - please share your outcomes
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Just do that. If the current situation ends,you'll have lots of opportunity for rebooking though there's likely to be fewer boats operating.
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outofofficebrb
HARRO HUNNAYYY
Since this is such a new and different situation, don’t be afraid to ask if they’re open to alternatives. Maybe you can change the date of your sailing to a later date which would then change when you would have balances due because they’re based on X number of days before the sailing. If they’re willing, that will allow you to scope out the situation longer and get a better read. I believe this fleet is one with a more generous policy than many others. You never know until you ask about other creative options or ideas and the answer is always no until you try.
The Maldives is totally affected by the pandemic as the main source of tour country is tourism, Liveaboard are on standby, the resort is closed, and leaves unemployed, for the company we offer rebooking dates, as much as possible and we hope operators is not canceling.
David Novo
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Since this is such a new and different situation, don’t be afraid to ask if they’re open to alternatives. Maybe you can change the date of your sailing to a later date which would then change when you would have balances due because they’re based on X number of days before the sailing. If they’re willing, that will allow you to scope out the situation longer and get a better read. I believe this fleet is one with a more generous policy than many others. You never know until you ask about other creative options or ideas and the answer is always no until you try.
They are just offering the option to keep up with the payments or to cancel, as they expect to be fully operational by the end of June. I strongly believe that will not be the case on that time frame, fully or otherwise. I just canceled.
We just got email from Aggressor about our April 24 T&C trip, offering a free reschedule within 12 months, vouchers to follow. At the moment I don't know if the vouchers will be for a week, or for the 25% off price we paid originally. I would understand either outcome.
BDSC
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There is one thing for sure. In the future, I will closely read everyone’s cancellation policy a lot more closely. I understand a policy that is more restrictive under normal circumstances. What I am looking for is what resorts and liveaboards are willing to do when the unthinkable happens. I would love to see a policy clearly stated when “acts of God” or whatever are the reason for the trip being canceled.
For the most part, I’m fine with the resorts/liveaboards keeping the money as long as their rebooking policy is friendly to the customer. I think at least 24 months should be the standard. It’s not always easy to reschedule in a 12 month timeframe if you already have other trips on the books for the following year.
For the most part, I’m fine with the resorts/liveaboards keeping the money as long as their rebooking policy is friendly to the customer. I think at least 24 months should be the standard. It’s not always easy to reschedule in a 12 month timeframe if you already have other trips on the books for the following year.
John Bantin
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John Bantin
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Just had a look at all these postings and realise how fortunate i was.
Here the story in short - if off topic, just ignore me
We had plans to go the Maldives from 11.04. to 25.04. this year, staying at a guesthouse on Dhigurah (inhabited Island, no alcohol).
I had all pieces together (flights FRA-DOH-MLE-VMA and back, transfers, half board, ...) when a friend recommended a travel agent with whom he had several good experiences. So, i had the travel journey details checked by her and she manage to get a better price with better features. Enough for me to place the whole booking through her agency and through this move i got a package holiday instead of several single bookings.
One week ago the guesthouse (and 2 days later the dive shop) informed us that they are closing ar least until end of april due to Corona.
By this, the trip was no longer possible and the travel agent was no longer in a position to deliver what we had paid for.
Consequence: we are getting 100% of our money back as it was already stated in the terms and conditions when we signed the contract and made our paiments.
The EU Travel Directive guarantees the cost of a vacation with more than one element (eg travel & accommodation) by ATOL Bond. Americans are in the wild west and have no such protection.
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