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Pregnant- going to lose holiday deposit?????

Nuttytart_2kuk
Nuttytart_2kuk Posts: 5 Forumite
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Hi, I need some advice please. I have booked a holiday for May 2015 and paid a £600 deposit.
I just found out after years of trying that I'm pregnant and obviously don't want to take a 6 week old baby abroad. If I cancel I will lose the deposit?
I don't mind altering the holiday, but believe in i,d lose the deposit anyway.
Any advice or suggestions appreciated as this is obviously a lot of money to lose with a baby on the way.
Thanks in advance.
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  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    What did the holiday company say when you asked them?
  • ttoli
    ttoli Posts: 825 Forumite
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    Nuttytart_2kuk wrote: »
    Hi, I need some advice please. I have booked a holiday for May 2015 and paid a £600 deposit.
    I just found out after years of trying that I'm pregnant and obviously don't want to take a 6 week old baby abroad. If I cancel I will lose the deposit?
    I don't mind altering the holiday, but believe in i,d lose the deposit anyway.
    Any advice or suggestions appreciated as this is obviously a lot of money to lose with a baby on the way.
    Thanks in advance.
    The key thing is to act quickly , will the Tour Operator allow you to defer the booking ?, You can but ask.
    and Congratulations by the way :beer::beer::beer:
  • baza52
    baza52 Posts: 3,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    travel insurance?
  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    baza52 wrote: »
    travel insurance?

    In the absence of any health difficulties this would be classed as disinclination to travel, which would not be covered by insurance.
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,468 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Some insurance policies include pregnancy/babies, possibly worth having a thorough read of the policy.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,846 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    We cancelled due to my wife's pregnancy, full insurance payout on two holidays.
  • mountainofdebt
    mountainofdebt Posts: 7,795 Forumite
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    daveyjp wrote: »
    We cancelled due to my wife's pregnancy, full insurance payout on two holidays.

    But the OP won't be pregnant ....she'll have given birth by then
    2014 Target;
    To overpay CC by £1,000.
    Overpayment to date : £310

    2nd Purse Challenge:
    £15.88 saved to date
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,468 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    mountainofdebt wrote: »
    But the OP won't be pregnant ....she'll have given birth by then

    Yes and some policies may include the infant being too young at the date of travel.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • Backbiter
    Backbiter Posts: 1,393 Forumite
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    It might be possible to switch the deposit without penalty to a later holiday with the same operator. We did this many years ago with Airtours when my wife became pregnant months after booking. We didn't have to claim on insurance, but just rebooked. The Travel Agent (Going Places, I seem to remember) was excellent.
    Your circumstances are different, of course, as the baby will hopefully have been born and you would technically be in a position to fly, but the tour operator might be able to help.
  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    Why ask the question then not even acknowledge a single answer in over three days?
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