Last minute problem with the holiday dates !! Help

calender2008

Hi,
I have booked a Europe (Hungary-Turkey -Romania )trip with my partner - travelling on 25th February and returning march 5 .

My partner was intending to apply for a job at his current workplace for a higher post. It was said that the job application will be advertised in the second week of March. But the job application came out last week( which he applied for). The recruitment services are suggesting that the interview date is most likely to be on march 5th.

Thats the day we were supposed to be back from holiday !!
The flights & hotels booked for, will not refund the costs ...
I have taken a travel insurance (annual Europe silver cover from just travel) with a start date of 20th February ..

What would be the best thing to do now ... Will the travel insurance refund cost if we cancelled for a job interview??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

PeacefulWaters

Insurance won't cover it.

I'd expect any decent employer to show reasonable flexibility to accommodate a half decent application.

balletshoes

if you suspect the interview will be 5th march, call the recruiters and ask them to reschedule as you are not available for interview on that date, due to being out of the country.

peachyprice

Or try to move your homebound flight by a day or two.

Insurance won't pay a penny if you do decide to cancel, a job interview isn't something you can claim for.

calender2008

Thanks for the replies.. much appreciated.

I am not sure if they could reschedule but will give a try that route.

It's the interview for medical consultant position to the respiratory dept. with 4 posts to fill in an nhs health board. The interview panel is 12 member panel with the current consultant, deanery and hospital head of management.
It might be difficult to reschedule the interview I think.

I was hoping that the travel insurance will cover ..:o

agrinnall

I suspect you're right, the chances of getting those 12 people together again are likely to be slim (unless they're all called up for jury duty at the same time!). I have found employers to be pretty inflexible for interviews I've had in the last few years, they have a day for it and if you can't come on that day, well clearly you don't want the job badly enough.

Tigsteroonie

calender2008 wrote: »

I have taken a travel insurance (annual Europe silver cover from just travel) with a start date of 20th February ..

Notwithstanding the fact that I really wouldn't expect travel insurance to cover cancellation relating to a job interview ...

Your insurance doesn't start until 20 February, yet today (16th) you know that it is likely that the interview date will necessitate cancellation. Wouldn't that count as a pre-existing situation (at the start of the insurance) and therefore wouldn't be covered?

calender2008

Looks like a lot of money lost... :wall::

Sad...

Was really looking forward to this trip. It is a long time since we been on a holiday..

What timing !!!

Any other suggestions, would love to hear from you money saving experts..

Tigsteroonie

Presuming that you can get no money back, have you looked into the cost of additional flights one-way to bring you home a day early? Is that feasible?

gettingtheresometime

I know this sounds daft but is he guaranteed an interview? If he isn't then isn't this a bit presumptious?

Also what about him getting a flight back the day before?

bagand96

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Presuming that you can get no money back, have you looked into the cost of additional flights one-way to bring you home a day early? Is that feasible?

That's what I'd do too. Salvage what you can. Look at booking one way flights home on the 3rd or 4th Feb. that way most of the holiday isn't wasted, it's just curtailed.