Holiday Cancellation - Zika

Hi, I have a holiday booked to USA and I will be pregnant during that period.

With the news now that Zika virus is likely to spread across North America, I don't want to risk travelling to the region during pregnancy.

I have yet to pay more than my deposit for the holiday, and the terms of booking are that I will lose that deposit on cancellation.

The question is, will this outbreak help with being able to claim the deposit back on cancellation?

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  • richardw
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  • dzug1
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    Have you taken out insurance?


    Even if so, I doubt it. Possibly if the UK government advises against travel to the USA.
  • richardw wrote: »
    Btw

    Interestingly, it is Thomson who I am booked through, and although this story is 2 years old, the booking terms are still on that sliding scale!

    However, what you are saying is that I can try to claim that as my holiday is still 3 months away, they are not going to incur a loss equal to my deposit as it is extremely unlikely that it will not be rebooked in that time?

    Thanks
  • dzug1 wrote: »
    Have you taken out insurance?


    Even if so, I doubt it. Possibly if the UK government advises against travel to the USA.

    No, haven't taken out insurance yet. Fortunately I haven't paid more than the deposit yet, so I won't have to worry about the timescale for the excess to be refunded at least.

    I will try with the advice given above, but if Thomson are still using the same booking conditions 2 years after that case, I imagine they are still sticking to their guns, and might be more than it's worth to try and get the deposit back!
  • SW17
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    Seti wrote: »
    Interestingly, it is Thomson who I am booked through, and although this story is 2 years old, the booking terms are still on that sliding scale!

    However, what you are saying is that I can try to claim that as my holiday is still 3 months away, they are not going to incur a loss equal to my deposit as it is extremely unlikely that it will not be rebooked in that time?

    Thanks

    You'd likely have to go to court. I think the judgement in that case stated that it was not setting a precedent, and in any event Tui appealed (though don't know if it is resolved).
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