Destination Border Opened vs FCO Travel Advice & Force Majeure

mattyprice4004

Booking.com will only apply the rules to the destination as far as I can see - because that's where the hotel is, so is the only relevant factor to them. 

Personally I'd take the 80%, seems a fair compromise. 

sheramber

which encourages accommodation 
Note, that doesn't say they must or will refund.
Booking.com pass on what the accommodation refund but it is not the hotels problem that you cannot get there.
Your insurance will probably have a time  limit on  how far in advance  you can claim due to FCO advice.

Thrugelmir

seanstein said:

mintymoneysaver said:

I suppose it depends on whether the 20% you're going to lose is more, or less, than the excess on your insurance?

I am not allowed to leave the UK,

There is nothing to stop you leaving the UK. 

DM261

Life__Goes__On said:

There is about zero chance of FCO advice changing in the next two weeks.

I don't believe this is the case. There are reports that the advice against "all but essential travel outside of the UK" is about to be binned and replaced with a more targeted message against travel to areas that are currently heavily affected (e.g. Brazil, Mexico) or countries where a 2-week quarantine is in place or borders are closed. They'll take a more relaxed view on travel to countries which are welcoming British tourists with open arms.

Life__Goes__On

DM261 said:

Life__Goes__On said:

There is about zero chance of FCO advice changing in the next two weeks.

I don't believe this is the case. There are reports that the advice against "all but essential travel outside of the UK" is about to be binned and replaced with a more targeted message against travel to areas that are currently heavily affected (e.g. Brazil, Mexico) or countries where a 2-week quarantine is in place or borders are closed. They'll take a more relaxed view on travel to countries which are welcoming British tourists with open arms.

It won't happen while there is a full UK quarantine,  atm the only country that might come of the FCO list is Ireland.

sheramber

DM261 said:

Life__Goes__On said:

There is about zero chance of FCO advice changing in the next two weeks.

I don't believe this is the case. There are reports that the advice against "all but essential travel outside of the UK" is about to be binned and replaced with a more targeted message against travel to areas that are currently heavily affected (e.g. Brazil, Mexico) or countries where a 2-week quarantine is in place or borders are closed. They'll take a more relaxed view on travel to countries which are welcoming British tourists with open arms.

Who are these reports from?

seanstein

Thrugelmir said:

seanstein said:

mintymoneysaver said:

I suppose it depends on whether the 20% you're going to lose is more, or less, than the excess on your insurance?

I am not allowed to leave the UK,

There is nothing to stop you leaving the UK. 

Thanks, this is one of the parts of the puzzle I was trying to get clarified -

Does the FCO advice constitute a travel ban & the answer is NO.

So as I understand it the value of the FCO advice in this case is to invoke a pre-travel clause on travel insurance to allow a claim to me made & invalidate the travel insurance should I choose to travel. This has removed the force majeure option unless there is a sudden change.

seanstein

mattyprice4004 said:

Booking.com will only apply the rules to the destination as far as I can see - because that's where the hotel is, so is the only relevant factor to them. 

Personally I'd take the 80%, seems a fair compromise. 

It would be both sides if the departure point had a travel ban, as the FCO advice is just that, advice, it is not a travel ban. It now comes down to use the 80% to stay there or try a travel insurance claim.