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shazamur
shazamur Posts: 5 Forumite
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edited 19 May 2025 at 3:47PM in Coronavirus Board
Hi. We went to Italy in March we were there for two nights then it went into lockdown. So hotel closed. Holiday insurance say it’s not their problem. Contacted travel firm and they said go to insurance. After contacting hotel they have said they paid our travel agent back for our 5 nights Half board that we didn’t stay - this was in March. What rights have we got. The travel agents are with ABTA. 

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  • Caz3121
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    what has the travel agent said re the refund?
  • Life__Goes__On
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    shazamur said:
    Hi. We went to Italy in March we were there for two nights then it went into lockdown. So hotel closed. Holiday insurance say it’s not their problem. Contacted travel firm and they said go to insurance. After contacting hotel they have said they paid our travel agent back for our 5 nights Half board that we didn’t stay - this was in March. What rights have we got. The travel agents are with ABTA. 
    The travel agent should have issued you a partial refund,  what method of payment did you use?
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  • shazamur
    shazamur Posts: 5 Forumite
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    We paid by debit card. But I feel strongly that as the hotel gave back our hotel money- as it stands the travel agents have the hotels refund in their account as well as the money we paid for the holiday. Feel we are entitled to at least what the hotel paid back. 
  • shazamur
    shazamur Posts: 5 Forumite
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    the  travel Agent said our insurance should pay but the insurance said we weren’t covered by Covid-19 
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