Holiday cancelled

Rejhas

I won a holiday to Dubai with Chester Races to depart on 26/03/2020 but it was delayed due to corona virus.Have how been informed the prize cannot be taken after 21/09/2021.Dubai is a corona listed country.they are asking a seventy five year old to risk his health and fbatof his wife or lose the holiday
Comments please

eskbanker

If the terms of the prize include an expiry date and the company offering it aren't willing to negotiate to extend it further then difficult to see what options you have other than to travel or lose out, unless you can perhaps sell it?  The fact that you're 75 isn't their problem, to be honest....

Caz3121

Rejhas said:

Dubai is a corona listed country

not sure what is meant by this. UAE was on the Red list for hotel quarantine on return but is now on the Amber list (no self-isolation on return if vaccinated)

The_Fat_Controller

Go and enjoy yourself.

lisyloo

Rejhas said:

I won a holiday to Dubai with Chester Races to depart on 26/03/2020 but it was delayed due to corona virus.Have how been informed the prize cannot be taken after 21/09/2021.Dubai is a corona listed country.they are asking a seventy five year old to risk his health and fbatof his wife or lose the holiday
Comments please

There is now no reason you cannot travel to Dubai.
Are you aware it's come off the red list?

If you would prefer to delay then I'm afraid that isn't their problem.
If you are disinclined to go I would suggest you ask if you can transfer it and gift it to someone amongst your family or friends.
UAE has had a low number of cases and deaths.
Your issue is of course the airplane and the airports.
It's unfortunate but you don't have any rights if it's simply the case that you prefer to delay.

If it's offered via a travel agent you could ask if it's possible to transfer it to somewhere you would prefer.

superbigal

Rejhas said:

.they are asking a seventy five year old to risk his health and fbatof his wife or lose the holiday
Comments please

No one is asking anyone to risk their health.  Hardly forcing you to go.

mattyprice4004

If you want to go, if you don't then don't. 
No one is asking you to risk anything, the choice is entirely yours. 

Caz3121

lisyloo said:

UAE has had a low number of cases and deaths.

agree....
UAE deaths per 1M population have been about 10% of the UK figure
in the table of deaths per 1M population, UK currently sits at #20 (out of 222) UAE at #126
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

lisyloo

Caz3121 said:

lisyloo said:

UAE has had a low number of cases and deaths.

agree....
UAE deaths per 1M population have been about 10% of the UK figure
in the table of deaths per 1M population, UK currently sits at #20 (out of 222) UAE at #126
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

The problem with Dubai in particular is that it’s an international travel hub.
so there could be people from red countries on the flight back.
I sympathise with the OP but there aren’t any rights to demand changes and there never are when it’s disinclination however understandable.
the best thing is to try to make an amendment.
it better for family to have a holiday than lose it altogether.