TUI VAX Travel Kit from Chronomics - No delivery of test kits before travelling

brinky1749

HELP!  We ordered our TUI VAX Travel Kit from Chronomics in plenty of time for our departure on the 19th December, unfortunately our kits are nowhere to be seen.

Once I eventually managed to get hold of someone this morning on the online chat it turns out that due to a 'delivery process issue' they can't deliver our Test to Return kits which obviously we need to return to the UK on the 26th December.  They have apologies and now cancelled our order (that means the 2 Day test kit have also been cancelled).

Now with only a couple of days to go before depart we are finding it increasingly difficult to get any Travel Kits especially the test to Return kits as they have to be ordered on line and delivery.  Nobody can obviously guarantee delivery in time for our departure.

We are hoping to go to Finland but its looking increasingly unlikely that we will be able to travel as a result of this, is there anywhere we can get the return to travel kits by Saturday 18th December or will we have to for go our holiday as a result of this? 

emmajones1976

Nothing stopping you buying and doing a test in Finland no? It's a well developed country that will have plenty of testing capabilities.

As for when you return, which airport are you arriving at? Do one there if you land at a reasonable hour.

Sandtree

brinky1749 said:

Now with only a couple of days to go before depart we are finding it increasingly difficult to get any Travel Kits especially the test to Return kits as they have to be ordered on line and delivery.  Nobody can obviously guarantee delivery in time for our departure.

Then get one done in Finland?

Seems to be a very british thing at the moment to take a test with you, all the yanks are just buying local ones if you look at Tripadvisor where there is discussions for almost every city and airport in the world about location and prices of testing.

For our trip earlier in the year, didnt even think about the possibility of taking a test with us but just bought one in latin america and did it there. Was much cheaper than the take with you tests that were on offer in the UK at the time too to boot. 

Certificates must be in English, Spanish or French for entry to the UK, the local pharmacy in Finland may not offer these languages but certainly the airport will. 

basill

Taking a test to return with you can be cheaper than a local test, this summer my video call test was £22 and the Greek island clinic would have been 35 Euro.