Holiday booked, don't want to go

We’ve booked a week in Cornwall in July, a week in November for the family and a week in December, all to celebrate our 50th anniversary year. This is one we won’t forget.

Tui have cancelled our holiday to Mexico which we were due to go to on 8th July . We have carried the deposit over and have booked Greece for the following year x

We booked a Fred Olsen cruise to Greenland for August 2020 and it will probably be cancelled. However, my wife is one of 1.5 million most vulnerable and does not want to go. Fred Olsen offer the option of transferring your booking to a later cruise with no loss of monies. However when you try to follow up this it is impossible to speak to them which ever phone line you use, the caller is diverted through a series pre-recorded messages until you fimally get a terse message saying they are not taking phone calls.

We went to India at the start of February and there was no government advice about travelling then. In India we had no problems thuogh there were basic checks at Delhi airport. As part of our package we had a 7-night Gulf states cruise towards tghe end of which restrictions were beginning to be applied. We got home on schedule but at Heathrow there as no checking at all aside from the usual security testing.

My next step is to Email Fred Olsen saying which cruise we want for 2021 and asking them to contact us.

I also had a holiday booked for July to Spain I’ve just changed it free of charge to 2021 just not going to risk it this year

@vickymeldrew I was very interested to read your post earlier and thoroughly understand your worries. My daughter is planning to move to France with her husband and my 2 beautiful GD's aged 5 & 3 so very similar situation. I was encouraged that you normally get over there every 8 weeks or so, something I would hope to do too, but can imagine this is all very worrying and changes everything we took for granted before. Let's hope a vaccine is found before too long so that grannies like us can visit our families and life can continue. As for Brexit, let's hope there's some positive outcome that can enable us to travel as before. Thanks for your message and keep smiling!

We've had our weekend with friends in June cancelled but our main holiday is to Guernsey in July.
I'm torn, I'd love to get away for a bit of r and r as we are both still working but I definitely don't fancy a plane.

Pretty sure it won't be my decision though.

Lots of very sensible Gransnetters posting here. Living in a country that is also a holiday destination as I do I am surprised how many people post on Portuguese pages on FB saying they have flights booked for May, June etc and if the flights are running then they are coming. They are most put out because many replies are please stay away because we dont want the virus coming here as the country is doing well at the moment. Also the holiday countries are not looking at having foreign tourists this year. Many beaches are closed as are restaurants, bars and attractions and are unlikely to be back to normal this year. I havent seen my family for 17 months but I couldnt even think of of taking a flight this year even if my health was perfect.

We haven't got any holidays abroad booked this year due to my DHs ongoing health issues. We have a holiday booked with wider family in late July and August to the NE and another to Wales, and for one night 40 miles away for my "big" birthday in mid August. I'd happily go to all of these. However, I wouldn't consider going abroad for at least a year.

I should have flown to Australia yesterday. I usually book directly with the airline.This time a got a better price through an agency. The flight was cancelled, and I have had a email from the agents saying that I am in a queue to be dealt with, but they are still sorting out trips from the end of March!
I am legally entitled to a refund, but will I get one? I have a lot of sympathy for holiday companies, and the huge problems that they must be having. I just hope that my money doesn’t vanish, as I have no insurance. It’s a pity that I booked so early. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!

We should be going to Turkey in 10 days time booked as a package. Not heard anything from TA yet but expect a refund in near future, fingers xd. We also booked a house in Wales for a week in June for all the family. Holiday rental company want full payment in next couple of weeks but wont be getting it. Looked at their feedback and they aren't refunding only offering vouchers to be used this year so will write off deposit.