Holiday bookings....bargains and refunds.

We’re booked with Sykes Cottages, Ginpin, and paid in full last February. Sykes got a bit of stick last Spring for not giving full refunds, but they offered us one. We chose to move the holiday on a year instead, never thinking “all this” wouldn’t be over by now. I think our best outcome would be to move it on again to Easter 2022 if possible, but if they can’t offer us a school holiday week we’ll just have to take the money.

I haven't used Haven, but we had a holiday booked with Hoseasons last November - paid the balance three weeks before we were going (as per their Covid regs), the following week Wales went into lockdown - email from Hoseasons saying as we were in a lockdown area the holiday was cancelled and we could either rebook or have a refund. The refund was in my bank about 3 days later. We have rebooked for same time this year so fingers and toes crossed. We had planned going on a cruise to celebrate our 60th's this year but that is down the drain for now.

Slightly different... I go 3 times a year to Portmeirion in North Wales and as we are checking out, we automatically rebook the next short break. I didn't even need to contact them about the last cancellation; they emailed me offering to reschedule or refund.

We are booked to go to the Orkneys mid-June but not convinced we will have had both jabs by then (70-75 group). Of course, the islanders may not want us, I know I haven't been happy with the sloppy behaviour of tourists in my area in 2020.

My sister organises us a trip to Egypt for Christmas and New Year, booking for the following year when we get back. We cancelled this year back in April with no problem, getting either our deposit back or, rebooking for this year. Optimistically, we might be OK for this December.

Well if Matt Hancock says he has booked his summer holiday in Cornwall already, that should tell you something

We went to Haven Blue Dolphin last September and have booked to go there again next September. We were in the cheapest caravan possible so didn't have a view but 2 minutes walk and we were on the cliff top Cleveland Way. Lovely 3 mile walk to Filey or a longer walk to Scarborough. Blue Dolphin is perfectly situated for Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough and Whitby. Also for going inland to Pickering and York. Pickering has the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Harry Potter Hogsmead filmed at Goathland station. Goathland is also Heart Beat's Aidensfield). There's so much to do in the area and the scenery is stunning.

If you go to that area try to visit Falling Foss near Whitby. It's a stunning waterfall with a lovely tea room.

I have rebooked my annual holiday to Majorca with my DD this year but honestly cannot see it happening it should have been May last year but we rebooked for June 2021 I can't see this happening at all.

If it happens then great. If not well at least you had the pleasure of looking forward to it and you can always use the money to rebook again.

Thank you for the recommendation, vampirequeen. That’s an area I know and love. I wish I could be there right now.

vampire have you visited Eden Camp near Scarborough? If you haven't, it's well worth a visit.

We've been there a few times. It's a great day out.