Jacko3275 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Was supposed to be best man at my mates wedding at the end of may in kefalonia but due to circumstances they a postponing for a year . Phoned tui today to alter holiday to next year and they have downgraded us to bnb instead of full board and charged us an extra 250 quid for the pleasure when asked why the price is increasing so much the answer was demand.. so anyone going away next year expect to pay school holiday prices ☹️☹️☹️☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 That is tough. Amazes me the cruise companies are still advertising for business. Why anyone would go on one of those ships just blows my mind. I'll stay home and spend my extra pennies on some more driven days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 If it was just an holiday not my best mates wedding I would have had a refund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 56 minutes ago, Walker570 said: That is tough. Amazes me the cruise companies are still advertising for business. Why anyone would go on one of those ships just blows my mind. I'll stay home and spend my extra pennies on some more driven days Think if we get another dog in the future we will try and do holiday in the UK. Can take the dogs as well then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 If you dont go they dont get the money, if it was me i would cancel and get married in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 We were booked on an Easyjet flight to Belfast in April. Easyjet email to say rebook on line, no charges. When I try to change flights for November, all I get is "all flights booked". So I twig that it may be the seats that we had originally booked are not available on the November flight. I then started a new booking for the November flight, established which seats were available, changed the April flight seats to the available November flight seats (at extra cost, of course), and then tried changing the flight. Bingo, it worked for the flight out. I then do the same thing for the return flight. No go, no flights available and no means of contacting Easyjet - phone lines are not working. So at present we are leaving Belfast in April before we actually go on November. 🤔 Anybody any ideas on how to sort this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Hitchhike if you go now you may get there in time. I'm sure when they are all back at work it'll get sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Easyjet cancelled my flights to Corfu return. They keep emailing to select an alternative flight but I want a refund. They are obliged to give one but impossible to contact. If anyone knows how to resolve this mess please advise. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/03/coronavirus-should-you-cancel-your-summer-holiday/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) The airline industry is navigating through uncharted waters right now - as we all are. It has experienced dramatic turn-downs before i.e. in the aftermath of 9/11 and bounced back but nothing as dramatic or globally far reaching as the current situation. Despite the government's talk of 12 weeks of movement constraints it seems possible that we are possibly facing 12-18 months of 3 month lock-down/relaxation cycles as the virus works it's way through the population and the health services around the world do their best to cope. The profit margin for even a major carrier is reckoned to be less than 3% of revenue - OK 3% of a very big number but with big expensive assets to pay for too then that cash evaporates quickly. It is a fact that some of the airlines out there will simply run out of money before the travel restrictions are lifted. So if anyone is thinking of booking flights the consider the following: 1) No one knows for sure how long the current crisis will last. There are around 67 million people in the UK and so far around 6,000 are known to have been infected with something that was only discovered on the 11th of December 2019 in China, we have a long, long way to go before we are out of this. 2) Global air travel is likely to be restricted to some destinations for years to come - other countries probably won't be as successful at controlling the virus spread as we'd hope for. 3) Many carriers will go out of business - make sure any flight booked is ATOL protected. Don't expect to be able to fly anywhere for many months though. 4) Talking to airlines over the last week or so there is a feeling that once travel restrictions are lifted that there will be enormous pent-up demand for the remaining carriers that are still operating to satisfy - less competition means the prices will rise. Edited March 26, 2020 by Cosmicblue Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Maybe after this we should all consider buying british and holidaying in britain to help get the economy back on its feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: Maybe after this we should all consider buying british and holidaying in britain to help get the economy back on its feet well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyh Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Rim Fire said: Maybe after this we should all consider buying british and holidaying in britain to help get the economy back on its feet It's just as bad here. Sykes Holiday Cottages are refusing to give people refunds for holidays which aren't happening and only offering a credit for a let if taken over the next two years (at much inflated prices) They take 25% of the owners money as well, so they are ripping off both the customers and property owners! Edited March 27, 2020 by trickyh Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, trickyh said: It's just as bad here. Sykes Holiday Cottages are refusing to give people refunds for holidays which aren't happening and only offering a credit for a let if taken over the next two years (at much inflated prices) They take 25% of the owners money as well, so they are ripping off both the customers and property owners! Where is here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyh Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Where is here? UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, trickyh said: UK Oh, okay I thought you may have been meaning somewhere local to you. I have not heard of Sykes and wondered if they were in one particular area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 2 hours ago, mel b3 said: well said 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Topical: Virgin Airlines to seek a bailout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Cosmicblue said: Topical: Virgin Airlines to seek a bailout hello, there is a man with a billion pounds living the high life on his Private Island you can bet no money will come from his bank account, Edited March 28, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 06:59, trickyh said: It's just as bad here. Sykes Holiday Cottages are refusing to give people refunds for holidays which aren't happening and only offering a credit for a let if taken over the next two years (at much inflated prices) They take 25% of the owners money as well, so they are ripping off both the customers and property owners! We had next week in Cornwall booked with Homeaway, spoke to them last week and they were actively encouraging their owners to accept alterations and we had our week moved to next year free of charge, which was nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Good to see some firms know how to treat their customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 hello, your right Dave but not with the likes of Easy Con, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 26/03/2020 at 16:47, Jacko3275 said: Was supposed to be best man at my mates wedding at the end of may in kefalonia but due to circumstances they a postponing for a year . Phoned tui today to alter holiday to next year and they have downgraded us to bnb instead of full board and charged us an extra 250 quid for the pleasure when asked why the price is increasing so much the answer was demand.. so anyone going away next year expect to pay school holiday prices ☹️☹️☹️☹️ Save your money there won't be a next holiday year if you look at the history of the last pandamic it went away then came back twice as strong estimated deaths 50,000000 to 75,000000 so enjoy what you have now belive or not I am usually a glass half full but this is serious I would like to be on here next year with everyone taking the **** out of me pointing out how wrong I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 We have experienced an opposite reaction from our cancelled trips. P&O cruises, no problem, Premier Inn, no problem, P&O ferries, no problem, 2 French Hotels, no problem, British Airways, no problem. All offered full refunds, or in some cases an inducement to transfer to a future booking. Just remember the ones that are taking the P and don't forget them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Supply and demand. They are businesses they have to pay their staff and they will have to recoup their losses. If you don't like it. Don't go. Stiff ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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