steve_b_wales Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Today should have been my first 'whole' day in Hurghada Egypt, I was due there at 7pm UK time last night. Flight only with TUI was cancelled. What with working in social care (private mental health hospital) and having to wear PPE including the horrible masks, this is one holiday I could have done with. The annoying thing is that I/We never book a holiday in June, we usually go at the beginning of March, so could have possibly missed the lockdown there etc. On top of all this, I had to take my two weeks annual leave, and now stuck in the house. We, in Wales, cannot travel more than five miles, so that's put paid to me visiting the many places that I used to go to. I've got two weeks annual leave towards the end of November, and hope that flights etc will be 'back to normal'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid .25 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) That's absolutely gutting mate, I really feel for you and your family, I hope things work out for you in November Steve, I know it's a way off but hopefully you and your family will get a descent break before then, ATB mate, Ian. If you fancy Cumbria we have a static your welcome to use free of charge. 4 minutes ago, rapid .25 said: That's absolutely gutting mate, I really feel for you and your family, I hope things work out for you in November Steve, I know it's a way off but hopefully you and your family will get a descent break before then, ATB mate, Ian. If you fancy Cumbria we have a static your welcome to use free of charge. When your able to travel of course. Edited June 16, 2020 by rapid .25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Never good but in your line of work a holiday is an absolute must have. Hope you get sorted soon. I'm paying mine off next month then awaiting to see if tui cancel it. Jamaica in October. My 50th birthday out there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Bad luck. Our Mauritius flights for early July were cancelled last week (and BA refunded the money within a couple of hours). We still have flights booked to the MIL’s villa in Portugal for beginning of August. If the flights get cancelled we are going to drive which in the Tesla will be an experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Tuff, Ive booked 3 stalking trips later this year, all good. There my holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sian Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, AVB said: Bad luck. Our Mauritius flights for early July were cancelled last week (and BA refunded the money within a couple of hours). We still have flights booked to the MIL’s villa in Portugal for beginning of August. If the flights get cancelled we are going to drive which in the Tesla will be an experience. Did you do anything out of the ordinary to get your BA money back because I’m still waiting for a response to a complaint at being ignored for a refund on a flight cancelled over the Easter weekend.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Sian said: Did you do anything out of the ordinary to get your BA money back because I’m still waiting for a response to a complaint at being ignored for a refund on a flight cancelled over the Easter weekend.. I am a Exec club gold card holder and I messaged them via the on-line chat facility as I was having no luck via the phone. They refunded while I was on-line with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, Sian said: Did you do anything out of the ordinary to get your BA money back because I’m still waiting for a response to a complaint at being ignored for a refund on a flight cancelled over the Easter weekend.. Regarding refunds, we telephoned/emailed TUI for weeks in regard to our refund. We only found out that all flights were cancelled via the Internet. We finally got through to them last Friday (3 days before our flight date) and were told that they had 'been trying to email me many times'. Total rubbish I told them, and also that they had my address, landline and mobile phone numbers, so why didn't they try them? We only received a refund for the flight. The £72 we paid TUI for airport car parking was not refundable, according to them. We intend to take this further once things get back to normal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: We only received a refund for the flight. You're lucky. I have two outstanding flights - one for Mrs R to come here in March and my summer vacation flight in May - and I couldn't get a refund for either. The best I could get out of them were credit notes. As for holidays, I was due to fly back to Thailand a month ago this week. Now, it's looking more and more likely that I'm not going to get back at all this year because by the time flights start up again, with two weeks quarantine either side, I'm not going to have time to go and get back before I have to restart work in August. Which means that if - with luck - I get back in December for the inter-semester break, it will have been a full year without seeing Mrs R and my kids, or even leaving the walled campus here for anything other than weekly grocery shopping. And the reason I'm saying all this to make you feel better about your missed holiday. 😀 No matter how bad you think things are - it could always be worse!!! But as long as nobody's sick or dying- time will take care of the rest of it. Edited June 16, 2020 by Retsdon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 19 minutes ago, Retsdon said: You're lucky. I have two outstanding flights - one for Mrs R to come here in March and my summer vacation flight in May - and I couldn't get a refund for either. The best I could get out of them were credit notes. As for holidays, I was due to fly back to Thailand a month ago this week. Now, it's looking more and more likely that I'm not going to get back at all this year because by the time flights start up again, with two weeks quarantine either side, I'm not going to have time to go and get back before I have to restart work in August. Which means that if - with luck - I get back in December for the inter-semester break, it will have been a full year without seeing Mrs R and my kids, or even leaving the walled campus here for anything other than weekly grocery shopping. And the reason I'm saying all this to make you feel better about your missed holiday. 😀 No matter how bad you think things are - it could always be worse!!! But as long as nobody's sick or dying- time will take care of the rest of it. I know that there are many people far worse off than myself, whether it's holidays, family etc. I have friends working on the frontline for the NHS and they really are struggling. My line of work is more stressful than anything, and now that the clients I support cannot go out as much as they (and me) would like, it's staff like myself who get it in the neck, which raises stress levels to an all time high. At least I'm home with my wife, but not looking forward to returning to work in two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 minute ago, steve_b_wales said: which raises stress levels to an all time high. That's the kicker actually. What I try and do is to try and stand above my own emotions and stress so as not to 'buy into' them. The trick (and it can be done with practice) is to get some mental altitude above the emotionally fraught, muddy pig- wrestling which so often constitutes the grind of daily life.. It'll be all the same in 100 years anyway. Why sweat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 16/06/2020 at 19:47, AVB said: Bad luck. Our Mauritius flights for early July were cancelled last week (and BA refunded the money within a couple of hours). We still have flights booked to the MIL’s villa in Portugal for beginning of August. If the flights get cancelled we are going to drive which in the Tesla will be an experience. I hope there will be enough superchargers enroute, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, bavarianbrit said: I hope there will be enough superchargers enroute, good luck. Plenty of superchargers. Not that I fancy driving 1,200 miles though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Great so long as the super chargers are working. I don't think it would be such an ordeal as you will be forced to stop and charge and take some nice rests, a kick nap bite to eat. How many charge stops will you need six? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Egypt is a ****hole steve. Go walking in Brecon. Ten miles every day Then Taffys Café for lunch (if its open?) What could be better than that? Taffy's café was responsible for me putting on over a stone when I lived in Abercynon, but I still miss it Simples Edited June 18, 2020 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Vince Green said: Egypt is a ****hole steve. Go walking in Brecon. Ten miles every day Then Taffys Café for lunch (if its open?) What could be better than that? Taffy's café was responsible for me putting on over a stone when I lived in Abercynon, but I still miss it Simples was in hurgada last november its was the reason the whole world fell out of my **** on the day i was flying home. packed trousers ,grudies and baby wipes in me hand luggage case it all went wrong lucky the overdose of Imodium but the plug on just in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyh Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 If you ever get the chance to go back, then bin hurghada and opt for el gouna 30 minutes up the coast. Much nicer gated town with amazing marinas. Very artificial, but also very chilled out. The kitesurfing and Scuba diving centres are amongst the best in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Driving 1200 miles isn’t the end of the world, depending upon the age of your children. Before we had children my wife and I would often drive long distance, the car would always be on the road with us alternating the drive and sleep. If needs must there’s a way. However I would look at flights too. Even if you have to quarantine at home for two weeks upon your return it can’t be that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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