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Jet2?
Booked direct?
Sigh...
I'd have booked you the exact same trip but cheaper...

Right, here goes...
Get in touch with Jet2, they're very helpful & have excelled themselves in this crisis, putting many others to shame.
Tell them you want to reschedule for next year and providing it's at least £1 more, there shouldn't be any extra penalties.

Next time, use a travel agent and they'll do all the legwork for you.

You're welcome.

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1 hour ago, Traf said:

Jet2?
Booked direct?
Sigh...
I'd have booked you the exact same trip but cheaper...

Right, here goes...
Get in touch with Jet2, they're very helpful & have excelled themselves in this crisis, putting many others to shame.
Tell them you want to reschedule for next year and providing it's at least £1 more, there shouldn't be any extra penalties.

Next time, use a travel agent and they'll do all the legwork for you.

You're welcome.

Cheers Traf. The missus booked it, in fact she has already booked another for next year again with Jet2.

I shall inform her to use your good self next time!

7 hours ago, Traf said:

Next time, use a travel agent and they'll do all the legwork for you.

You see this is a massive learning for me this year. I’m a lazy git re holidays. Mrs Manc would find a holiday and phone me about it. I would just say book it as she has decent standards and won’t overpay. Only since I liked Traf’s Natsammia Travel on Facebook did I realise that modern agents aren’t like those of old. His deals are immense. She’s been told to book nowt from now on 

8 hours ago, Casino said:

Considered that but it's a gamble either way, isn't it

Lose 900

Pay another 2k to get a shit holiday

Pay 2k and get 3k if they cancel

I’m in a similar dilemma, EasyJet flights and Sixt car hire paid for Bilbao in early July, doing a tour about and staying 10 days in a French campsite near Contis and a couple of nights in San Sebastián, paid £700 for the campsite and another £1700 quid due next week. Thinking I might change the flights and car hire to August and book a villa for a week and kiss good bye to the £700 deposit.

1 hour ago, Campos_Wig said:

I’m in a similar dilemma, EasyJet flights and Sixt car hire paid for Bilbao in early July, doing a tour about and staying 10 days in a French campsite near Contis and a couple of nights in San Sebastián, paid £700 for the campsite and another £1700 quid due next week. Thinking I might change the flights and car hire to August and book a villa for a week and kiss good bye to the £700 deposit.

Putting current circumstances aside, that sounds a fantastic trip

Just took the plunge for August, got 3 return flights for £500 to Alicante, if restrictions get eased I can see those flights being £1000 + with restricted flights.  

35 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Just took the plunge for August, got 3 return flights for £500 to Alicante, if restrictions get eased I can see those flights being £1000 + with restricted flights.  

You must like queueing

40 minutes ago, Spider said:

You must like queueing

No queuing for those of us with the blue passport. 😂🤣😂

Edited by Mounts Kipper

14 hours ago, Campos_Wig said:

I’m in a similar dilemma, EasyJet flights and Sixt car hire paid for Bilbao in early July, doing a tour about and staying 10 days in a French campsite near Contis and a couple of nights in San Sebastián, paid £700 for the campsite and another £1700 quid due next week. Thinking I might change the flights and car hire to August and book a villa for a week and kiss good bye to the £700 deposit.

That’s more than my Spanish mortgage per year, eye watering. 

6 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

No queuing for those of us with the blue passport. 😂🤣😂

Blue passports currently 28th in the queue, though to be fair I meant once you get in resort.

Each to their own but queueing to get into Paddy O’Shanters for a full English before queueing for a parasol sounds like a load of shit to me.

4 hours ago, Spider said:

Blue passports currently 28th in the queue, though to be fair I meant once you get in resort.

Each to their own but queueing to get into Paddy O’Shanters for a full English before queueing for a parasol sounds like a load of shit to me.

It’s is what it is. 

6 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Just took the plunge for August, got 3 return flights for £500 to Alicante, if restrictions get eased I can see those flights being £1000 + with restricted flights.  

We're going to our place in La Zenia second week of August for three weeks. Was £700 for four of us, granted we booked at Christmas.

Fingers, toes, the lot crossed

2 hours ago, Kane57 said:

We're going to our place in La Zenia second week of August for three weeks. Was £700 for four of us, granted we booked at Christmas.

Fingers, toes, the lot crossed

Aye I am there 3 weeks, from August 4th that’s if we are allowed. Nice La Zenia beach, but slightly prefer El Capitan beach next door. 

12 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Aye I am there 3 weeks, from August 4th that’s if we are allowed. Nice La Zenia beach, but slightly prefer El Capitan beach next door. 

Very nice. We are halfway between Playa La Zenia and Cabo Roig - Gap Bar and Maganis our local watering holes

9 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Very nice. We are halfway between Playa La Zenia and Cabo Roig - Gap Bar and Maganis our local watering holes

Nice spot. 👍

Greece opening up next month and Full on from July. Looks like Some folk will get a summer holiday and a nice wee 2 week break at home afterwards as well. 
 

where do folk stand on insurance as fco are advising against all but essential travel still. And holidays don’t fall under that banner. So will this void all insurance? I was having this debate earlier and we both felt it did void it. But who’s going on holiday with no insurance??

16 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Greece opening up next month and Full on from July. Looks like Some folk will get a summer holiday and a nice wee 2 week break at home afterwards as well. 
 

where do folk stand on insurance as fco are advising against all but essential travel still. And holidays don’t fall under that banner. So will this void all insurance? I was having this debate earlier and we both felt it did void it. But who’s going on holiday with no insurance??

Depends on the cost.

If it's a cheap AI in Greece, it'll be worth the risk.

2 weeks at Sandy Lane is a different proposition

Edited by boltondiver

I thought if FCO says no then you are entitled to cancel your holiday and get a refund?

7 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I thought if FCO says no then you are entitled to cancel your holiday and get a refund?

Thatd be my starting point

10 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I thought if FCO says no then you are entitled to cancel your holiday and get a refund?

Not sure mate you might Well be right. 

17 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I thought if FCO says no then you are entitled to cancel your holiday and get a refund?

Not for new bookings, though

See, I think any of you booking for this year are nuts.

Unless you’re ready for 14 days isolation.

Just wait...

I can’t see that 14 days lasting long 

itv are saying Greece to open from July but not for brits 

Edited by radcliffe white

1 hour ago, Steejay said:

See, I think any of you booking for this year are nuts.

Unless you’re ready for 14 days isolation.

Just wait...

I ain't booked shit, all mine were pre lockdown. Why the shite anyone would risk it now is beyond me unless you have money to waste.

The Spanish are happy with EU tourists this year. They’re definitely happy to do one summer without the Brits who are back of the queue thanks to brexit.

No insurance companies will cover anyone over 50 in Spain this year. So catch CV at your own risk. Wouldn’t fancy that invoice.

I don’t get the rush, to be honest.

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