Planned trip to Europe in May

Dribbler12
Dribbler12 Member Posts: 19
edited January 2013 in Day to day

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 ✭
    edited March 2015

    You are going to have so much fun! I love Europe. Do you know exactly where you are going yet? Keep us updated and make sure you post some photos with the Pink Lady :-) Happy to send you one if you dont have one.

  • Dribbler12
    Dribbler12 Member Posts: 19
    edited March 2015

    Hi, wondering if anyone can help, have booked a trip to Europe in May, 2013, flying Etihad and touring with Trafalgar and with upcoming chemo and radiation I will obviously have to either cancel or postphone the trip. My Mum was travelling with us and whilst our Travel Insurance will cover us I doubt if she will be covered. Has anyone had any experience if they have postphoned the trip does it end up costing an arm and a leg with extra fees and charges for the changes and then what happens to the exisiting travel insurance, can it just be changed to the new date?. At this stage to cancel we will lose $1000 each, which I'm guessing we can claim back from insurance. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

  • Michelle_R
    Michelle_R Member Posts: 901 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Hi,

    We had also booked a trip to Europe and UK last year, then had the diagnosis. We had flights, hotels and a cruise all pre-paid.

    Our wonderful Travel Agent in Sydney asked us for a letter from the GP describing the diagnosis and impossibility of travel due to treatment. Every airline - even internal European flights - refunded our payments, ditto hotels and Seabourn cruises. We did not have to use the insurance at all. Have you tried to do it this way?

    It seems breast cancer is something people everywhere can relate to, and they were wonderful. All the best, and good luck.

    Michelle

  • Dribbler12
    Dribbler12 Member Posts: 19
    edited March 2015

    Hi Michelle,

    You must have had an excellent Travel Agent, Travelword is charging us $250- pp, Trafalgar is charging $200 and Etihad Airlines $550 so $1,000 in total pp. So we do have to make a claim on our Travel Insurance and there is also an excess on that.

    Sucks but that looks like what our deal will be.

     

    Karen

     

     

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