Travel Questions

Can I get a refund on my cancelled trip to Ireland?

Simon Calder answers your questions on Covid cancellations, taking food into the EU and ‘test before travel’

Monday 18 January 2021 16:27 GMT
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<p>A traveller arriving in Ireland from Britain</p>

A traveller arriving in Ireland from Britain

Q I had planned to go to Ireland on 21 December. However, the prime minister announced the additional travel restrictions and my flight was cancelled the day before. I booked through a company called DiscoverCars. They say that as it was less than 48 hours before travel I was not entitled to a refund. With Covid, do I have any rights?

Bernie S

A Riga in Latvia is a beautiful city and I strongly recommend that you visit the capital when coronavirus restrictions are eased. I mention this because that is also the location of DiscoverCars. As a UK citizen travelling to Ireland, booking through a Latvian intermediary would not be my automatic first choice. I am afraid that as soon as you get embroiled in the tangle of far-flung middlemen who like to compete for your hard-earned money, there is a strong chance that if anything goes awry you will be out of pocket.

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