Coronavirus and football.

[MadAmster]

Sorry to hear that, MA...though not sure why you’d book a hotel that isn’t cancellable for up to twenty four hours beforehand.

Cheaper rA..... tight wad that I am

We always book 3 months prior to the game we are going to. Hotel is cheaper when non-cancellable. We book Friday to Sunday to cover most eventualities of kick off times. Over the years we've only not seen the game once. That infamous Cardiff game that didn't happen. Last season's Red Dogs game got moved to the Monday evening for Sky. No problem, extend the stay in the hotel by 2 days and book a new return flight.

Never dreamed, when we booked, we'd be at the mercy of Corona virus as to whether or not the game would go ahead or we could actually travel or would the hotel be open....

I will check out insurance over the course of today and tomorrow....... if it would offer financial solace I will take out a policy.

[ramAnag]

Cheaper rA..... tight wad that I am

We always book 3 months prior to the game we are going to. Hotel is cheaper when non-cancellable. We book Friday to Sunday to cover most eventualities of kick off times. Over the years we've only not seen the game once. That infamous Cardiff game that didn't happen. Last season's Red Dogs game got moved to the Monday evening for Sky. No problem, extend the stay in the hotel by 2 days and book a new return flight.

Never dreamed, when we booked, we'd be at the mercy of Corona virus as to whether or not the game would go ahead or we could actually travel or would the hotel be open....

I will check out insurance over the course of today and tomorrow....... if it would offer financial solace I will take out a policy.

Probably me that’s the ‘tight wad’, MA. The difference between cancellable and non cancellable is negligible compared with the cost of losing the cost of two nights’ accommodation and I hate being ‘ripped off’ or paying out for something I haven’t had.

You’re obviously right...no one could have predicted the current situation, but there are lots of other possible reasons for cancellation hence my reasoning on hotels and that other box covering theatre/concert tickets.

Don’t get Trump’s stance...ban travel from mainland Europe for the next thirty days but not the UK.
Only a matter of time I imagine. Can’t see our trip going ahead, at which point the travel insurance linked to our bank account is likely to be put to the test. Moved our current account banking a couple of years ago for precisely this type of reason - cancellations not a pandemic - as it appears to save a fortune compared with other travel insurance. We’ll see.