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Hi Sarah, I have a scenario where my 5 weeks holiday to Africa in Dec has been affected by current situation I am in. And now I am required to travel for only 2 weeks. I have three children aged 8,8 and 5 … I am in Europe Do you think it will be a tough for the children or 2 weeks are in to be with our family back in Africa. 2 weeks I mean….we leave day 1 and we be back day 14???
We travelled to Africa for two weeks and had no issues. I think because the time difference is similar there is no jet leg – that certainly helps. I would go again in a heartbeat!
hi sarah I am traveling to Newyork in February. Can you suggest the best city pass to buy or is it better to pay for individual attractions, also should I book the popular obes before I go ie ellis island ect. Thanks Pauline
Am heading to Rome very soon and looking for something perhaps a bit different to do – have been a few times so have done most of the main tourist attractions.
Hi Sarah Four of are booked to fly to Lanzarote on 22nd February with Ryanair but at the moment because of the present rules we are unable to even travel to the Dublin airport….is there anything we can due??
Sorry to hear this but if the flight is still operating the only options are to change your dates, or check with your travel insurance to see if you are covered for cancellation due to government advice. Unfortunately Ryanair will not offer a refund if the flight sill operates. Best of luck, Sarah
Do you have any information on how to get a refund from teletext holidays. I cancelled my holiday in March,due to covid. I paid a €450 cancellation fee. They then proceeded to take €800 from my account in April. Any advice. Thanks
Sorry to hear you are having difficulties. If the flights / holiday was cancelled by Teletext or the airline then you should be entitled to a refund. You can contact flightrights.ie if you are having trouble. If you decided to cancel but the flights were still operating, then that is a different issue and you would have to take it up with Teletext directly. Hope that helps, Sarah
The same rule applies to Spain as mentioned in the post.(There is an additional requirement for ALL visitors staying in accommodation in the Canary Islands to take antigen tests on arrival). The Spanish requirement is that anyone arriving from a hisk risk ( Red / Grey ) region needs to provide proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival. However, you wont know until closer to the time whether Ireland remains on the Amber list. If Ireland changes to Red, you will need to provide a test.
13 Comments
Hi Sarah,
I have a scenario where my 5 weeks holiday to Africa in Dec has been affected by current situation I am in. And now I am required to travel for only 2 weeks. I have three children aged 8,8 and 5 …
I am in Europe
Do you think it will be a tough for the
children or 2 weeks are in to be with our family back in Africa.
2 weeks I mean….we leave day 1 and we be back day 14???
Hi Solata
We travelled to Africa for two weeks and had no issues. I think because the time difference is similar there is no jet leg – that certainly helps. I would go again in a heartbeat!
Cheers
Sarah
Yes its one of my favourite destinations, and love the fact that there is little or no jet lag too!
hi sarah I am traveling to Newyork in February.
Can you suggest the best city pass to buy or is it better to pay for individual attractions, also should I book the popular obes before I go ie ellis island ect.
Thanks
Pauline
Hi Pauline, I believe the Citypass is great. I haven’t used it personally but heard great feedback about it.
Hi Sarah,
Am heading to Rome very soon and looking for something perhaps a bit different to do – have been a few times so have done most of the main tourist attractions.
Many thanks in advance
Hi Sarah
Four of are booked to fly to Lanzarote on 22nd February with Ryanair but at the moment because of the present rules we are unable to even travel to the Dublin airport….is there anything we can due??
Hi Liz
Sorry to hear this but if the flight is still operating the only options are to change your dates, or check with your travel insurance to see if you are covered for cancellation due to government advice. Unfortunately Ryanair will not offer a refund if the flight sill operates. Best of luck, Sarah
Hi Sarah,
Do you have any information on how to get a refund from teletext holidays. I cancelled my holiday in March,due to covid. I paid a €450 cancellation fee. They then proceeded to take €800 from my account in April.
Any advice.
Thanks
Hi Linda
Sorry to hear you are having difficulties. If the flights / holiday was cancelled by Teletext or the airline then you should be entitled to a refund. You can contact flightrights.ie if you are having trouble. If you decided to cancel but the flights were still operating, then that is a different issue and you would have to take it up with Teletext directly. Hope that helps, Sarah
Hi Sarah
Where can I read the post about the Spanish Tourist Info please ?
I am booked to fly to Spain 28th Dec – not the Canaries !
The same rule applies to Spain as mentioned in the post.(There is an additional requirement for ALL visitors staying in accommodation in the Canary Islands to take antigen tests on arrival). The Spanish requirement is that anyone arriving from a hisk risk ( Red / Grey ) region needs to provide proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival. However, you wont know until closer to the time whether Ireland remains on the Amber list. If Ireland changes to Red, you will need to provide a test.
This is the post where I discuss the traffic light system in more detail: https://thetravelexpert.ie/travel-tips/what-is-the-eu-traffic-light-system-for-travel-my-step-by-step-guide/