The only thing positive about having to cancel our spring/summer trip due to injury in January is that I don't have to worry about possible changes due to the coronavirus.
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Change of plans? (coronavirus)
- Thread starter BryanS
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We are suppose to leave on our Slow Europe Contest Prize trip to L’Aiolina in 6 weeks. We are remaining very optimistic, but realistic that it may not happen. I would be very bummed out if that were the case. We are doing a week in Rome, followed by a week at L’Aiolina and we are sooooooooooo looking forward to this trip.
The main U.S. airlines have started waiving change fees for trips to Italy, generally to airports from Florence and Pisa north: The Points Guy post
Pati
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I love Tiger Balm for sinus headaches, but I doubt it could tackle Coronavirus.
Pauline
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Argh!!! I was planning a trip to L'Aiolina this spring too! I haven't booked anything.
This is just all so dreadful!
Pauline
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Sorry to hear about the injury. That is frustrating, but at least you don't have to wait to see if you can do the trip or have to cancel.
Thanks, Pauline. We are super bummed that we are not going.
Ann
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The State Dept. raised Italy to level 3, "Reconsider travel." https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...l-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Italy.html
France and Spain are still level 2, "Exercise increased caution."
France and Spain are still level 2, "Exercise increased caution."
DrFrankenstein
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My vacation in the Italy ruined beacuse of it 
Pauline
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Do you remember Alice Twain from ST? She wrote those great Trains in Italy pages. She now lives in northern Italy and has published a book on knitting. Here is her latest design (on Instagram) a face mask for coronavirus.
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Gm_AkIyyi/?igshid=1egiwgsbmtfgd
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Gm_AkIyyi/?igshid=1egiwgsbmtfgd
DrFrankenstein
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As far as I know, masks do not save you from viruses. You need a respirator for good protection. A good respirator costs tons of $.
Sharon J
100+ Posts
Suzanne, we are also traveling to Italy in May, and hoping for the best.
We are still being optimistic, albeit it is getting harder. We are having dinner with friends tonight who's son lives and works in Rome. I will be interested what he is reporting to Mom and Dad.
That would have been hilarious if we would have unknowingly ended up at l'Aiolina at the same time.
Ian Sutton
1000+ Posts
and that's very much reflected in what she wrote
skibum
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well we booked our trip to Paris for one week at royal Regency resorts April 19 2020 and one week South France Le Club Mougins
our flights are booked few months ago with Air Transit from Toronto
my question should we cancelled we will lost our points
but we will get our money on our flight ....
thanks
our flights are booked few months ago with Air Transit from Toronto
my question should we cancelled we will lost our points
but we will get our money on our flight ....
thanks
Sharon J
100+ Posts
I'm considering canceling our hotel reservation for three nights in Positano. Expensive hotel, and we have prepaid one night. I just looked at the contract, and it says we will not be charged if we cancel outside 59 days. The contract also says, we will be charged for the entire stay once we get inside the 59 days. We are talking about $2,100 that we lose, so I'm considering not taking the chance and canceling. What a mess. No worries for our accommodation in Tuscany, as we know the owner very well, and he knows we will return as soon as everything is clear. I think I will write to the hotel and see what they say under these circumstances.