Everything you want to know about flights and holidays if the FCO imposes a quarantine on arrivals from France
Last modified on Friday, August 7, 2020 19.12 BST
The BRITISH has said that travellers from Belgium, Andorra and the Bahamas will be quarantined upon arrival in the UK, and France is feared to be the next country on the list.
France is a must-see destination for British tourists and many have getaways there in the coming weeks. Unlike trips to Spain, many travelers will have arranged their accommodation separately, making it difficult to get a refund.
When the government adds a country to the list, it means that readers on the list will have to isolate themselves for 14 days after arriving in the UK. This does not mean without delay that you cannot stop at or that your insurance is invalid.
To date, however, the Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (FCO) has also updated its recommendation to warn against everyone unless it is essential for those destinations. This is vital because it means your vacation is no longer insured.
The advent of quarantine for arrivals in France at the end of August may cause disruption to families; If quarantine regulations come into effect, it may only mean that young people should be isolated in an era of school reopening.
If it is a package trip, it will most likely be cancelled if the FCO advises opposing all trips. You will be refunded all your cash and are expected to reach your account within two days.
If you have arranged the pieces separately, things may not be so simple. The ferry companies, Eurostar and the airlines continued to operate during the blockade and are very likely to continue to offer some kind of service despite the new rules. They may cancel some facilities, and if they cancel yours, they will be refunded. If you decide to cancel, you may not get a refund automatically, so it would be better to reschedule.
The same can be said of your provider, unless you have booked a flexible offer.
The next obstacle to rearranging will be to go over the phone. (Here are some tips).
Maybe. If you booked your vacation and got your insurance before March, you may be able to make a claim for cash and cannot get a refund; check the documents to find out where you are. Policies since the coronavirus threat became known are likely to exclude it as a threat, unless he opts for advanced policy, says Patrick Ikhena, comparative market chief.
According to Which?, only two insurers, AllClear and Nationwide, will offer a new policy that will pay if the FCO adjusts your recommendation after your booking, but before your Other Array pays if you have to cancel because you or a member of the family circle has symptoms and wants to isolate yourself.
You can claim your insurance after departure to get a refund from your airline and host.
“If you don’t need to leave because of quarantine rules, your insurer probably wouldn’t pay,” says Ikhena.
If you have booked to travel and the ferry or flight is still ongoing and your accommodation is still open, you can travel. But keep in mind that if the FCO prohibits France, your travel insurance will not be valid if you travel later. If you hire Covid-19 and want hospital treatment, or if you wish to remain in recanoption, you will not be able to file a claim. A European Health Insurance Card (Ehic) will cover medical expenses, but you will have to cover the cost of everything else in your pocket.
You do not have the right to obtain legal illness benefits if you isolate yourself after returning from your vacation, so what happens when you return will have your employer’s discretion.
If you can paint from home, for example, you may be allowed to do so and you will be paid normally. But if you can’t, one solution would be to take more annual leave so you can get paid for the vacation while you’re isolad.
Labor lawyers said that only those who have two years of service are dismissal for not showing up for work. If you expand the symptoms of Covid-19 and want to self-isolate accordingly, you are entitled to a legal illness and gain benefits of 96 euros consistent with a week or more.
Following the replacement of quarantine regulations in Spain, Downing Street said anyone refused to pay after being forced to isolate themselves to claim universal credits or seek arbitration.
If you’re not already gone, you may need to convert your plans, says Emma Coulthurst of the TravelSupermarket comparison site. If it’s a package trip, you may be able to replace your date or destination.
“For anyone who has an exercise or plane ticket to France, maximum travel providers are flexible this summer and will not offer replacement payments if their plans have to be replaced,” she says. However, he warns, those only apply until a safe date before departure, regularly at least two weeks. “It’s not transparent to passengers who may think they have the flexibility not to pay a replacement payment until departure date,” he says. “It can be prohibitive to replace it, if you have to add a significant replacement payment, which is first and for the most time higher than the aircraft charge or exercise.”