dirtbiker
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I'm looking at booking a European trip in the fall - Oct-Nov time frame. I wasn't even planning on doing an overseas trip this year, but now with the global quarantines halting air travel, prices have dropped so low that I feel foolish not to. I was looking at round trip tickets to Barcelona, Spain for $380 total for both my wife and I. And I was looking at a few other similar deals to other locations as well. Some offer trip cancellation for additional fees, some don't.
My concern is what happens if the airline and/or travel agency goes out of business? We know this is putting a huge strain on a lot of companies, and do I take the risk? I already checked and my credit card (Chase Sapphire Preferred) specifically does not cover airlines and/or travel agencies going out of business.
Obviously, the choice is up to me, but I'm just wondering if anyone else is booking trips for the fall?
I don't want this to turn into a discussion of whether or not it will be safe to travel then. If it isn't safe by then, I'll eat the cost (or cancel if it's available to me) and stay home.
My concern is what happens if the airline and/or travel agency goes out of business? We know this is putting a huge strain on a lot of companies, and do I take the risk? I already checked and my credit card (Chase Sapphire Preferred) specifically does not cover airlines and/or travel agencies going out of business.
Obviously, the choice is up to me, but I'm just wondering if anyone else is booking trips for the fall?
I don't want this to turn into a discussion of whether or not it will be safe to travel then. If it isn't safe by then, I'll eat the cost (or cancel if it's available to me) and stay home.