Cancelling holiday

[ComebackQueen]

Hi All

Due to travel tomorrow afternoon, yesterday morning I took my son to GP with high temp and sore throat.

Doctor said he had a dull ear and red tonsils but no pus so no antibiotics.
He said there is no reason not to fly.

As soon as my son who’s 3, woke from his late afternoon nap yesterday, sickness and runny stools have started.

Now he is itching all over and I remember end of January his nursery said that there was 2 cases of chickenpox. Most unlikely it’s that but my son really is unwell.

temperature back up to 39, red face, no eating and now vomiting and loose stools.

we have travel insurance but as GP assessed him yesterday and said no reason not to fly, we wouldn’t be able to claim the £2.5K back from insurers.

Anyone been in a similar position and what happened.

spoke to BA as we booked everything as a package, care hire etc and they were quoting unreasonable amounts to amend the holiday and no money back if we cancel as less than 24 hours to go.

Get him seen by a GP tomorrow and get a letter saying he's unfit to fly so you can claim. His condition has changed since he was last examined.

I have just made a patches request and hoping he can be seen today due to change in his condition.

GP has advised not to travel but they don’t provide ‘not fit to fly notes’.

Obviously we will not fly out but now I’m annoyed because medically he shouldn’t fly but now we have no hope in hell recovering our costs despite it being a genuine illness.

Claim on insurance and there will be a form for gp to sign , for a fee.

Pay for a private telephone appointment with a GP who will issue one? Cheaper than losing entire cost of holiday for a genuine illness.

You need to get a cancellation invoice and claim on your travel insurance.

OMG thank you, that thought never even crossed my mind!

I will get on to a private GP and pay for that.

@Rocknrollstar thanks i just assumed we would no show, didn’t realise we needed a cancellation invoice. Thank you, hopefully insurance can sort this out.

If you no-show you may not be covered.