AIBU to ask friend to refund me for cancelled holiday?

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Long time lurker, first time poster wondering about her unreasonableness...!

A group of us were due to go away this summer, something that's been helping get me through a pretty horrible year. Someone dropped out for a very legitimate reason and now the main organiser has messaged me to say that various other people don't want to go/can't be bothered , and it looks as though we need to cancel altogether. We were in the process of booking accommodation for everyone but thankfully hadn't received confirmation, however we did get our (non-refundable) flights sorted.

I'm really very annoyed by this; she and anyone else now backing out is choosing to lose their money IMO, whereas I'm not and would happily still have gone once that first person dropped out.

I don't particularly want to go to a country I've never been to by myself, or try and cajole someone else into coming with me (plus, flights have also gone up dramatically in the intervening time). All I want is my money back, which ain't happening :( I am now close to £200 out of pocket, and wondering if I should be asking the person who cancelled the trip to reimburse me (?)

Do you have travel insurance?

Id suggest you get in touch with the other who want to go and have prepaid their flights. See if theres a way you smaller group can still go.

i'd go and have some time away

Contact anyone else with flights booked and see if they still.want to go. Sometimes small groups are better. If not then just go alone (im assuming your not going anywhere unsafe).

i dont think yabu but i also cant see thse othe four paying u back either

are they all willing to lose 200 quid then?

Bit confused why the 4 of you who have booked flights don't just go ?

Am also confused as to why people would book flights individually if you were all planning a holiday together, but I suppose that's not the point right now.

So there's still a few of you that want to go? Go then, and enjoy the holiday but in a smaller group.

I'd go anyway, if it's not a country you want to be in, change the tickets....in fact go to Corfu and do a Shirley Valentine!

Not really, you do have a flight you can choose to take or not take, even if you have your own reasons you might choose not to.

Personally I would see if anyone who already paid will go with you, or absorb the loss and save up for another more enjoyable holiday.

Travelling on your own is not as daunting as you might think. I have been on holiday to all sorts on my own and travel a lot for work too. I suppose I'm used to it and don't really think about it too much, but there are usually a few solo travelers in most places if you fancy a chat, or do your own thing. What about the other 3 who have also booked non-halal refundable flights?

None refundable not non-halal . Autocorrect error

Can't you just message the other three who have booked flights and say something like "Look, it sucks that the entire group can't go but as we've already paid for these flights and I really can't afford to just dump £200 down the drain, does anyone else want to come with me anyway? I could really do with the time away and I've been really looking forward to the trip for a while, it seems a shame to just not go."

Where is the trip to, OP? Maybe some of us on here have been there before and can advise on good places to visit or fun things to do either as a group or on your own. I have travelled alone quite a bit (I love DD but when she's away with her dad I love having the chance to travel solo again) and it can seem daunting to go somewhere new by yourself at first but I have never regretted going somewhere once I'd arrived.