Should I cancel my holiday to Tenerife?

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Travelling to Tenerife next week with my partner and son. Should I be concerned? Would you cancel? Been doing some research online and I don't think Expedia/airline will refund us or will our travel insurance cover this. What would you do?

Probably wouldn’t go TBH, it’s not a big island.

Whereabouts?
Hotel?
Full board?

I would just go if it were me but if you’re not going to enjoy your holiday because of it then maybe don’t go.

I would. It isn't the risk of catching anything more the risk of being stuck in a hotel under quarantine for a few weeks.

I’m pretty relaxed when it comes to this sort of thing but I’d cancel because I’d be miserable stuck in a hotel under quarantine conditions.

You won't get your money back

I would wait a bit longer and see what happens next before making a decision

I’m very much at risk from it due to kidney disease and it wouldn’t stop me for a second

@amaryl full board hotel

That's my concern. If we decide to go, I know 100% I'm not gonna enjoy myself knowing what's going on around us and potentially having to be quarantined. Doesn't seem worth it

we also can't afford to loose the money.

I wouldn't cancel, no way.

I would follow government advice. It's constantly being updated.

I don't know whether to go either. We aren't going until a week Saturday. I'm pregnant, so I'm hoping I might have a chance of travel insurance coughing up...

It's all very well saying you can't afford to lose the money, but in fact you've already spent the money. What you mean is you won't be able to afford to replace the holiday. Well a holiday is a luxury. Whereas your health and well-being is fundamental.

You won't get refunded and no insurance will not cover it. Unless the FCO issues a travel ban then you're covered

I wouldn't cancel. I would follow official advice.

If you're unlikely to get your money back, certainly don't cancel it with the airline/hotel. If it were me, I'd so want to sit on the decision until a couple of days before.

We are going to Singapore and Australia in ten days and spent a fortune. I am dreading the spread of this virus like 🙈 having nightmares of spending it quarantined on the other side of the world

My parents due to go end of this week

I would. I wonder if the Insurers will pay out if you do?

Hmm tricky one. Personally I could not afford to take 14+ days unpaid after a holiday if I were stuck in quarantine. That would leave me unable to pay my bills next month, so, I'd possibly cancel.

Depends on whether you could spend a possible 2 weeks in quarantine, so really finances, work situation, etc., this could happen anywhere though so I would follow government advice.

I'd cancel because my husband is classed as vulnerable to normal flu strains so exposing him to one that doesn't have any anti-virals to help recovery would be foolish at best. We wouldn't be able to replace a holiday of that kind of cost either but him being alive and healthy is more important than a holiday.

Remove my husband from the equation and I'd go if government still gave green light. I'm not remotely bothered about the virus from a personal perspective.

it is actually quite a big island.

one hotel under quarantine out of dozens. Obviously this does demonstrate how this thing spreads but unless the FCO locks us all down, you'll lose all your money. So that's the choice.

No insurance company will pay out unless the government advise changes to DO NOT travel.

Which is currently isn't and is unlikely to at this point