MASTER Cancel Travel b/c of COVID-19 Questions Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Not only did I not cancel the month long trip to Paris I’ve been planning for almost a year, I moved the date up 8 days because I freaked at the flight cancellation stories. 29 1/2 years in Federal service and this is my retirement trip. I’d rather be stuck in Paris than here. Flight is on time but wow the airport is desserted.

You’ll change your tune if you get sick overseas. Good luck finding your comfort foods over there.

It’s bloody France, not Tajikistan.

Yep and if you ever live overseas long enough - you'll learn that there's nothing like your country's cooking. It's also more expensive to buy food on the Euro, not to mention being hospitalized in a country whose language you don't speak is a bitch.

This exactly. I’ve been to France and many places in Europe. Fun to visit and relax, not fun if you get sick and hospitalized. And I’m sorry, I didn’t care for the food in France. I missed my American food. And if I was sick, I’d want good old chicken noodle soup, ginger ale, and Saltines. Not French onion soup or sparking water.

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Anonymous wrote:Israel for Passover? Important trip for family reasons. Go or cancel?

Omg. No brainer. Cancel.

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Anonymous wrote:DH wants my sister to cancel her visit in 3 weeks. She's coming from Seattle. I think she's going to be really sad and super annoyed with DH, who's a known control freak. I also thin he'll veto my plan to pick her up from the airport and take the kids to NYC (without DH)...most likely he will say going anywhere would be taking a risk of contracting and transmitting the virus. However, we would be staying in an outer boro with family, not at a hotel or hanging out in Times Square.

Should sister cancel/postpone visit? Should I push for NYC? We're talking long weekend end of March.

NYC??? You can’t be serious. And Your DH is right, your sister from Seattle should stay put. If everyone stayed put we could stop this spread! But no, everyone has to keep traveling like idiots!

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Anonymous wrote:DH wants my sister to cancel her visit in 3 weeks. She's coming from Seattle. I think she's going to be really sad and super annoyed with DH, who's a known control freak. I also thin he'll veto my plan to pick her up from the airport and take the kids to NYC (without DH)...most likely he will say going anywhere would be taking a risk of contracting and transmitting the virus. However, we would be staying in an outer boro with family, not at a hotel or hanging out in Times Square.

Should sister cancel/postpone visit? Should I push for NYC? We're talking long weekend end of March.

NYC??? You can’t be serious. And Your DH is right, your sister from Seattle should stay put. If everyone stayed put we could stop this spread! But no, everyone has to keep traveling like idiots!

This. I love Europe but its precisely their congestion - everyone on the trains, walking together, living in overcrowded cities that spread this. Asia too.

The U.S. - being more spread out and everyone semi-self-isolated just by dent of our car culture and housing - makes it harder for this spread.

NYC and Seattle are epicenters for this - please stop spread it.

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In San Francisco for work. Washing my hands, not touching my face, not shaking hands. I’m more concerned about the almost empty plane and empty airports I crossed to get here. We need to balance risk with life. The effect of fear on the economy is worth considering.

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Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

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Anonymous wrote:In San Francisco for work. Washing my hands, not touching my face, not shaking hands. I’m more concerned about the almost empty plane and empty airports I crossed to get here. We need to balance risk with life. The effect of fear on the economy is worth considering.

I’m supposed to get on a plane to SF Monday. I’m curious to see how empty it is.

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As someone with immunocompromised relatives who are at high risk of dying if they get this...please please please do the unselfish thing and cancel trips to high risk areas. Or at least self-quarantine for 2 weeks when you get back. I’m really tired of healthy people saying it will just be a bad cold so they will go anyway and then come back and resume normal life - that attitude will get high risk people killed.

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Thoughts on San Diego April 11-17?

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know why Europe got hit so hard? I don't think they have a large East Asian population...are there really that many Chinese tourists in the EU? Also the Gulf states are big YIKES. I'd heard the Sheikh (King) of the UAE was hospitalized with coronavirus but I didn't believe it until I saw this map.

I noticed Thailand wasn’t listed on that map. Do they have any cases of coronavirus currently?

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Anonymous wrote:I wish people would stop asking and just cancel your damn trip!!! Even if its a destination that's not affected. Just the plane ride airport can be a cesspool. What's wrong with just being home or in the area one year?? Absolutely not the end of the world. Not asking to hide in a bunker but darn it just stay still!!)

My situation:

A friend of mine had spouse die. Unexpectedly.
Friend is struggling with it
I planned to go visit in Australia ages ago

Do I cancel on a close friend and bail?
Do I go because, frankly, the odds of getting sick are pretty low?

WWYD?

Cancel. Not even a question.

Asking seriously: how do I tell someone who is genuinely struggling with their loss this?

You be honest. “With the coronavirus I’m not comfortable traveling right now. I will reschedule the trip when things calm down.”

And a true friend will understand. As much guilt as I personally feel for not traveling to my best friend’s funeral when I thought I was miscarrying, she has never blamed me.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish people would stop asking and just cancel your damn trip!!! Even if its a destination that's not affected. Just the plane ride airport can be a cesspool. What's wrong with just being home or in the area one year?? Absolutely not the end of the world. Not asking to hide in a bunker but darn it just stay still!!)

My situation:

A friend of mine had spouse die. Unexpectedly.
Friend is struggling with it
I planned to go visit in Australia ages ago

Do I cancel on a close friend and bail?
Do I go because, frankly, the odds of getting sick are pretty low?

WWYD?

Cancel. Not even a question.

Asking seriously: how do I tell someone who is genuinely struggling with their loss this?

You be honest. “With the coronavirus I’m not comfortable traveling right now. I will reschedule the trip when things calm down.”

And a true friend will understand. As much guilt as I personally feel for not traveling to my best friend’s funeral when I thought I was miscarrying, she has never blamed me.

Um...how could she blame you if she’s no longer with us?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

No, there won’t be for a cruise. Because people will come from all over the world, including hot spots.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish people would stop asking and just cancel your damn trip!!! Even if its a destination that's not affected. Just the plane ride airport can be a cesspool. What's wrong with just being home or in the area one year?? Absolutely not the end of the world. Not asking to hide in a bunker but darn it just stay still!!)

My situation:

A friend of mine had spouse die. Unexpectedly.
Friend is struggling with it
I planned to go visit in Australia ages ago

Do I cancel on a close friend and bail?
Do I go because, frankly, the odds of getting sick are pretty low?

WWYD?

Cancel. Not even a question.

Asking seriously: how do I tell someone who is genuinely struggling with their loss this?

You be honest. “With the coronavirus I’m not comfortable traveling right now. I will reschedule the trip when things calm down.”

And a true friend will understand. As much guilt as I personally feel for not traveling to my best friend’s funeral when I thought I was miscarrying, she has never blamed me.

Um...how could she blame you if she’s no longer with us?

Sorry, I meant best friend’s dad’s funeral. Yes, she’s much alive. But her dad dropped dead suddenly with zero half issues on the same day I started spotting. I was terrified, but also horrified that I couldn’t be there.

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Anonymous wrote:Caribbean cruise in early April. Can’t get a refund for coronavirus fear, my travel insurance doesn’t cover tht. I want to cancel but it’s a lot of $, so waiting to see if the CDC issues any restrictions. Trying not to panic but it’s hard, I’m telling myself there will be more clarity in a month’s time.

No, there won’t be for a cruise. Because people will come from all over the world, including hot spots.

Would you pay $$$ to not get infected or be in a quarantine mess? Think if it as an investment in your family health