Travel Refund? Booked trip to Japan day before earthquake

[jimbo]

I booked a flight to Beijing but now I can't cancel it. As there is no iodised salt in the capital I think i have every right to cancel my flight with no charge. The airline sees it differently though.

Steal the salt sachets from the inflight meal then sell them when you land, Your flight cost is covered then

[Swell]

some travel insurance offers no cause cancelation. I always take it out whenever i am booking on expedia.

Which ones? We were supposed to go on ski tour to Nagano last Sunday but the tour was cancelled the day before in light of the earthquakes. When I checked, our travel insurance would not have covered us in this case. Luckily, our travel agent managed to get us full refunds, though heard Delta Air was being really difficult about it.

[dumbdonkey]

Which ones? We were supposed to go on ski tour to Nagano last Sunday but the tour was cancelled the day before in light of the earthquakes. When I checked, our travel insurance would not have covered us in this case. Luckily, our travel agent managed to get us full refunds, though heard Delta Air was being really difficult about it.

http://www.expedia.com/daily/travels...urance/PPP.asp

[Mat]

Why are you trying not to go? Are all the hotels in Tokyo now full because of evacuees? You do know it's a BIG place don't you? You can jump on a bullet train in Tokyo and travel hundreds of km south - there is some fabulous sights around Kyoto, for example, and just come back for your flight if you are worried about the risks of radiation (I wouldn't be at this stage, but it might change over the next few weeks).

Because not everyone enjoys vacationing in a place that was hit by a disaster and even if Kyoto is "far" from the disaster hit area, the whole of Japan is under tremendous pressure. Not necessarily the idea of a fun and relaxing holiday.

His choice.

[MovingIn07]

Because not everyone enjoys vacationing in a place that was hit by a disaster and even if Kyoto is "far" from the disaster hit area, the whole of Japan is under tremendous pressure. Not necessarily the idea of a fun and relaxing holiday.

His choice.

Yet all it does when people react this way is take money out of the tourist industry of a hard hit country. Let's all hit while they are down. Yeah. Makes me sick. You have the wimps bailing out of perfectly safe holidays and the yahoos who want an adventure trying to fly over to "help" (yeah, gawk at the wreckage) and cause logistical problems. Crazy.

[pin]

http://www.expedia.com/daily/travels...urance/PPP.asp

Totally worthless if you are an HK resident:

"This plan is available to US and Canadian residents only."

[Mat]

Yet all it does when people react this way is take money out of the tourist industry of a hard hit country. Let's all hit while they are down. Yeah. Makes me sick. You have the wimps bailing out of perfectly safe holidays and the yahoos who want an adventure trying to fly over to "help" (yeah, gawk at the wreckage) and cause logistical problems. Crazy.

as I said, his choice.

never said you had to not travel there nor not to contribute to the tourism industry but I can fully understand that ppl may not want to go to Tokyo (or anywhere else in japan) enjoying themselves while the ordinary citizen is going thru this.

Now going there and helping, yes why not.