South Africa
Hello All,
 
First, hello to everyone and I hope your family and friends are doing well. Now let's talk trip.

We are postponing our Summer Trip to South Africa. Currently, I'm looking at booking for the same dates in 2021. June 12 (Saturday) - June 24 (Wednesday)
  • our air is being held by the travel company and I'm trying to get it re-booked now.
  • our land package, has also been cancelled and is also being held by our tour company. They are also trying to re-book everything and I'll know soon how it goes.

What prompted it:
  • Non-residents can't enter the country because of COVID.
  • We don't know how long this will last.
 
Now let me unpack specific items.

  • No refunds are available because our money is tied up in the tour company and the airline for future travel. If I had waited till the time of the trip to be cancelled by the airline, then we could have gotten a full refund. That said, I would have then lost the entirety of the land portion. To protect our investment, I had to give both companies a new set of dates.
 
  • Our travel insurance does not allow cancellation due to Coronavirus. Also, our tour company Wonder Voyage, is not able to refund us our trip, however they will accommodate us.
 
As all these details come together, I'll keep you posted. Many prayers for you all as you juggle this new reality.
 
Thanks and God bless you all,
Tom


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Original details which I am trying to get booked for Summer 2021.

1.) Who's going:
Carmen Dettmer, Natty Sansone, Henry Sansone, Genevieve Davidson, Nina Marie Sadie, Tor Svendsen, MollyBiggs, William Biggs, Billy Baker, Tom Fregoso, Ginger Strickland, Maggie Doyle, John Gulick => 13

2.) Here is the trip information from Wonder Voyage. Click here for the details for when we get to Capetown, South Africa.

3.) Here are the flight details (except for Natty & Henry flying from Boston):
Lufthansa LH 455 13-Jun San Francisco, CA (SFO) Frankfurt (FRA) 255P 1000A +1
Lufthansa LH 576 14-Jun Frankfurt (FRA) Cape Town (CPT) 1015P 1000A
Lufthansa LH 577 24-Jun Cape Town (CPT) Frankfurt (FRA) 550P 545A
Lufthansa LH 454 25-Jun Frankfurt (FRA) San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1020A 1235P


4.) Payments are due.
  • $4400 is the cost of the trip.
Tom