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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12525 on: March 12, 2020, 03:32:47 PM »
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12526 on: March 12, 2020, 03:39:19 PM »
good, now do Florida. then get them nice and clean over the next two months before I go.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12527 on: March 12, 2020, 04:28:38 PM »
I'm going to Seattle next week. What are the odds they cancel flights there between now and then? OR FLIGHTS BACK ONCE I'M THERE?!?!


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12528 on: March 12, 2020, 04:53:50 PM »
Okay I want to cash in on some cheap flights. Mexico?

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12529 on: March 12, 2020, 04:58:54 PM »
I'm going to Seattle next week. What are the odds they cancel flights there between now and then? OR FLIGHTS BACK ONCE I'M THERE?!?!



You should try to cancel it under fear of coronavirus and see if you can get a full refund or at least full-price credit, and then rebook at cut-rate coronavirus prices.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12530 on: March 12, 2020, 05:09:54 PM »
I'm going to Seattle next week. What are the odds they cancel flights there between now and then? OR FLIGHTS BACK ONCE I'M THERE?!?!



You should try to cancel it under fear of coronavirus and see if you can get a full refund or at least full-price credit, and then rebook at cut-rate coronavirus prices.
lmao, advised a family member to do this exact thing today :combofan:


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12531 on: March 12, 2020, 05:18:18 PM »
Brilliant

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12532 on: March 12, 2020, 05:42:40 PM »
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12533 on: March 12, 2020, 10:58:54 PM »
good, now do Florida. then get them nice and clean over the next two months before I go.

you're not going to disneyworld or land or whatever they call the florida one in two months.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12534 on: March 12, 2020, 11:17:34 PM »
good, now do Florida. then get them nice and clean over the next two months before I go.

you're not going to disneyworld or land or whatever they call the florida one in two months.
Where are you getting this information

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12535 on: March 12, 2020, 11:18:01 PM »
That’s fine. I’ll go in three months. What now rough rider?


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12536 on: March 12, 2020, 11:18:48 PM »
good, now do Florida. then get them nice and clean over the next two months before I go.

you're not going to disneyworld or land or whatever they call the florida one in two months.
Where are you getting this information
FWIW I also think we're going to see crazy numbers of people die but haven't no idea how long it'll take

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12537 on: March 12, 2020, 11:20:35 PM »
will NYC be open in 8 weeks?  :frown:
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12538 on: March 13, 2020, 11:37:10 AM »
I'm going to Seattle next week. What are the odds they cancel flights there between now and then? OR FLIGHTS BACK ONCE I'M THERE?!?!



You should try to cancel it under fear of coronavirus and see if you can get a full refund or at least full-price credit, and then rebook at cut-rate coronavirus prices.
lmao, advised a family member to do this exact thing today :combofan:


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12539 on: March 13, 2020, 12:32:27 PM »
Brilliant

For real, if you paid actual medium-to-high money or points for your travel and can get a refund, you should. 

As far as rebooking cheap, depends on if you have down time that you'd do nothing else and if this is the one time you'd ever visit the Bay and Seattle.  It'd be a weird experience for your lone time, if so.  At least in Seattle, almost every tourist thing is shut down.  There'd still be natural places to check out and bars/restaurants to PAK at.  The latter would be especially welcoming for your business, as every day more and more are closing temporarily or permanently because there's not enough people out.  I'd be directing you to my favorite establishments and to drink and eat heavily there.

I think the Bay has a lot of the same attendance restrictions/guidance, but not sure.  It'll be like that everywhere shortly.

If you had in mind taking selfies on top of the space needle, etc., there wouldn't be any of that.  You'd just be drinking a lot, seeing some nature views, and not getting sick.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12540 on: March 13, 2020, 12:36:45 PM »
Brilliant

For real, if you paid actual medium-to-high money or points for your travel and can get a refund, you should. 

As far as rebooking cheap, depends on if you have down time that you'd do nothing else and if this is the one time you'd ever visit the Bay and Seattle.  It'd be a weird experience for your lone time, if so.  At least in Seattle, almost every tourist thing is shut down.  There'd still be natural places to check out and bars/restaurants to PAK at.  The latter would be especially welcoming for your business, as every day more and more are closing temporarily or permanently because there's not enough people out.  I'd be directing you to my favorite establishments and to drink and eat heavily there.

I think the Bay has a lot of the same attendance restrictions/guidance, but not sure.  It'll be like that everywhere shortly.

If you had in mind taking selfies on top of the space needle, etc., there wouldn't be any of that.  You'd just be drinking a lot, seeing some nature views, and not getting sick.

yeah don't travel next week at all

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12541 on: March 13, 2020, 12:37:33 PM »
coworker is leaving tomorrow for a week in maui via lax

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12542 on: March 13, 2020, 12:41:58 PM »
coworker is leaving tomorrow for a week in maui via lax

I had a trip for Maui booked March 29. I'm cancelling.

Airbnb is allowing anything checking in between now and April 1 to be cancelled with a full refund BTW

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« Reply #12543 on: March 13, 2020, 12:45:37 PM »
Airbnb is allowing anything checking in between now and April 1 to be cancelled with a full refund BTW

i had just booked an airbnb in lisbon in early june. i think it's somewhere less than a coin flip that i'll end up going

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12544 on: March 13, 2020, 12:50:30 PM »
Airbnb is allowing anything checking in between now and April 1 to be cancelled with a full refund BTW

i had just booked an airbnb in lisbon in early june. i think it's somewhere less than a coin flip that i'll end up going

well that's not eligible so I'd just wait. I'm sure the policy will be adjusted.

I booked my flights to Maui using the Chase travel portal and they sent an email asking people to not contact them if you aren't traveling over the next three days because they're so overwhelmed.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12545 on: March 13, 2020, 12:57:42 PM »
yeah i'm not worried about it now. like 3 days ago i thought maybe 90% chance we'd make it, and now i'm at like 40%

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12546 on: March 13, 2020, 01:07:24 PM »
I’ve got Disney in May, Sep, Oct, Dec (lmao) and Kauai in July, and UK/Belgium in Oct and am just going to wait and see what happens.


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Re: travel thread
« Reply #12547 on: March 13, 2020, 01:08:47 PM »
yeah I have a wedding in early May that I'm sitting tight on. I might try the cancel and rebook thing though

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« Reply #12548 on: March 13, 2020, 01:13:43 PM »
Im afraid to try that for the flights since the carriers are overwhelmed atm

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« Reply #12549 on: March 13, 2020, 01:15:12 PM »
Im afraid to try that for the flights since the carriers are overwhelmed atm

I just looked and they aren't any cheaper. It was SW so I could have done it online