Things you have learned about holiday booking from Covid

[Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by SuziQz

Try and book a package, even if it only includes a hotel the night before flying, so you only pay a deposit. The thought of ending up with a credit note for the value of 3 business class flights that weren’t valid until we could go back in Aug 2022 was very stressful for a while

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That’s a good idea and on the list for the future

[Donaldfan]

Originally Posted by Redsnapper

Shouldnt this be in the "current issues" forum - I come to this board when I want to avoid Covid threads...

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I think this thread is in the right place. This is the Trip Planning sub forum and people are saying how they will plan their trips going forward. It's not a covid thread.

[munmun]

Originally Posted by Redsnapper

Shouldnt this be in the "current issues" forum - I come to this board when I want to avoid Covid threads...

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Sorry if it has offended you here I thought it was more about trip planning than pandemic

[Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by munmun

Sorry if it has offended you here I thought it was more about trip planning than pandemic

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There is, companies etc that have been excellent or poor are relevant to future bookings, as life changes due to the virus then it’s obvious that booking decisions etc will have to seep into the regular trip planning forum. It’s an Interesting Thread on how people are looking at the future

[Shell52]

Check insurance policies to the nth degree.

[duchy]

Originally Posted by tspill

TBH., I am not sure I will be changing anything.
While it was a bit of hassle, I got everything back from two holidays and unless the rules or laws change, I dont see that changing.

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Same
I always DIY and have a bit of built in flexibility anyway.
It has confirmed that booking BA flights with American on codeshares because of their better flexibility is something to stick with whenever possible.

[lam]

I don't think I'll book flight only ever again as early as i did in the past.

I'll consider a package and deposit instead.

Going forward, if the tickets and changes are only valid for 1 year from date of purchase, it doesn't give you much wriggle room to re-book eg we bought tix last September for July 20. If we had to re-arrange flights we'd have had to pay a change fee and travel before September.(i'm talking non-pandemic now)

Going forward, I think airline carriers will have to provide incentives to encourage people to book early, otherwise how can they 'plan' their routes.
Predicting becomes a bit more difficult if we all leave it to the last minute to book.
I sense changes are afoot!

[justus2again]

it has been a hard year with lots of lessons learnt and lots of magical memories missed not quite sure of the way forward hope next year is more positive think we have become positive and confident in our booking ways maybe the high street is the the way we should go if survives scary times hoping
for normality next year x

[Geordie Al]

Don't use a third Party agent to book your flights (Netflights I'm looking at you!)

[sixpence18]

It had made DIY less appealing although I would still book DIY just make sure things are free cancellation or that I understand the cancellation policy.

I would also pay a bit more to companies that have behaved well to customers to during this. I’ve always been the person that would book the cheapest option - not anymore, I will book with a company who I trust (based on personal experience during this pandemic and also based on other people’s experiences on here)