Corona and vacation: money back without travel warning? A court ruling empowers consumers

The Corona crisis thwarted the bill for many travelers.

But when do customers get their money back for the vacation they have booked?

A court surprises with its verdict

• The

  corona crisis

  has severely restricted travel around the world.

• Many travelers have

  to cancel

  their booked

  vacation

  due to Corona.

• A judgment at the Frankfurt district court now strengthens consumers.

Kassel - Enjoying a delicious

in Rome, surfing the beach in Hawaii or having an après-ski party in Austria: Germans had to forego vacation trips for weeks.

The

had paralyzed global travel.

In mid-June, the Federal Foreign Office relaxed the

for 31 European countries.

But the

numbers are rising again in many countries.

The Federal Foreign Office is therefore issuing new travel warnings.

Corona crisis: Customers can often only cancel their vacation free of charge if they have received travel warnings

Many

now asking themselves

: Can I cancel my booked trip abroad and will I get my

back?

Basically: Customers can

cancel

a

free of charge if “unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances arise” at or in the immediate vicinity, writes

.

Travel warnings from the

are an indication of extraordinary circumstances

.

This means: If there is a current travel warning for vacation countries, vacationers can cancel their package tours free of charge.

Then vacationers get their

back.

Due to the increased number of # Covid19 infections, the #travel warning that already applies to parts of #Spain was expanded today.

Details here: https: //t.co/cNRApgV8lt

- Federal Foreign Office (@AuswaertigesAmt) August 14, 2020

However, despite

there is

currently no travel warning for most countries in Europe.

So there is less chance that holidaymakers their

reimbursed for travel expenses to European countries.

Vacation and Corona: judgment at the Frankfurt district court strengthens consumers

But a recently pronounced judgment at the district court in Frankfurt is now strengthening consumers: A man had canceled his planned

in the Gulf of Naples

in March

because of the

crisis, although there was no travel warning for the Italian region at the time.

The tour operator had insisted on some of the costs.

The court agreed with the plaintiff.

The reason: A travel warning for the area is not necessary.

A certain probability is sufficient for the coronavirus to spread in a hazardous manner.

That was

the case for all of Italy

at the time of the

.

The judgment is final.

Corona: Plaintiff gets money back for canceled vacation

With regard to the

crisis, it depends on when the traveler resigned and whether the conditions at the holiday destination at that time were already to be qualified as extraordinary circumstances, the court justifies its judgment.

Basically, no overly strict requirements should be placed on the traveler’s presentation.

The plaintiff got his

back

from the tour operator

.