Petition · past parliament
Allow people to cancel holidays abroad this year. Refund/rebook within 12 months
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Ask Airlines & travel companies to allow for refund or re-book with no charges within a 12 month period.
There are many people who booked their holidays abroad for 2020 before knowing the situation we would ever be in due to Covid-19. There are many people now with health concerns & concerns of further spreads of Covid-19 & do not feel continuing with their holiday this year is the safe thing to do. We are asking that anyone who has a holiday booked this year & does not feel safe to go be either given a refund or a transfer to a date within 12 months charge free.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Arrangements for refunding, changing or rebooking travel are a civil matter between individual travellers and holiday operators, not the Government or Parliament.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days: Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days
Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations: Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days: Require travel companies & airlines to pay compensation if no refund in 14 days
Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations: Create a fund to reimburse money lost due to covid-19 travel cancellations
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.