Thousands of festive holidays axed after threat of quarantine for UK travellers
Thousands of holidaymakers have been left feeling frustrated during the festive period after their trips have been cancelled due toWinter sports operator Crystal Ski has axed its trips to Austria departing on December 27 after the country introduced tougher entry requirements due to the Omicron variant.
Crystal Ski issued a message to customers on Thursday night which stated: “Unfortunately, due to the short notice of the new Austrian entry requirement, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel our holidays to Austria on 27th December. “With limited testing availability and capacity nationwide, we’re aware the vast majority of our customers would’ve been unable to meet this new requirement to travel.“We’re sorry for the disappointment this has caused.” Affected customers are being offered a full refund within 14 days, and an incentive to rebook.
Cruise line MSC Cruises has cancelled four sailings from the UK by its ship MSC Magnifica due to pandemic restrictions across Europe.
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