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Consumer watchdog Which takes on airlines not paying refunds

Consumer watchdog Which is now supporting expats and tourists whose flights to Spain were cancelled due to the coronavirus.

The consumers’ group is now demanding airlines which cancelled flights in the early days of the pandemic should stop prevaricating and speed up refunds to those who missed out on holidays or flights to and from Spain. According to a Which spokesperson, expats are suffering emotional distress as well as financial losses due to the carriers’ reluctance to refund those affected. In support of its accusations,… Read on…

Consumer watchdog Which is now supporting expats and tourists whose flights to Spain were cancelled due to the coronavirus. The consumers’ group is now demanding airlines which cancelled flights in the early days of the pandemic should stop prevaricating and speed up refunds to those who missed out on holidays or flights to and from Spain. According to a Which spokesperson, expats are suffering emotional distress as well as financial losses due to the carriers’ reluctance to refund those affected. In support of its accusations,…

Other Global News…

Expat retirees in Thailand still scared of more rule changes
20 Jul

Chaos still rules in Thailand’s immigration requirement for long-stay expats.

Whilst tourists and other visitors are now covered until late September by the junta government’s latest edict, other sectors of the expat community may be left out in the cold….
Are expats now considered unwanted in many countries?
20 Jul

As more reports come in of jobless expats being thrown out of their countries of residence, is this the beginning of a new world order?

At the start of the pandemic, many commentators questioned the possibility of the emergence of a new world order. Now that…
Brits in Portugal furious over UK refusal to initiate air bridge
17 Jul

British expats living in Portugal are furious about the UK’s refusal to set up a quarantine-free air bridge for tourists.

In yet another chaotic decision, the UK has ruined Portugal’s chances of tourism revenue this year by refusing to establish a…
Expats in the UAE donate to help newborn quadruplets and their parents
17 Jul

Kind-hearted expatriates based in the UAE are helping the new parents of quadruplets by donating to cover the mounting hospital bills.

After an UAE English language newspaper had featured the Nigerian couple’s struggle to pay for the babies’ delivery,…
Hope springs eternal for expats and visitors trapped in Thailand
17 Jul

Expats trapped in Thailand and threatened with deportation on the expiry of the visa amnesty are waiting with bated breath after several local English language media outlets suggested there’s now hope for another extension.

Thousands of business travellers,…