Making Cents: Know your rights when travelling in a time of coronavirus

As coronavirus continues to dominate world news and Ireland waits to see how extensively it spreads here, plans for travel over the next few months looks uncertain.

With that in mind, the European Consumer Centre Ireland has provided guidance to travellers. It wants people to be clear on what consumer rights they have during this covid-19 emergency. Advice differs depending on a number of factors, including method of booking, method of travel and the official guidance in place for the area to which people intend to travel. Therefore, it is stronglyadvised to look at the latestofficial advice ahead of making anydecisions on trips which are already booked and ahead of booking anything in the near future.