The Annual Lottery is an online application to receive tee times for play on the Old Course for the upcoming travel season, in this case for play in 2025. An alternative name for the Annual Lottery is Private Advance Tee Times and it is commonly referred to as the annual tee time lottery for Old Course tee times. This year,…
As of writing (Jan 20, 2021), the UK requires all US and Canadian travelers to be fully vaccinated to avoid a 10-day quarantine – we do not anticipate this requirement to be lifted anytime soon. As of writing, vaccination is not required to enter the Republic of Ireland.
A standard travel insurance policy will cover you if you cancel your trip for “covered reasons” such as illness or injury or possibly unforeseen events such as a pandemic. However, if you purchased a standard travel insurance policy once the pandemic was a known event, your policy will not cover cancellation due to Covid travel restrictions affecting your trip since…
If you are insured with a “Cancel For Any Reason” (CFAR) policy, you must cancel your trip in writing at least three days prior to your departure date in order to qualifying for cancellation coverage.
Following the peak of Omicron cases in the UK, Covid restrictions have been loosening. On Jan. 19, the UK announced that it would be phasing out all Covid restrictions and will drop the mask-mandate in public places starting on Jan. 27. All restaurants and pubs are operating at full capacity.
Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that vendors will be willing to reschedule trips to a future year if Covid interferes yet again. Throughout the 2020 and 2021 seasons, we were able to work with our suppliers to allow for rescheduling groups that weren’t able to travel due to travel restrictions, but convincing many to do so was an uphill battle….
Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that vendors will be willing to reschedule trips to a future year if Covid interferes yet again. Throughout the 2020 and 2021 seasons, we were able to work with our suppliers to allow for rescheduling groups that weren’t able to travel due to travel restrictions, but convincing many to do so was an uphill battle….
Plan on traveling as scheduled. You can still purchase a regular travel insurance policy to cover yourself for any unexpected illness or injury. For more information, click HERE.
A Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) policy can only be purchased within the first 21 days after paying the initial deposit.
Under the Golf Safe Secure policy, Covid is covered in the same manner as any other illness. Most policies will offer 100% coverage for cancellation due to “covered reasons”. A medical issue, such a Covid, or injury is usually a covered reason as are plenty of other reasons. However, if your group is not able to travel due to Covid-related…
All payments to Pioneer Golf are non-refundable as outlined in our terms and conditions. We have this no refund policy because our vendors overseas also have such policies in place.
If your day-2 or pre-return test yields a positive result, you must self-quarantine for 10 days. If you purchased a travel insurance policy (CFAR or regular) trip interruption should be (partially) covered under your policy. Details can be found HERE.