No trip - but vouchers instead of a refund

#64 - Trips are canceled, because they do not take place, there
is "actually" a claim for reimbursement. Now comes the big but.
So they should issue vouchers instead of cash. I understand that,
of course, from a moral point of view, but I think that the law
should not apply retrospectively. That is my biggest issue, but
you get the money latest 1st of January 2022, if they company is
still alive.

What is the alternative? Many employees in the travel industry
are permanently losing their jobs and we can no longer find the
selection that we got used to before the crisis. However, people
who have lost their jobs also need the money, their money. It's a
very difficult situation. Let's see if the airlines remember when
we need goodwill as customers. The EU Commission protested at
least against the solution of the German federal
government.

Dr. Matthias Böse, a lawyer friend, may have a solution. "A
possible solution could be an assignment of the current (or
future) payment claim to a third party (sample at the end of this
page). This can be a colleague, a friend or a relative, ideally
it is a person who - should then be issued a personal voucher -
will also make use of the voucher. " If the debtor does not
comply, then a claim for damages arises, which is to be paid in
cash. The whole article is here.

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