As stated in the brochure, “If you have to cancel, we will determine reimbursement based on the cancellation policy of the lodging locations.”   We will do our best to refund you, but we will have to consider what payments have already been made for our lodging and what the cancellation fee is for your room.
We also encourage travel insurance, as stated in the brochure, “We strongly advise you to take out travel insurance to cover personal injury, medical costs, loss of baggage, cancellation charges and repatriation costs. If you do not have adequate insurance and require our assistance whilst on tour, we reserve the right to reclaim from you any expenses that we may incur on your behalf that would have otherwise been met by insurers.”

You may want to begin looking at flights if you have not already.  Seat selection may be better the sooner you book.

If you choose to stay additional nights in Edinburgh (on the front end or back end), you will be responsible for booking those through the Holiday Inn Express.  Our block of rooms are part of a group reservation and we will not be able to add extra nights onto that reservation.  When you call to add a night, or at check-in, you can let the front desk know you are staying the nights with the group and request to stay in the same room, if possible.

We do not recommend any particular insurer.  Some previous pilgrims have used Allianz.  You can find many lists online of preferred insurers.  The button below links to one such list for 2026.  You should view such lists with healthy skepticism as they are often created by less than neutral sources.  The old adage Caveat Emptor applies.