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Mar 16, 2021 | 8:38 pm

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Adam Smith

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Originally Posted by Sopwith

Yes, more or less what I was thinking, but there are a bunch of moving parts in play here: fares, schedule (possible cancelation?), border restrictions, quarantine requirements, COVID testing, medical insurance, etc.

I think you're making this more complicated than it is. You currently have WS credit, which makes this very different from booking with cash.

If fares go down, cancel and re-book. You have cheaper tickets plus some residual WS credit.
If flights are cancelled or schedule changes, you can re-book or cancel and go back to WS credit.
If border restrictions, testing, insurance, etc, are a problem, cancel and get WS credit.

In any scenario, you end up with WS credit, which is what you currently have. There's not much downside.

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