Annette sent out this e-mail to those who signed up for the tour on March 31, 2020.
Dear All,
it is with a very, very heavy heart that I have to inform you that I have to cancel the tour scheduled for June.
This is not at all my personal decision. The decision was made for me by the Covid-19 pandemic and how this is spreading and becoming more serious as the days go by and impacting the entire globe. Believe me I was so much looking forward to the travel with you to the beautiful Rhône Valley but it would be totally irresponsible to hang on to the possibility of traveling in early June.
It is incredible how fast and violently the virus races around the world. It is just 17 days ago when I wrote you that there are 2,300 cases in France. Looking at the numbers in France and Germany today and at the situation in the US - my email of March 14th sounds like a message from another world.
At this point and in view of this unprecedented situation I can not even offer an exact date for rescheduling the tour. However I can assure you that this tour will take place with exactly the same program at a later date, preferably in the fall 2020. When the time comes to think about a new date, I would love to discuss the date with all of you so that it would fit into everyone’s schedule.
Let me know if you prefer to have your deposit payment refunded or if you want to leave the downpayment for the future tour.
Let us all be responsible and taking precautions not to get sick.
Stay healthy - that’s the most important issue right now.
Best
Annette
Annette Schiller, Diplom-Volkswirt
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