Should I cancel my holiday due to unrest in Ecuador?

Simon Calder answers your questions on Foreign Office guidance, flight safety, drinks packages and travel insurance for the more mature among us

A state of emergency has been declared in the country until 3 November (AFP)

Q Fourteen months ago my friend and I booked a luxury holiday to Ecuador, including the Galapagos, costing over £6,500 each. We are due to travel on 30 October. But the current Foreign Office advice is to cancel all but essential travel.

I really don’t want to be rerouted anywhere else and am now not keen on going to Ecuador even if the travel ban is lifted a few days before. How do we stand in terms of getting a refund?

Kathryn F