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The Corona pandemic have fallen victims many events. Affected visitors often got no money back, but instead a voucher.

The good news: If you have not yet redeemed such a voucher by 31 December 2021, you can pay off the amount at the beginning of the new year in many cases, explains the consumer center NRW.

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Decisive for this is when the ticket was purchased. Because the so-called coupon solution has been retroactive for admission tickets for admission tickets for admission tickets for admission tickets. The event date is irrelevant.

Affected are tickets for concerts, festivals, theater performances, readings, film screenings or sports competitions. But also tickets for museums, amusement parks, swimming pools and subscriptions for sports studios or season tickets for stadiums are included.

For cards purchased after 8 March 2020, customers' customers' clients' consumer opinions believe may be reimbursed the ticket price if the event has failed.

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If you got a voucher, you can use it at the respective organizer for its offers. If the voucher was not redeemed by the end of the year, the payment of the amount can be demands from 01. January 2022. Who does not want that, can continue to use the voucher to pay tickets?

Basically, the repayment claims from tagged events become time-barred within three years. At events, which were canceled in 2020 because of the Corona pandemic, claims can be asserted until 31 December 2023, explains the consumer center. For events that could not take place 2021 or become, the limitation period is still running until 31 December 2024.

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