While the reopening of businesses is approaching, many gift, holiday and meal vouchers have not been used.

But in order not to penalize the beneficiaries of these coupons, the companies that provide them are flexible, in this exceptional context of re-containment. 

The reopening of non-essential shops is scheduled for around December 1.

While awaiting confirmation, gift vouchers, offered to employees, holiday vouchers and restaurant vouchers are sleeping in the back of their purses.

However, most are valid until the end of November.

If they have not been used due to the re-containment, will they expire when the businesses reopen? 

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During this period when the French use gift vouchers the most, the companies providing these coupons, such as EdenRed and its Kadéo titles, have planned to extend their validity until the end of January or even the end of February 2021. The information was sent to traders, who cannot refuse these titles, even if they are out of date on paper. 

Turn to your CSE in the event of a problem

"We have obviously encouraged and given instructions to all our merchant partners to apply this extension. If ever the beneficiary is refused this extension, he always has the possibility of returning to his CSE which will come back to us for the exchange of his titles. So he will not lose anything, "explains Caroline Tikhomiroff, Marketing and Strategy Director of the Sodexo group. 

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Regarding holiday vouchers, the beneficiary must complete the online process to exchange them.

He has until March 31 to do so. 

Finally, restaurant vouchers can still be used in food stores that have remained open.

They are valid until the end of January and Sodexo is asking for two additional months.

In all cases, the employer can exchange them.