Are you hoping to go on holiday this summer or are you feeling hesitant?
There is still much uncertainty about the likelihood of Brits taking an overseas summer holiday this year, as we await an update from the Government as to if and when foreign travel is to be allowed.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against non-essential overseas travel since March 17, and given no indication of when this will be changed.
Many of us already have holiday bookings for the near future and are feeling anxious. Travel companies will be managing bookings on a rolling basis by departure date and they may not contact us until a few weeks before the planned departure date, which is leaving us in a state of flux.
29th June is the date for the Government’s first review of its controversial quarantine policy, which came into force last week.
A number of other countries in Europe eased their border restrictions on Monday.
But many have maintained entry restrictions for UK holidaymakers, including:
– France: A 14-day quarantine is in place for UK visitors.
– Greece: Mandatory testing and quarantine for travellers from specific countries such as the UK, the US and Belgium.
– The Netherlands: Tourists from the UK, the EU and Schengen area can visit, but arrivals from the UK and Sweden must go into quarantine.
Destinations that do not require UK holidaymakers to enter quarantine include Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.
Airline trade body the International Air Transport Association said rapid Covid-19 testing of passengers from countries considered as higher risk could remove the need for “burdensome and intrusive measures such as quarantine”.
What are your views? If the travel ban was lifted, and the quarantine rules were abolished, how would you feel about taking an overseas foreign holiday?
Are you hoping to go on holiday this summer or are you feeling hesitant?
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The chances are that the world will have to learn how to live with this ongoing situation for some considerable time and if we choose to travel as individuals we will have to be prepared to deal with any imposition and the consequences that will bring whether we are at home or abroad.
Here, everywhere is open, with social distancing controls, and masks are mandatory in public. The over 65s, chronically ill and under 18s were on 100% until recently but now, as a 66 year old, I'm allowed out between 10am and 8pm, although I do need to get permission to travel outside of my province. There is a mandatory track and trace app in place for those travelling outside their province.
Cases are 2/3 of the UK, deaths are 12% of the UK figure!!! with 24% higher population.
They are now, as well as track and trace contacts of those positive, carrying out random testing for Covid-19 and antibodies and are visiting our complex early next week.
In Many of these places tourism is the foundation of their economy. They share their beautiful beaches and scenery with us, when we can let’s support them both at home and abroad.
Another thing the airplanes are not safe to fly anymore.
Absolutely not going abroad by plane again at any time. Anyone who thinks it's a good idea to do so for pleasure has no regard for the world we're privileged to live on as caretakers for future generations.
Our own island has the most beautiful scenery, towns, villages and beaches which we don't take advantage of yet tourists flock here every year. What does that say? Staycations and spend local has to be the way forward.
However as the virus is still here I am reluctant to travel .... definitely not abroad or on a plane. The safest places would be a timeshare, rent a house, motor home where you are self contained.
I am considering taking a 5 hour train journey to visit family .
People are obsessed with holidays now anyway, going several times a year.
I am in my sixties and I never had a holiday every year as a child or adult. Overall lets stay safe and wait. Then it will be more enjoyable.
Sorry to those of you suffering from cramp. Bob Scott.
Costa del Balcony will be my holiday destination this year!! Everything within reach, including delicious food, wine, entertainment (music, books & TV), nice comfy bed with cleanliness and safety 5 star.
A short scroll down revealed that , so far, I was the only one to vote!
I will probably book a starvation with my grandchildren.
I wouldn’t trust going on a plane even though I miss the idea of guaranteed sunshine.
I am also surprised that foreign governments, who seemed to have acted in a more open and honest management of the Pandemic, would accept anyone over 50 from the UK.
Still, as they say, MONEY TALKS.
As if!