[Closed] Holidays this year.

Not looking hopeful, can't even get to our static caravan that's about 20 miles into North Wales (48 to the border) 68ish total.

I won't be travelling abroad for a long time (been stuck twice with insurance cover - not sure you'll get cover now).

We have an annual policy already in place but until the Foreign & Commonwealth Office change their advice it won't provide any cover.

We want to go to Iceland which if I've read correctly are willing to let us in if we pay to take a test at the airport, but no insurance cover means it's a no go.

We usually pop down to stay with the mother in law.

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If only there was a thread on this already....

Despite trying to make it a weird class thing by banging on about "no extravagant holidays this year", I reckon the government will probably relax the travel restrictions as soon as they can - which will mean relaxing the FCO advice. So hang in there for now.

Travel insurance is going to be the big problem in the future. Even worse after B@#£&*t once E111 is gone.

There’s a chunky sized thread on EU Holidays this year somewhere.

Personally we’ve postponed our 2 breaks (Eurocamp near Paris and Passportes in the Alps) until 2021. Too many variables and frankly the stress of worrying about it and the chances of going and being in an all but lock-down whilst we were there sealed the deal.

I’ve heard that some employers were planning to impose 2 week isolations for staff who travel abroad, even if the Gov. drop it. it seems odd to me. There are few destinations with a higher rate of infections than the U.K. you’re more likely to contract it in Blackpool than Loire. I don’t know, maybe I’m being paranoid but maybe just maybe employers are hoping staff won’t take their leave this year.

We are due to go 2nd week in July to Montenegro.

Currently the UK doesn’t meet Montenegro’s criteria for accepting tourists so not happening, week by week though we are getting closer to their criteria.

Mrs FD can return straight to work as a medic. I will just work from home for 2 weeks.

We’ve just binned our August Morzine trip. It’s not looking likely we’ll be allowed out of Wales by then!
Accommodation is bumped to next year and ferry is a credit for next year so we’ve not lost anything apart from the insurance ironically.

you’re more likely to contract it in Blackpool

Hence traveling from the UK to Europe and back again is potentially very problematic.

Mine all went to shit. Bike day trips and family weekends to Lakes (that all coincided with wicked weather), Portugal at Easter, California in August although that was cancelled on a technicality (but at least I'm not wigging out about it now). Fortunately I've got money back for everything. A pal of mine got a ski trip and a South Africa trip in prior to lockdown the bugger.

I don't work in frontline services though, my job's never been so busy and me and my family haven't had any COVID illnesses or hassle so I ain't complaining. Yosemite will be there next year unless Trump nukes the whole place.

we have an august/september 2 weeker in crete booked which we'd initially written off, but are slowly getting a little more hopeful of.
also had a few days booked in italy next month to go see a band. thatll be cancelled so we swapped our easyjet flights to crete again in october, give us a bit more chance.

We've a holiday end of July booked. Initially put it at 10 % chance of happening. Hopes raised later, however we're due to pay the balance on 24th June and the closer we get to that date, which is the last point we can really decide, the less hopeful I become again.
There are just too many barriers in the way, and I'm not really prepared to gamble any more cash on it (quarantine there and or back, official advice not to travel, whether we can actually do anything when we get there)

I am not 100% convinced that by mid July, or at least the start of the English School Holidays, that travel to Europe will NOT be possible in some shape or form.

Only booked a weeks break in New York last week, hoping to fly in October for the wife’s birthday. Worst case scenario we can amend the dates until next year. For a family of 4 the flights cost £1500, paid on credit card so hoping I’ve got that as an extra layer of security should we need it.
And it keeps the wife quiet for a bit. For the last two years she hasn’t stopped going on about wanting to go to New York for her 40th.

I am not 100% convinced that by mid July, or at least the start of the English School Holidays, that travel to Europe will NOT be possible in some shape or form.

I'd agree, but for anyone considering either paying the balance of a holiday or booking one fresh, you need to ask yourself whether that is enough to gamble on, if you stand to lose out.

Would traveling 'in some shape or form' be what you really wanted to do anyway?

We had decided that Spain at the end of July wasn't happening and were prepared to lose the 300 notes deposit for flights. BA has now cancelled the flight, which surprised me a little! Manchester to Malaga

Worst case scenario we can amend the dates until next year

Surely the worst case scenario is the flight is still running but the us isnt letting you in, thus no cover from insurance nor cc?

Mrs FD can return straight to work as a medic.

Not a dig at you at all but that just seems especially crazy, even by Gov.uk standards!

We've written off any foreign holidays this year. We have deferred some accommodation that we had booked for this year to next year.

We have booked a week's camping in September in Cornwall (happy to lose the money if we cannot travel) and yesterday we booked a week in Devon for July, the accommodation owners are happy to move dates if restrictions are still in place.

We're supposed to be flying out to Cyprus on the 14th July with EasyJet to stay at my parent's house. If the flights aren't cancelled and there's no travel restrictions, we're going, but I'm not optimistic.

There's EasyJet flights to Split in Croatia in October for under £40 return right now and I'm wondering if I should take a punt on them.

Travel beyond five miles is expected to be still banned in Wales for the next 6-12 weeks. I'm hoping we'll be able to book something UK based last minute in September / early October if the weather looks good but guess lots of people will be thinking the same!

Was meant to be in France last week, luckily flights got cancelled and we got a credit note for the accommodation which we'll use next year

Over night I had an email from EasyJet saying they understand if I want to change my flights to another date, and because they are so generous they will give me a £10 voucher if I do so.

That to me makes me think that they think they will be flying, and need to reduce the number of people on the flight.

Question- so if our flight was full previously, and because of social distancing they can now only fill half the aircraft, can they just cancel 50% of people booked on the flight, or are they obligated to put another flight on too?

Supposed to be going to French Alps early July and Annecy with family beginning of aug. France ok with Europeans apart from UK, due to UK imposing quarantine to all. If UK drop the stupid unenforceable quarantine, then France will allow us in.
Driving through tunnel for both holidays, so probably safer than being in UK anyway.

Not gonna happen for us until the virus is properly under control, and I really can't see that happening this year.

If and when we can travel we'll be having a couple of days away to see the in-laws who we haven't seen since Christmas, and who, frankly, we weren't sure we'd see again given their health conditions.

Well, not expecting to go anywhere abroad this summer. We were lucky enough to have had a skiing holiday and both still have jobs, so no cause for complaint.

We are booked with Eurocamp for France in Aug, (but the deposit is small at £99) - we have no realistic expectation that it will be working. for the reasons above. On top of that, our holiday insurance renewal came through and it specifically excludes Corona. I think the insurance is going to be a big blocker for a lot of people.

I think the UK camp sites/cottage rental type places are going to be busy.

Anyone got some DIY they want to crack on with instead??? We are trying to avoid ours...

We had already booked a cottage in Yorkshire for October so that will hopefully be our only holiday this year. The only spanner in the works is that it is a large family holiday so my family, my sister and her family and my parents. Could be an issue if we still aren't allowed to see people in October or a second spike occurs causing lockdown.

The joy of not having kids...

We're just going to roll out the driveway on our bikes and see where the road takes us. Once campsites are open that is.

I 've just been for beach walk and sea swim first time this year, in Spain, it's all quite normal down there, bars are open, people nicely spaced apart. Pretty much business as usual but mid June there aren't the summer crowds yet.

The odd solo person wearing a face mask, no idea why but if it makes them feel better.

Letting wise I have a few villa lets but just regulars, not from uk.

The odd solo person wearing a face mask, no idea why but if it makes them feel better.

I thought face mask were compulsory in Spain outdoors?

We flew out today, the flight was half empty (full rows empty), Palma airport was like a ghost town, we have been out here out of season a few times and the airport was quieter than in February in a normal year. No issues at all looking forward to a great holiday with far few less people around.

Palma airport was like a ghost town

Good to know. Two of my daughter's are flying out on Monday to stay with a friend.

Well they will be in quarantine for 14 days when they get back; unless it's before Monday.

I wonder what employers will do. Holiday for two weeks, then quarantine for two moe coming back - that's another 2 weeks leave needed surely, unless they allow home working !

Think I’ll give it a miss this year. Will be the first year since 2012 that I haven’t been away at least once but I’m happy with that

@hanchurch just been announced you’ll need to quarantine for a fortnight when you’re back now I think 😳
Is your employer still happy for you to do that? Hope you still enjoy your holiday.

BBC reporting that quarantine will come into effect in small hours of Sunday so, effectively, unless you're in the airport waiting for your return flight you've copped 14 days.

I fly home from the Canaries tomorrow.

Looks like I’ll have 2 weeks off quarantined followed by a week off on Factory shutdown. Oops.

Canaries is OK - it's Mainland Spain.

Canaries is OK – it’s Mainland Spain.

Nope, canaries are included.

Coronavirus: What are the UK travel quarantine rules? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52544307

PHE are continuing to monitor the situation in the Balearic and Canary Islands closely. Travellers there should continue to check this advice regularly.

That might change after they get official figures from the islands.

This exact scenario that's now playing out with Spain is why I won't be leaving the UK this year. Which is really annoying as I'm being made redundant and could have easily nipped off to the Alps for a week or 3, job searched in the evenings and ridden all day!

There's going to be a lot of moaning about all of this if the press headlines are anything to go on but it was entirely possible to see this happening, more than once too.

Not quite. All Spain is included in the 14 day quarantine. The difference for Canaries/Balearics is that the “non-essential travel” ban doesn’t apply.

So you can still go ta-ta-hot-hot but not come back without ending up on the naughty step. Ridiculous.