Covid and travel discussion

[Bluemoon dan]

We have our holiday to Majorca booked for August that was rolled over from last year. Still hopeful we'll be able to go but probably 50/50 about whether we will. My hope is that as we sit here now we are 2 and a bit months into the vaccination programme really kicking into gear in the UK and we're in a hugely more optimistic state generally than we were in January (about everything, not just holidays). Once the European countries get their act together with their vaccinations, which they will because they have to, then things could quickly change with them and we are still 4 months away from our holiday so who knows.

 

[BimboBob]

Well COVID is never going to go away. If the jab is 90% effective that’s decent odds. So for you, this is it now, forever? Work hard for my holiday, didn’t go last year, will hopefully be going this year, my little girl is young once, and she is being f denied happy memories that lots of other children who happened to be born 30-40 years earlier than her got.

Come the summer you should be able to have a holiday in this country. Your little girl will then have loads of happy memories, happy memories that most of us old farts had in the 60's/ 70's. You don't have to fly to Spain to get a happy memory. This country is beautiful. Explore it.

 

[bluealf]

I'll raise a pint of Keo in the air for you if I get to go Cyprus you hero.

Don't think there is a need for that tbh and it is probably the very reason I don't often comment in these type of threads.

 

[Scottyboi]

Don't think there is a need for that tbh and it is probably the very reason I don't often comment in these type of threads.

No need for calling you a hero? You are far to humble.

 

[mancity1]

Come the summer you should be able to have a holiday in this country. Your little girl will then have loads of happy memories, happy memories that most of us old farts had in the 60's/ 70's. You don't have to fly to Spain to get a happy memory. This country is beautiful. Explore it.

Well said , it the people you spend it with and hopefully the new people you meet.

Although I have been fortunate to travel to many countries , the memories are the people you meet and the connections you make with your own family during them which you could make anywhere if you think about it.

its more the journey not the destination in life that matters and City players to put a football spin on it will tell you the same when it comes to success.

 

[DRINKLEVEDRY]

June 1st for me , not looking good

I also have one pencilled in same date here's hoping:-).

 

[Protein Junkie]

I’ve got the Yorkshire dales booked for May, does Yorkshire count as foreign these days ?

No mate just Miseryside

 

[Gabriel]

Only EU country that I can currently see being open to some form of ‘normal’ tourism this summer might be Malta.

 

[Protein Junkie]

I moved my Seychelles holiday from May to mid October and saved £700.
No problem rebooking with the resort or Etihad Airways.
Will it happen ? Who knows.
As for a UK holiday I’m off to McScotland in June hopefully.
Supply and demand suggests very expensive home based holidays this year.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Well COVID is never going to go away. If the jab is 90% effective that’s decent odds. So for you, this is it now, forever? Work hard for my holiday, didn’t go last year, will hopefully be going this year, my little girl is young once, and she is being f denied happy memories that lots of other children who happened to be born 30-40 years earlier than her got.

There were times when I was a kid where our family holidayed in the Mediterranean, there were other times we holidayed in Britain. I’d didn’t care either way. We still reminisce about Bournemouth or Newquay as much as we do Malta or Mallorca.

Great childhood memories are not dependent on a plane, Spanish waitresses and San Gria. It’s about quality time with the family, no matter where it is.

Children 30 years ago didn’t have a pandemic to live through. And there’s a difference between a pandemic that is far from being under control, and seasonal returns of viruses that we have mass global vaccinations for each year.