Covid and travel discussion

[feedthegoat27]

Booked Greece last week of August and hoping that we get away with PCR testing fingers crossed and test to release. If not, I'd be gutted, but probably do a week in London over Oct Half Term.

Also going Greece (Kos) end of August, quietly confident it will go ahead, albeit with some hurdles like testing etc

Rhodes in June is a bit more squeaky bum but it's a low cost gamble so just gotta hope for the best.

Got 3 nights with flights for £110 so all good. The gyros and Mythos will be tasting even better this summer.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Also going Greece (Kos) end of August, quietly confident it will go ahead, albeit with some hurdles like testing etc

Rhodes in June is a bit more squeaky bum but it's a low cost gamble so just gotta hope for the best.

Got 3 nights with flights for £110 so all good. The gyros and Mythos will be tasting even better this summer.

Last sentence ? Hmm dipper

 

[feedthegoat27]

Last sentence ? Hmm dipper

I will most certainly be dipping into gyros if I get there ;)

 

[Manchester1894]

Also going Greece (Kos) end of August, quietly confident it will go ahead, albeit with some hurdles like testing etc

Rhodes in June is a bit more squeaky bum but it's a low cost gamble so just gotta hope for the best.

Got 3 nights with flights for £110 so all good. The gyros and Mythos will be tasting even better this summer.

Travel corridors might offer hope. Booked the airport lounge and fast track security to make it as stress free as possible lol.

 

[mackenzie]

Really hope we can go abroad this year. Its the one thing that now gets me through every shitty week at work.
If we can't then I've suggested a City break to the other half. Maybe Edinburgh or York. Somewhere with a bit of history.

 

[Summerbuzz]

Surely the AZ resistant South African variant being live in most of Europe is going to make this very difficult. It's as much as 10% of cases in some countries. Would seem ridiculous for us to throw away the hard work. Europe would come down off this wave were Kent and others dominated cases - we'd bring SA back here and be back at square one almost instantly.

 

[big phil]

If they're making noises now about stopping summer holidays, I fear the decision is made and they're laying the foundations for breaking the bad news soon

I'm hoping to get to the Canaries in late October but I've got a feeling that won't happen either

You’re right, it does feel as if they’re actively briefing against it.
Got 2 weeks booked in northern Spain at end of August and I’m starting to doubt it. Hope UK hoteliers and resorts don’t take advantage and double their prices but we all know they will.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

What is the latest update on concerts.
Meant to be going to Wembley for Eagles end of August.
Can't see it happening though

 

[ctwrd]

The problem is if they say it’s not safe to travel abroad this year because of variants, what is different next year and the year after?

it’s the same with other parts of society that are locked down. There’s always going to be another reason why scientists/phe people say it’s not safe. Someone at some point will need to have the balls to say it doesn’t matter.

 

[Summerbuzz]

The problem is if they say it’s not safe to travel abroad this year because of variants, what is different next year and the year after?

it’s the same with other parts of society that are locked down. There’s always going to be another reason why scientists/phe people say it’s not safe. Someone at some point will need to have the balls to say it doesn’t matter.

Right now, I think it's that the SA variant is live, widespread, and known not to respond to AZ. Which is what we're all dosed up with.

Bring SA back to this country, and we might as well have not bothered with any of it. Straight out of the frying pan and straight into the fire.

You're right, variants will emerge but this current situation looks like a bit of a worse case scenario.