Covid and travel discussion

sir baconface said:
If you’re genuinely interested, look back over the last 20 pages or so. You’ll find several bitching about being grounded, one clown even blaming a Tory plot against the travel industry, a couple of others totally blinkered about medical reality.
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People are moaning I get it. But some moaning is to be expected in these unprecedented times surely? But i doubt if any are prepared to go as you say prematurely? What do you mean when you say this do you mean break the law, and lie and risk a fine in doing so? Has anyone said that? Sorry i have missed it if that is the case.

The media and government led stories the past few days have been depressing and unhelpful to be honest, people are going to moan having seen such depressing speculation. I don't think it is helpful at all. The Government have given a date of the 12th of April to make an further announcement, they should stick by it, ministers and advisers shouldn't leak speculation to the press, its amateurish! Lets not forget this isn't just holidaymakers we are talking about its a huge industry sector that employs hundreds of thousands of workers and they are being treated appallingly. But that's this government all over isn't it unable to see the bigger picture and completely unable to behave in a proper responsible manner.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
People are moaning I get it. But some moaning is to be expected in these unprecedented times surely? But i doubt if any are prepared to go as you say prematurely? What do you mean when you say this do you mean break the law, and lie and risk a fine in doing so? Has anyone said that? Sorry i have missed it if that is the case.
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You’re twisting words to suit your own agenda. I’m not biting. Give it a rest.
 
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bluemcr said:
Yeah it will be a nightmare for family's in the kids holiday far too many descending to the coast. I think I'll will pass on that this year.
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I concur..the roads will be a bloody nightmare..I'll sit it out till October and hope for the best to jet off ?
 
Every time I see some idiotic **** on the news moaning about not getting away to Benidorm or wherever, I just shout at the telly.

I think we should let them all go, then refuse to have them back. If that doesnt work, maybe a couple of snipers at arrivals. Worth thinking about.
 
GaudinoMotors said:
Lol. Our budget is 60k and we want 4 bedrooms, a pool, a roof terrace with views of the sea and a granny flat.
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“So this one is slightly above your budget at £64k but the agent says the owner is willing to listen to offers”

“We would like to make an offer on this one”

“So what is your offer”

“well we think we will start off with an offer of £15k and see where it gets us”
 
We’d be better served getting U.K. PLC going again and all spending our money over here. They may not mean taking a 2 week break in a wet and miserable U.K. seaside town, but getting out and doing days out, more trips to pubs and restaurants, more spending on the high street, zoos, theme parks, etc.

The government can use the tax and VAT receipts from all of that to prop up the travel industry until next year.
 
The Northern Baptist said:
We’d be better served getting U.K. PLC going again and all spending our money over here. They may not mean taking a 2 week break in a wet and miserable U.K. seaside town, but getting out and doing days out, more trips to pubs and restaurants, more spending on the high street, zoos, theme parks, etc.

The government can use the tax and VAT receipts from all of that to prop up the travel industry until next year.
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Fuck that
 
The Northern Baptist said:
We’d be better served getting U.K. PLC going again and all spending our money over here. They may not mean taking a 2 week break in a wet and miserable U.K. seaside town, but getting out and doing days out, more trips to pubs and restaurants, more spending on the high street, zoos, theme parks, etc.

The government can use the tax and VAT receipts from all of that to prop up the travel industry until next year.
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The problem with this kind of approach is it doesn't prepare us to transition to the 'new world' that we are going to live in. Coronavirus isn't going to go away globally this year, think this time next year and even then that will be when much of the world is vaccinated so it won't necessarily go away but it shouldn't be a threat.

What we need to do is to get away from this obsession over case numbers. We still haven't heard about what will happen if cases rise again, will we lockdown or will we hold our ground on the basis that hospitalisations will not follow or will remain manageable? There's still an expectation that everyone in the UK will be vaccinated by the time holidays can even happen so I don't see the threat unless we are worried about the vaccines effectiveness due to variants.

Even if variants become prevalent elsewhere then they will end up here eventually. It's a ridiculous idea to suggest otherwise because foreign holidays aside the borders are still happen and there are still hundreds of flights per day. It's illegal for us to travel out but it isn't illegal for people to come in and that makes it utterly pointless.

I really don't see the problem with travel to safe countries whilst staying in a COVID safe resort for example. Even the USA will look a very good prospect in a few months. The major problem for many holidays is Europe.
 
we’re off camping to Cornwall for 10 days in July...been all around the word yet never been to Cornwall. Quite sad really
 
Normally do a lads mini break abroad for World/Euros, last time we went to Riga this time we've got a chalet in Anglesey penciled in via a friend of one of us that's going.

By the time we've paid for it (mates rates to a fashion), car hire fuel, beer, food etc it'll work out considerably more expensive than a short euro break but, it is what it is the main downer is our ex-pat in Denmark won't be able to join us.
 
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