Covid and travel discussion

[dozzie26]

Yeah but they have to pay extra on the cable cars.
Actually the funniest thing I saw in many a year was a United fan in our night trip up there who strayed off the designated path. The guide warned his girlfriend he could be shot in that area - cue lots of praying and crossing of fingers. Sadly he lived but at least had the decency to fall asleep on the way back.

I remember howling at this story when you first posted it. I've been on that exact coach trip lol.

 

[shackattack]

I remember howling at this story when you first posted it. I've been on that exact coach trip lol.

I went on the trip with a lad off here. The United fan and his Poundland Jordan girlfriend never even knew what time of day it was as they were out of it. He never even knew what excursion they had booked( massive clue on the side of the minibus " night stars teide excursion" or something similar. He then whinged the whole journey up there, and said he wanted a taxi back down. The guides placated him by telling him he could look at the moon from the big telescope.

 

[dozzie26]

I went on the trip with a lad off here. The United fan and his Poundland Jordan girlfriend never even knew what time of day it was as they were out of it. He never even knew what excursion they had booked( massive clue on the side of the minibus " night stars teide excursion" or something similar. He then whinged the whole journey up there, and said he wanted a taxi back down. The guides placated him by telling him he could look at the moon from the big telescope.

Sounds like the usual window licking rag.

 

[feedthegoat27]

Ryanair are such a bad company, I’m never booking with them again, to talk to a person is impossible and therefore to get any joy of moving dates for reasonable amount is impossible

I don't necessarily disagree, but this goes back to way before Covid and is pretty common knowledge how what type of company they are.

If anything, Covid has made them (marginally) more flexible.

I'll continue to book them for personal travel, but I'd never spend a significant amount on their flights and would sooner fly with someone else if the difference in cost isn't too great.

From a work perspective, we are loathe to ever book them again even as part of packages and will just instruct people interested in a flight only to book it themselves directly on the Ryanair website as we (travel agency) can't deal with them anymore.

Unfortunately, the only other airline that can compete with Ryanair on their headline fares is Wizz Air, and they are just as bad if not a little worse.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I don't necessarily disagree, but this goes back to way before Covid and is pretty common knowledge how what type of company they are.

If anything, Covid has made them (marginally) more flexible.

I'll continue to book them for personal travel, but I'd never spend a significant amount on their flights and would sooner fly with someone else if the difference in cost isn't too great.

From a work perspective, we are loathe to ever book them again even as part of packages and will just instruct people interested in a flight only to book it themselves directly on the Ryanair website as we (travel agency) can't deal with them anymore.

Unfortunately, the only other airline that can compete with Ryanair on their headline fares is Wizz Air, and they are just as bad if not a little worse.

Can definitely see that, only ever used Wizz once, but not impressed. Managed to have even less legroom than Ryanair.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Anyone been to Gran Canaria recently?
Booked & paid for Mid October & sorted all the tests out, bit a bit jittery on whether I should go or not.

 

[ell]

I absolutely would not recommend booking tests far in advance of when you need them. Was due to go away in June, bought the tests 11 days out, delivered 9days out, that day it moved from Green to Amber. Then had a six week wait till I got refunded.

 

[splinter]

Anyone been to Gran Canaria recently?
Booked & paid for Mid October & sorted all the tests out, bit a bit jittery on whether I should go or not.

My trip in 2000 was shite

 

[BLUEMATT23]

My trip in 2000 was shite

ha

 

[The Northern Baptist]

I have just used Breathe Assured to confirm my negative status. Very easy to do. I have now been granted an exit visa by our Great Leader Boris and will be travelling to Croatia on Thursday.