Is It Worth It

[teacake44]

Even if the travel quarantine in the UK is lifted and you are able to take a foreign holiday, is it really worth all the hassle and risk involved just for a few days in the sun. You will I'm sure see many bars /clubs closed that may be have gone bust, and the ones that are still going will still have social distance rules in place, so that foreign holiday just won't be that happy experience that you may have had in the past.
Should you go and there's an explosion of the virus in the area/ hotel, and there's an immediate lockdown, like we saw at the start, will you then be in a position again, like we saw at the start of needing the UK government to fly you back home.

Would it not be a good idea, and a lot easier to holiday at home, with the economy needing all the help it can get. The holiday industry is on its knees in the UK, along with shops, bars, even the local chip shop. Also a lot of fishermen round the coasts of the UK have not been going out due to the lack of demand a holiday here could also help boost this industry back into action. Every little helps.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Its pointless going on a UK holiday if everything is closed. Carparks and even roads have been closed around here following thousands of people descending on beauty spots. Pubs and shops are shut, so are gardens and museums.
I won't be going on holiday here or abroad until a vaccine for Covid is available, or they can guarantee that if you have CV-19 Anti bodies you will not catch the disease again.

[fiction-factory]

Scotland and Wales don't seem to be trying too hard to attract tourists from England unfortunately. I'd much rather drive somewhere in the UK than take a flight at the moment- the prospect of long queues at each stage, crowded planes, coach transfers, lack of bars/restaurant tables in the resort, wearing masks by the pool/beach, quarantine afterwards. No thanks. I'll wait and see what next year brings

[teacake44]

13.21 Thanks, but the whole point of my question was that things are looking like they are going to change very shortly. I don't think you will get any such guarantee I'm afraid.

[Bobbisox1]

Hopefully going to Kent for a week in July if staying away from your home is lifted

[teacake44]

13.26 The points you make regarding foreign travel is exactly the point I was trying to make, its just not worth it,(at the moment)

[jno]

here's a situation report on holidaying here and abroad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52646738

Economically, they need to encourage tourism here. Foreigners spent £28bn here last year but Brits spent £62bn abroad. Ideally, you'd want to keep that £62bn here as long as possible.

[Zacs-Master]

'Ideally, you'd want to keep that £62bn here as long as possible.'

Impossible at the moment.

[teacake44]

13.31 ^^ :0) even day outings with kids will go a long way to help.

[fiction-factory]

Hope it works out for you Bobbisox. I am not sure whether hotels, restaurants, tearooms, bars, saunas etc will be fully operation in July so August might be a better bet. I just want to be able to visit family around the UK- just a day or two would be enough so we can catch up, hopefully have a hug (but maybe best not to) and a bit of a break from the house which has also been a place of work for mrs FF for 3 months

[AuntPollyGrey]

Teacake -I disagree. Just because the Government may allow businesses to open does not mean they automatically will. Pub landlords have said they can't open their pubs and make a profit while maintaining social distancing rules so will remain closed. Small cafe's have the same problem. I think people should remain at home this year for the benefit of everyone. Not having an annual holiday is pretty much a first world problem, although I do miss the long weekends me and OH used to take in the UK we won't be going anywhere this year.

[jno]

it is staying here, if people aren't going abroad and spending it. But it would also be nice to circulate it round the UK tourist industry, and that's what's impossible at the moment.

[Bobbisox1]

My daughter’s friend has a lovely home in Kent and has offered it to us for my grandsons 16th birthday on 16/7
Her and her husband work in London and rent an apartment there as commuting was costing around £10,000 a year for them

[fiction-factory]

Yes, I think July will see very little open, and August too on reflection. September is more likely to see a few things open but even then I wouldn't spend more than a couple of days away at a time. By the way, I think there will be lots of families away in September as I am not sure schools will be fully open until October. And there's still time for a second spike

[teacake44]

13.34, some, not all, will try and find a way of some sort of operating, its a case of sink or swim for some. But again that's just my point about going abroad, the lack of, all but a few.

[jno]

like I said somewhere, my local chip shop is up and running though you might have to queue on the pavement. But it is "local", we're miles from any resorts so you're not going to meet many infected strangers shopping there.

[fiction-factory]

^ unless they've just returned from a mass gathering demo, jno

[mushroom25]

//But it is "local", we're miles from any resorts so you're not going to meet many infected strangers shopping there. //

This is a local shop, for local people. There’s nothing for you here!

https://setthetape.com/2017/12/18/the-league-of-gentlemen-its-10-best-catchphrases/

[gulliver1]

How about a couple of weeks at Whitley Bay , nice enough resort.

[New Judge]

//My daughter’s friend has a lovely home in Kent and has offered it to us for my grandsons 16th birthday on 16/7//

Unless the current restrictions change you can't (legally) go.

[Bobbisox1]

Yes I realise that NJ ,and we won’t