No holidays until August

I'll be 70 in May and had been planning - since this time last year - to stay in a Lodge in Scotland, with all my daughter / sons / grandkids all coming to visit during those two weeks.

Well - of course, that all went 'right out the window'. A couple of weeks ago, I contacted the company and asked to move it to the 'same week NEXT year' instead. No problem at all - I'll just be celebrating my 71st instead of my 70th .

These are live flights this evening on Flight Tracker. What hope is there for getting the virus under control.

I can’t wait to go abroad on holiday again, unfortunately we can’t whilst there is still a need to quarantine. I was lucky to have a holiday in September. We’re all entitled to our own thoughts on this.

EllanVannin

If anyone's that desperate to go abroad---go, at your own risk, which is what I'd say to anyone to stop them from moaning it's that simple !

Yes but don’t bring the virus back to the UK just as we’re getting on top of it.

GrandmaKT

Not bothered about going abroad for holidays at all. However, we would dearly love to be able to get to New Zealand next February for our DS' wedding (already postponed by a year) and our new GC. I wonder if it will be possible?

New Zealand is the goal for us too. Have missed GD’s 18th last month so would love to be there for DD’s 50th next March, but I think it’s unlikely with NZ’s very strict border controls. I do hope I’m wrong!

My garden has been all landscaped and I have a huge raised bed to plant flowers, so I will be happy pottering about there this year. I normally book a house at the seaside near the Giants Causeway, it's only an hr from me, but didn't bother this year cos everyone will be going there as they maybe won't get booked to go to the sun. August is too late for some to wait to get booked, it's all too much up in the air at the minute.

Jaxie
Go abroad if you want to, but please don’t bring Covid back to the UK

My sentiment exactly!!

Cancelled our September Bergerac trip for 3 reasons: the French have been slow getting vaccinations going; half don’t want to be vaccinated; and apparently it’s all our fault for not exporting a vaccine they don’t want. Just hope the Scots let us in for June. But I really would like some warm sun even though I’m not a sun bather or beach person.

DD just booked four days in Bute, end of July, normal school holiday prices.

Thanks for the explanation GrandmaKT. It all depends of course, but an equivalent holiday (eg hotel compared with hotel, campsite compared with campsite) is usually cheaper in many other countries.

For many people IMO it’s not just a question of not having to work, Jillybird, it’s a question of reliable sun and for many, including me and dh, warm Vitamin Sea.

Though having said that, we found just that at a Worthing beach last summer! For just one afternoon, and people were very well spread out, in case anyone assumes all beaches were full of Covid-spreading hordes - they most certainly weren’t.

We’ll need another heatwave for a repeat though.

There are so many beautiful places to go to in the UK. I think people should be spending their money here....hospitality badly needs your money.

That post was for Thoro.

Whereabouts in Italy is your daughter? My daughter and her family live in the north east, near Ferrara, where she is a teacher. She, too, has had her first vaccination.

As I realised I would not be going abroad this Summer, I decided to treat myself this weekend.
I have bought a luxurious sun lounger and side table for myself.
I will be found lounging on it at every sunny opportunity.

growstuff

GrandmaKT

Santana

I think that UK holidays are financially beyond the reach of the majority of UK families, even if they could find something. Cheaper holidays abroad offered a good deal for them, especially with all inclusive packages.
I feel sorry for them as they must be in desperate need of a getaway.
Yes I agree that we need to wait to go abroad, and I'm in no hurry to go anywhere, but we need to spare a thought for all those families who won't be going anywhere.

Whilst foreign holidays might provide better value (especially if the weather is good and you don't have to spend money on entertainment), I don't believe that it is actually cheaper for a family to travel abroad and stay in accommodation there than to stay in the UK.

I don't understand your post. You seem to be contradicting yourself.

Hi, Santana was saying that families could afford to go abroad on holiday but couldn't afford to have a holiday in the UK. I was questioning this.

I never have been a great one for foreign holidays but now you wouldn’t get me up in a plane for a kings ransom ...

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Can think of nothing worse this year than going on holiday to one of the popular holiday countries. The holiday fever will cause mayhem at airports alone never mind in the resorts. Inhibitions are usually lost when alcohol is consumed and for many that will be a major element of holidaying even before getting on a plane. Will be holidaying in UK this year.

Go abroad if you want to, but please don’t bring Covid back to the UK.

I think we should feel lucky for our blessed lives in this country. There are people across the world who can't get a roof over their head or a daily meal and here we are, moaning about not being allowed a holiday abroad. I know people have families abroad and I have a certain amount of empathy but we still remain very lucky.

DD1 has been going camping in the U.K. with a group of other families that they’ve known for years. Only had one bad experience with the weather in ten years. They pick sites with space around them and electrical hook ups!

The children spend the time playing with their friends or the wider group and having the odd day out. Their tents are like mini bungalows.

They’ve also been going to Thailand and other far flung places most years. Rather curtailed anyway this year as GS1 is sitting GCSEs.

I am hoping to go away this summer and looking at Northumberland and possibly one of the Canaries in the autumn if the powers that be get their act together and the EU gets a vaccination programme rolled out. No plans to book anything yet.

GrandmaKT

Santana

I think that UK holidays are financially beyond the reach of the majority of UK families, even if they could find something. Cheaper holidays abroad offered a good deal for them, especially with all inclusive packages.
I feel sorry for them as they must be in desperate need of a getaway.
Yes I agree that we need to wait to go abroad, and I'm in no hurry to go anywhere, but we need to spare a thought for all those families who won't be going anywhere.

Whilst foreign holidays might provide better value (especially if the weather is good and you don't have to spend money on entertainment), I don't believe that it is actually cheaper for a family to travel abroad and stay in accommodation there than to stay in the UK.

I don't understand your post. You seem to be contradicting yourself.

Santana

I think that UK holidays are financially beyond the reach of the majority of UK families, even if they could find something. Cheaper holidays abroad offered a good deal for them, especially with all inclusive packages.
I feel sorry for them as they must be in desperate need of a getaway.
Yes I agree that we need to wait to go abroad, and I'm in no hurry to go anywhere, but we need to spare a thought for all those families who won't be going anywhere.

Whilst foreign holidays might provide better value (especially if the weather is good and you don't have to spend money on entertainment), I don't believe that it is actually cheaper for a family to travel abroad and stay in accommodation there than to stay in the UK.

TBH I wasn’t expecting anything else - not holidays abroad, anyway.

We still have tentative hopes for September - we were thinking of Greece, which has long been a September favourite (lovely warm sea and the worst of the crowds gone) - but if anything now it’s more likely to be America, to see my sister who lives on Cape Cod. America is doing really well with rolling out the vaccine so far, much better than the EU (who on earth would have thought it??) though cases are still high in many areas, so who knows?
We’re not counting on anything, though, so if it comes off that’ll be a plus.