Are you planning on holidaying this year?

I am waiting until we see how things are going. We had a long trip by train planned from Canada to San Francisco for our 25th Wedding Anniversary but cannot bear the thought of booking it just to cancel it. We were going to New York for our 20th Anniversary but that had to be put off because of a tragedy in our family so we decided to go the whole hog for our 25th instead. Obviously that was the kiss of death for 2021!
It was also planned to have a huge 'Do' for my 60th, my husband's 65th and my son's 30th Birthdays but our plans are on hold there too. I have a ballgown in the cupboard which I bought for my DIL's 30th Birthday Ball but it snowed so was cancelled as all her family are from up North. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go when it was rescheduled...the dress is doomed too!

This is all assuming lockdowns are over - no sign of that any time soon. We won't book anything until things improve significantly, then maybe a last minute booking in the UK. What I really want is to see my son's family with our four month old granddaughter who we haven't met yet. They live 200 miles away.

Urmstongran

I’m bucking the trend here. Ever the optimists we have booked flights and accommodation for 10 days in Ibiza in June. Why not? It’s something to look forward to and holiday insurance will kick in if it has to be cancelled.

Yours sincerely,
Pollyanna

Me too Urmstongran. We’ve booked a holiday to Greece in July. We have paid extra for late cancellation so can cancel any time up to two weeks before we’re scheduled to go

Booked a touring holiday of Southern Ireland last year but put it on hold because of the virus. We are supposed to go this year but I am sceptical about going anywhere to be honest.

Providing circumstances allow, we will have our usual intergenerational week away in our usual holiday self catering house.

I can hardly wait! I have permanently itchy feet and had a big trip to India planned last year - rebooked for June this year, though who knows if we’ll be able to go. India have lots of the Oxford vaccine so it may be one of the safer places to go, if they let us in. Cottage in Scotland is booked for Easter too but I’m pretty sure that won’t happen.

Even after having the two doses of vaccine we can all still be carriers! This virus has to be a very very distance memory before I even contemplate a holiday, particularly abroad!

Well, if we and most others have been vaccinated by June, yes we probably will go off camping by bike for a few days, but only if the number of c ases are significantly lower than just now.

Are you being asked to talk about UK or travel abroad?
A holiday is the last thing on my mind just now. Even with the vaccine this virus will still be around.
Heaven help us if everyone goes crazy all joining up in family groups going all over the world.
I hope people don't forget too quickly how awful this time has been.

I think everyone should spend their money in our own country to help hospitality get going again. Hospitality has been hit the hardest. So if we can travel make it in the UK.

I hope so. We would feel confident to do so when we have had our two shots of vaccine. We’ll be looking at the situation in any country we are considering traveling to though. We would only travel to a country with low rates. Based on how things have been so far, that may be Asia.

In one word NO!
I agree with Ellanvanin. Absolute madness to go travelling anywhere this year, it's just going to perpetuate the presence of the virus. Any sort of leisure travel into or out of the UK should be banned. If we really want to be rid of this virus we need to be a LOT tougher about lockdowns, travel and our border controls. We are an island nation after all and should be able to do this.

Not a chance. Even if it all clears up quickly- which it won't- I would be very nervous to travel abroad.
Even if we could my DH has to look for another job when this is all over as his contract with previous employer ended just when all this started.

Short holiday on Isles of Scilly last April to celebrate my 70th was booked and all paid. We postponed it to take this coming April. If we've had our vaccinations I'll feel OK.

We had an inheritance just over a year ago and planned to treat ourselves to holiday in New Zealand this year. I think we will postpone booking it until 2022.

The owner of the house we normally go to sent a message last October asking did we want to book our usual dates for this year, but we declined until we see how this all goes. No doubt it will be booked up by then, so home it shall be. We noticed she hiked the prices up too because a lot probably doing staycations again.

Rebooked our EasyJet cancelled flights to Portugal from last September when the airline approached us a while ago. So June this year, with a hotel on the Costa de la Luz booked with cancellation up to the last minute. I can't see it happening for us, June is probably too soon. If a semblance of normal life does return, will book somewhere in England, would love to go abroad, but don't fancy wearing a mask for hours en route. We were very lucky last year and managed a week in Devon in September the weather was fantastic, far better than gloomy August when every one else went. Yeah hope to go somewhere but will play it by ear.

Agree with dorsetcupcake. We don't know enough about the vaccine - how long will it cover us. does it truely cover the new variant here on the South Coast.
Will spend the summer trying to dodge all the tourists if last year is anything to go by.

My DS has sent me details of a villa in Spain ,they hope to have for a month in August , they have got 2 weeks refunded from last year and annual leave carried over . They would like me and DD and GC to go for a week . Full refund if Covid still preventing travel . I will be vaccinated , so I’m up for it - if I wait too long I will be too decrepit to do anything . Sadly I think I will have to delay again going to Cape Town to visit my cousins though .My Pollyanna mode needs reviving too !

Scotland and France booked but not holding my breath. I will be climbing the walls if I don't get away this year.

Yes, currently have Cornwall booked for July (rescheduled from last June) and Greece booked for September. Also went to Greece last September/October. And will book anything/anywhere else that I’m able to ... everything on a free cancellation/free flight amendment basis.

I really want to go to Paris as father was French and always see it as my other country.
But Paris is in the same state as us and I know it won't be the same for a long time if ever. Little shops will have shut down, cafes closed, some permanently. So probably not this year maybe next year.

Sarahmob we are much in the same position re the river cruise, except it was a golden anniversary. If it’s cancelled again and I’m almost hoping it will be, we’ll be asking for a refund. Actually, it’s not the cruise itself that worries me, more the flights to and from the UK.

I suspect that because of the new variant and possible further mutations, any sort of travel will be prohibited for months, if not years. I hope I’m wrong, but travel is likely to be a deeply bad idea for the foreseeable future. None of the vaccines give 100% protection and were developed for the original iteration of the virus.. Their effectiveness against the new strain is as yet unknown. We probably need to let go of the idea that vaccines are going to save us and enable us to get back to normal.

USA is calling us! But for family reasons. Our granddaughter (our daughters first child at 45) was born December 2019. We were booked to fly to New York in January 2020 before lockdown was not mentioned, but my husband was diagnosed with heart block and was advised not to travel until he had a pacemaker fitted in February. He insisted I went on my own as they would all be over in April for his 70th. Obviously we all know how the rest of the year went. To make things worse he had an optical stroke just before Christmas and is recovering. He is so longing to see our youngest grandchild and just play with her, he is such a great Grandad with our other 3 grandchildren.
So hoping and praying for this very special emotional trip, but are not booking anything, or thinking of a date, and will not take any chances at all, but it is a light at the end of a very dark tunnel. Hoping the vaccinations are the very first tiny footstep towards this.
Whatever you are hoping and dreaming about, please stay safe, we have come so far.

We have a glamping holiday booked in Wales for the end of May. This is a trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary and my husbands birthday and has been transferred from last year so ??we can still go. We also want to return to our much loved home in Greece where it is so much safer than here. As soon as we have had our vaccine and as soon as we can, we shall go, life is too short.