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Are you booking summer holidays or waiting to see how Brexit plays out?

70 replies

TakeMeBackToBlueberryHill · 23/03/2019 16:57

Want to go to Europe in May/June but worried about insurance, flights and getting stuck- also concerned about rising costs and whether or not we'd be better saving money in case food /bills rocket.

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CuckooCuckooClock · 23/03/2019 17:01

We're staying in the UK this year for those very reasons. Too many unknowns.

cocomelon23 · 23/03/2019 17:04

I'm booked to go abroad in May.

CakeNinja · 23/03/2019 17:06

We haven’t booked yet for the summer hols but it’s nothing to do with brexit, we never book far in advance - we just aren’t organised people Grin
We will book after our May half term break like normal. Well, presuming the world hasn’t stopped turning etc.

Bythebeach · 23/03/2019 17:09

Booked outside EU Grin

caringcarer · 23/03/2019 17:11

We usually go to France at Easter but thought it might be difficult this year so chose to stay at home. dc will do a cricket camp instead. Me and dh and 13 year old are booked on to a ferry with 2 puppies third week of July and coming back beginning of Sept. We have travel insurance but not sure if it will still be valid if no deal. The puppies have puppy passports we are going to have to get rabies test in April as advised by government in event of no deal. We have holiday home in France so it is a cheap holiday for us so not cancelling. Puppies may have to be in quarantine for a few days.

WickedGoodDoge · 23/03/2019 17:12

I just booked DS’ DofE residential on a tall ship from Aberdeen to Norway in July. He’s then having a few days to himself in Norway and Sweden. Am hoping his “holiday/non-holiday” goes smoothly. Not much else I can do. Grin

trendingorange · 23/03/2019 17:18

I've booked to go long haul in April and Europe in May & June.
Life has to go on, I love Europe and I'm going to travel there as much as I usually do.
I expect there might be delays but nothing I can do about that.
You lot can stay and sort the mess out while I'm gone!-- GrinEspecially those who voted for this--

LateEaster · 23/03/2019 17:25

We have 2 Europe holidays booked and anticipate no issues

The only precaution we took was to make sure all passports have more than 6 months left on them.

Flights all still flying due to agreements, there may be initial delays at airports but that's a maybe.

LateEaster · 23/03/2019 17:27

OP why would insurance flights and costs be an issue?

fussychica · 23/03/2019 17:29

Booked European destinations for April, June and September. Hey, ho! Hoping for limited/ no delays due to the Brexit position however it pans out. We were delayed by the gilet jaune protest in November so it wont be anything new.

BlondeBumshelll · 23/03/2019 17:32

Booked all inclusive in Majorca in September. Haven't been a bit worried about it but have to admit I don't really know if/why it would affect a holiday at that stage?

BitchQueen90 · 23/03/2019 17:47

Going to Majorca in May. Had it booked for over a year. I'm not concerned at all.

LucilleBluth · 23/03/2019 17:53

Off to Greece in May half term. I love Greece and will give them my tourist money EU or no EU.

PurpleCrazyHorse · 23/03/2019 17:58

Staying in the UK this summer. Didn't want to risk ferry queues with a reasonably newly toilet trained pre-schooler! If it was just me, DH and the oldest, then we would have probably gone to camping to France (which is out intention for 2020)

Mmmmbrekkie · 23/03/2019 17:59

Booked two and can’t wait!!

ScouseQueen · 23/03/2019 18:04

Booked to go May half term, and had reasoned that it would be past the worst chaos of just after 29 March then so would have settled down. Now a bit worried that we will be travelling just after the 22 May deadline and it may in fact be chaos cover all. Hoping for a miracle revoking of Article 50.

CountFosco · 23/03/2019 18:09

Haven't booked yet but not planning to go until October. Was planning to book once we knew what form Brexit was taking. Now we're not sure beyond blindly hoping for revoke (4.5M signatures now).

ralphi · 23/03/2019 18:17

Lateeaster: Health insurance because in the past we were covered by the e111 which was for reciprical health services in eu countries. No Eu means you need to buy travel health insurance. I think that is the situation, although I guess some credit cards include it.

DHLostHisDWtoBrexit · 23/03/2019 18:19

I'm ultra cautious about Brexit, but have still booked a holiday to Portugal in September. Yes, there may be delays, but flights are hopefully still going to fly and we've taken out pretty comprehensive travel insurance.

Shakirasma · 23/03/2019 18:21

Every year we've hummed and haad about going to florida but always chosen a med holiday instead. This year weve booked Florida

Mmmmbrekkie · 23/03/2019 18:21

@DHLostHisDWtoBrexit

When you say you’re “ultra cautious” but then you’ve booked a holiday, in curious how your “ultra” caution actually manifests itself! Because doesn’t seem ultra cautious to me in the slightest!

Mmmmbrekkie · 23/03/2019 18:25

@ralphi

The e111 didn’t cover emergency treatment
Nor does it cover cancellation due to medical reasons, curtailment etc

dimsum321 · 23/03/2019 18:26

We've booked long haul direct flights, no European stopover which would have made them cheaper. Yes it might all be fine but I'd rather not take the risk. With our shambolic govt it could all quite easily go horribly horribly wrong.

Mmmmbrekkie · 23/03/2019 18:28

Sorry typo

It only covered emergency treatment.

As per nhs website

The EHIC is not an alternative to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs, such as mountain rescue in ski resorts, being flown back to the UK, treatment on cruises or lost or stolen property. This makes it important to have both an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy

Aprilnamechanger · 23/03/2019 18:29

e111 doesn’t repatriate either, you would be mad to go abroad without travel insurance in today’s world.