To ask if people in tourist areas are happy about tourism opening up

[Snufkin2]

Thinking about booking a UK holiday end of July, probably a cottage somewhere in Scotland or Yorkshire. DH thinks people living in these areas will still be very unhappy to have tourists coming in, I was wondering if locals might be quite glad to have tourism related businesses etc starting back up now for the sake of the local economy. If anyone reading this lives somewhere like that, I'd love to hear you opinion on whether you'd be pleased to see tourists coming back or not and whether we should book?

I'm pleased for those local businesses who rely on tourist trade. Its been such a testing time for so mnay - missing the Easter and May breaks and those sunny BHs too. Will be great for them to get some income and support over the summer.

I don't enjoy having to share my lovely haunts with loads of other people and have become even more reclusive through lockdown so dread everywhere being busier and traffic being worse etc. I recognise that's selfish though, and put up and shut up!

I'm in the lakes and fine about it. I think most people are as the world has to open up at some point. Many people who run guest houses and pubs are real me excited about it.

I live in a tourist town and would be more than happy to see people here. The place comes alive and if the weather is good, it's a great atmosphere.

People need a break away after months of being stuck in. I've no problem at all with visitors coming.

Depends on your circumstances I suspect. Those whose livelihoods depend on tourism will be happy, those afraid of the virus won't be happy.

If you're allowed to go, go.

I think the vast majority will be glad to have tourists back for financial reasons but even those who rely heavily on tourism often don't actually like tourists very much, they just, under usual circumstances, hide it well. I think they may find that harder them usual, if they are nervous about the influx.

Also the ones who really don't want tourists back will be the most vocal, which could make things uncomfortable.

I've planned a walking tour of my own county, returning home each evening, for this summer. I don't want to spend money and precious annual leave going somewhere I may be made to feel uncomfortable.

I'm also quite excited about the trip. Having done a bit of research, I'm embarrassed to discover how interesting this county is and how much of it I knew nothing about.

We live 30 minutes from a well known tourist destination. We drove through there at the weekend on our way to drop some supplies off at my DGM's house and it was as though Covid-19 never happened. The streets full of people making no attempt at social distancing, all car parks seemed to be full. In the big public park there were loads of kids climbing all over the play equipment and large groups of people playing football and having picnics. These are presumably just the locals. Part of me is relieved to see things opening up again because so many livelihoods are dependent on it but I must admit it has made me nervous about what will happen in the summer once the tourists are back.

I can't wait to go to Wales again. We're planning lots of days trips, though, not booking anywhere yet. Maybe in the autumn.

I live in the Lakes District and have a friend that works in the much loved on Mn , Booths Supermarket in Keswick. They have told me that their number of allowed customers in at any time is 35 . Once the camp sites and tourists are back in numbers, I wonder if that number will go up to allow the many that will be planning to shop there ? If not , be prepared to queue for a while .
Our of interest if anyone works in a supermarket, do you know what numbers in your shop is deemed safe, and will those numbers increase once we are at the 1 metre distance ?

you wont be the only tourists, dont worry about it, they will appreciate your business.

So are we allowed to go ahead & book self-catering cottages or hotels now for leisure travel? The rules seem to change daily.

Personally, I'm really enjoying the quiet, peaceful streets. But my city's high street was already struggling before COVID, and I recognise that if tourists don't come back it's going to be a catastrophe. Most of our tourists come from overseas, and tbh I don't think many of them are going to be back any time soon. (We get a lot of Chinese bus tours, for example, which would be a COVID nightmare.) So yes, you'd be welcome in my city.

I'm in a touristy area of South Wales.
Even though it isn't technically allowed, we are swarming. The beach is full of broken glass and rubbish, the town is full of people openly drinking, littering and being unruly.
There are no toilets open so people are peeing in alleyways. One woman did a poo in the doorway of a closed shop.

If people could be respectful of everyone who has to live here full time, they'd be welcomed with open arms but as it stands I'd rather people stayed home.

The toilet thing bothers me. I'd be mortified to need to "do a poo on a doorstep" but if you've travelled a distance to go somewhere you've been told you're now welcome and no toilets are open, what are you supposed to do? It's one of a number of reasons I won't be going anywhere but it's an awful situation all round. You can't tell peope they can now travel freely and not open the toilets.

Really torn: I've posted a few times about how busy and chaotic our seaside town has been in the past few weeks, litter, brawls etc. It's been really frustrating to live near the sea and be unable to go to it because it's just...awful right now but also understand that businesses here would struggle without tourism and in an ideal world its lovely that people come to the sea with their kids, or for days out.

@ToastyFingers

I'm in a touristy area of South Wales. Even though it isn't technically allowed, we are swarming. The beach is full of broken glass and rubbish, the town is full of people openly drinking, littering and being unruly. There are no toilets open so people are peeing in alleyways. One woman did a poo in the doorway of a closed shop.

If people could be respectful of everyone who has to live here full time, they'd be welcomed with open arms but as it stands I'd rather people stayed home.

100% this sorry I should have RTFT. If people were respectful and sensible and kind I'd be glad tourists were coming back here, but they're not. Dreading the 4th

Seaside very small place here.
Please only come if you are literate.
This week we have been inundated by visitors who can't understand the mahoosive Council signage of :
2m apart.. Roads closed to enable this.
Or keep ddogs away from nesting birds - fine of 20 k for crossing the flagged area.
Or parking permitted areas /tickets but parking and sleeping in motorhomes overnight in a residential street .

Living in Dorset and not relying on tourism for my income, no I don't want the tourists back. We spend our summers hardly leaving the house as the roads are gridlocked, the beaches are a mess and everywhere is heaving. Selfishly I would have liked pubs and restaurants to open a month before tourist accommodation so those of us who pay a high price tag to live here could enjoy it for a month before we get swarmed. I also think it would be safer if teething problems in the hospitality trade could have been worked out with only local populations mixing rather than bringing in a higher viral infection rate from other parts of the country and then working out the issues in new ways of operating

we sent have the one small hospital for one huge county issue that they have in Cornwall

Cornwall has more than one hospital - that is a myth. And those near the Devon border can use Derriford in Plymouth anyway.

When I was thinking of going over to Jersey I was wondering how the locals will receive virus-shedding tourists from the mainland. But it's quite expensive to go there but having £££ doesn't mean people behave properly.

I'm fully understanding that we need the tourists back, but I'm also very scared why do you think tourists are likely to be infected? We've been locked down too. Not as strictly as in Wales, but then I don't buy the idea that being able to exercise (outside) further away from home spreads the virus anyway.

As someone said, if you book proper accommodation, obey social distancing everywhere and take your rubbish home (or back to your accommodation or put it in the bin) then I am sure it will be fine.

(and go to a proper toilet! Having a quick wee behind a bush in the countryside is one thing but pooing in a shop doorway? I hope the stupid mare was arrested)

I’m a dr and I feel really nervous about people visiting the area I live; not because I don’t want people to have a lovely holiday, but because I’m terrified of a second spike

Also. Cornwall has one acute hospital with an ITU. There are several small community hospitals.

People have been flocking here in thousands throughout the past few months, it’s always awful in tourist seasons. Shit infrastructure means our roads are gridlocked because of them, there’s no proper parking facilities, they treat the place as a literal toilet and bin, deplete shops resources for locals, people who actually live here can’t access the forest/beach/footpaths in town etc because they’re all rammed full of day trippers.
Zero distancing, zero masks, stupid fuckers out on hills spraining ankles and putting rescue staff at risk, forcing poverty wage labourers to provide their shitty chips and beer, and then they toilet in the street. I don’t benefit from any of them clogging up the place.

Yes, look forward to welcoming tourists (Wales). Opening up is better as the stupid, half arsed mess that we are in at the moment means lots of visitors already but no facilities.
Beach visitors are dramatically increased as there is nowhere else to go, no toilets mean urination / defecation anywhere. Not enough bins for number of people has led to mass littering.
No businesses are benefitting so the area is going to suffer job losses. Those who want to isolate can do so, even if it opens up, so it really pisses me off that this mess continues.

Tourist area here - just as long as you have a plan for food. Queues are already long for supermarkets and farm shops, no delivery slots. Takeaway food so far has been fine but relies on a Pre-booking or queuing, so far not such an issue but will no doubt get very busy. Parking at well known places is already horrendous so don’t expect to be able to park anywhere later than 11am and don’t forget to book ahead anywhere you want to visit that isn’t a beach.

I live near the beach and consider myself very lucky to have been able to walk there any time I chose throughout lockdown - I completely understand why others now want to visit, I have no issue. As long as people treat the seafront with care and respect I’m happy to see visitors.