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Holiday booked for September

79 replies

Ginsmything · 29/03/2020 20:10

Ok please don’t flame me for sounding selfish but it’s my OHs 60th in September. We have booked an Airbnb for a month in Spain. It’s been planned for a long time so that family and friends. can come out and stay for a few days/ week, whatever they can . We were so excited about it with us both retiring in the near future. What’s the chances do you think of us still being able to go?

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Interestingdrug72 · 29/03/2020 20:13

I would personally put the chances of less than 50%.

TheEmojiFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 29/03/2020 20:23

I’ve booked a holiday to Lake Como in the summer.

I’m 100% certain l won’t be going.

KoalasandRabbit · 29/03/2020 20:27

50-50.

We've got Thailand and Malaysia booked for August, 100% certain that won't go ahead, it's just when we do cancellations.

PumpkinP · 29/03/2020 20:29

We had a family holiday booked for sept, it was the first time I’ve been away in 10 years and the kids first holiday. So pissed off it will be cancelling I’m pretty certain on that

willdoitinaminute · 29/03/2020 20:31

I think there will be a lot of restrictions on foreign travel over the next couple of years. If you live in a country where Covid is still active t is unlikely countries will allow you in whiteout strict quarantining.
No point in going to Spain to be locked in a hotel room for 14days.
Health passports may return. I vaguely recollect the old blue passports having a page for vaccination stamps, I may be wrong. When/if they introduce vaccines you may need to have antibody test and booster every time you travel.
No country will risk their economy again for sunseekers.
I think China will have the biggest problems.

EmpressLangClegInChair · 29/03/2020 20:32

I’ve booked a holiday to Lake Como in the summer. I’m 100% certain l won’t be going.

I’ve got a 47th birthday trip booked to Lake Como in September, but I think now it’ll be my 48th birthday.

Laiste · 29/03/2020 20:32

:(

Caravan holiday in Dorset for late July.

Fishcakey · 29/03/2020 20:32

We have a UK holiday booked for August and I don't think we will be going.

moita · 29/03/2020 20:32

We've got one booked for July. Only reason we haven't cancelled is so they cancel and refund us.

It's ok to be sad. Doesn't mean you don't care about people dying etc.

MrsBooks · 29/03/2020 20:33

Florida in June. No official word yet but I just spent some of the holiday money on a Nintendo Switch to get me through the kickdown...

JustStayAtHome · 29/03/2020 20:34

Even if we are suddenly virus free by then the businesses won’t just spring back

I think you will need a miracle op

Oly4 · 29/03/2020 20:36

We have one booked late August.. I haven’t given up hope... yet! I definitely won’t be cancelling it until they cancel me

Sexnotgender · 29/03/2020 20:38

Skye for a week in July. Probably not happening.

Brothers rearranged wedding in October... was meant to be in 3 weeks. Fingers crossed for October!

ScorpionQueen · 29/03/2020 20:39

Our holiday is booked for the last week of July, first week of August. A dream holiday to the Caribbean. We have to pay the balance in 3 weeks. We'll have to pay it and wait for the holiday company to cancel. I don't think we will be going due to ongoing travel restrictions.

mizu · 29/03/2020 20:40

We have booked to go to Kefalonia for a week in July.

Paid 10% deposit and the rest to be paid beginning of June.

Pretty sure that won't be happening now so probably need to cancel but haven't got round to it yet.

MrsGrindah · 29/03/2020 20:41

Italy in September...not going to happen is it?

starrynight19 · 29/03/2020 20:42

I really can’t see any travel abroad happening this year especially to Spain and Italy.

mizu · 29/03/2020 20:42

Posters on here are saying they are waiting for the companies to cancel!

If I've paid deposit, will I get that back if I cancel?

Inkpaperstars · 29/03/2020 20:45

We have a booking for Spain in late October. It's self catering and remote but we are very doubtful, just waiting to see what happens but not expecting to be able to go.

MrsGrindah · 29/03/2020 20:48

mizu It’s impossible for any of us to say as it’s depends on the company’s terms and conditions

Patch23042 · 29/03/2020 20:49

Strangely, I’m more optimistic. I’m booked for Spain in mid-Aug and my gut feeling is that I’ll be there.

However, who knows right now.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 29/03/2020 20:49

I'm supposed to be going to Cornwall in September (one week already booked, one postponed from May) and I'm resigned to having to argue with sodding Sykes to get my money back.

APurpleSquirrel · 29/03/2020 20:50

We had a UK holiday booked for May half-term, we've just moved it to May 2021.
I'd say September holidays would be 50% chance of happening.

KoalasandRabbit · 29/03/2020 20:51

Normally if you cancel you lose anything non-refundable, if the company cancels normally you get refunded but depends on terms and conditions and what you've bought. Insurance generally only pays out if FCO advice is don't travel at the time you are due to go - ours is 48 hours in advance. We're expecting to lose about £2.5k, be £4k if airline goes under.

BorrestGump · 29/03/2020 20:56

You will be able to take your UK holidays. Why not? There is a massive income from tourism. If we cannot accept foreigners then we have to allow, even encourage home tourism. It's the same NHS and these current restrictions are in order to slow the spread, not stop it. The economy, even up to it's neck in hock, cannot sustain NO income from tax and tourism tax is a biggie. So, whatever about your Spanish or American holiday, your UK one will be possible and necessary.