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No sympathy for people who booked a recent holiday

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fairparie · 26/07/2020 07:13

Headlines this morning have got me cross. People who are 'devastated' that their holiday to Spain that they booked last week won't go ahead as they can't quarantine on return and lost all their money.
How stupid to book a holiday when you know it is a risk. We were going to go away and had not booked anything as was leaving it till the last minute. . We still could but I would not expect my work to pay for me in quarantine on top of two weeks away. It is understandable if I had booked before the pandemic but why should a firm pay for quarantine for those who knowingly knew it may be a risk.
I have full sympathy for those that booked before the pandemic and at least they will be insured. But c'mon how can you be upset that you have lost your money for a holiday you booked last week and now can't go on due to quarantine?

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MarshaBradyo · 26/07/2020 08:03

I remember that headline when Spain quarantine was lifted. A surge in demand apparently. It may have been mostly hype though.

Cartright · 26/07/2020 08:04

@user1497207191

booking one when the government said it was OK.

Gov.uk actually said:

"Travel disruption is still possible and national control measures may be brought in with little notice."

But people are very selective with what advice they want to hear and what they ignore!

Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, is in Spain and will need to quarantine on his return. The man responsible for transport thought it was okay to travel to Spain. Why are you holding the general public to a higher standard than him?

ItWasNotOK · 26/07/2020 08:04

@KrabbyPatties does gloating have a different meaning than the one I'm awsre of?

Undervaluedandsad · 26/07/2020 08:05

@cologne4711

My holiday was booked before the pandemic. My insurance does not cover us. We will lose over £2000

Your insurance doesn't need to cover you. If your holiday has been cancelled, the tour operator will have to refund you in full.

If you've booked flights and accommodation you might be on the hook for the accommodation but you'll get the flights refunded and the accommodation provider may be willing to move your booking.

The holiday has not (yet) been cancelled and is unlikely to be if the flights continue to go. We’ll have to wait and see.

SantaClaritaDiet · 26/07/2020 08:06

YABU

No one is asking for your sympathy, but no need to be so smug and mighty about it.

Your post comes across as very bitter and jealous, is that what your problem is? Holidays are not a luxury, some of us are not content to survive, work purely to pay bills and food, bloody hell, there's more to life than that. Yes, there was always a big risk of disturbance, but there was a chance to take. You might as well never fly or go in a car because of a risk too...

People have family, friends abroad, want family time.

Unlike you, just because we knew it was a possibility doesn't mean you should gloat or be happy about it.

MaxNormal · 26/07/2020 08:07

Not a very nice post.

Flowerfairy2020 · 26/07/2020 08:08

Without strict quarantine rules then it puts the schools reopening at jeopardy.

Mangofandangoo · 26/07/2020 08:08

@SantaClaritaDiet

YABU

No one is asking for your sympathy, but no need to be so smug and mighty about it.

People have family, friends abroad, want family time.

Unlike you, just because we knew it was a possibility doesn't mean you should gloat or be happy about it.

Couldn't agree more, the tone of this post is horrid

ScribblyGum · 26/07/2020 08:09

It is still perfectly possible to have a sympathetic response to people who have made unwise decisions. All that is required is more effort and imagination.

supersonicginandtonic · 26/07/2020 08:10

We've had 4 holidays and a festival cancelled now. 3 of my children's birthdays have been ruined.
My great grandad passed away and I couldn't go to the funeral. My nana spent
7 weeks in hospital with this bloody virus.
My sister has attempted to take her own life due to lockdown.
The kids mental health is suffering.
Me and DP have been working flat out throughout it all. I've had 4 of my clients commit suicide and I'm dealing with awful levels of DV daily.
So yes I want a break before we all burn out.

Annierose293 · 26/07/2020 08:10

I can totally get why they booked a last minute holiday and I feel for all those who have been disappointed.
I personally haven't yet built up the courage to go to a UK beach/ Zoo/ theme park through extreme fear but everyone feels differently.
The last thing I would do is gloat at others misfortune.
Like most people I have a calendar full of crossed out events that I planned way back in January at the start of a new year.

Motoko · 26/07/2020 08:10

There have been loads of threads from posters asking if they should book a holiday abroad. In every single thread, posters have pointed out the risks of local lockdowns and quarantine suddenly being put in place, and the posters who have gone ahead and booked, have said they're aware of the risks, but felt it was worth it.

It is a shame though.

Toastyapples · 26/07/2020 08:12

Life is for living, not hiding away forevermore hoping you don't get ill. Stop thinking you're so much better than everyone else because you are resound to the idea of living this half life.

Nsky · 26/07/2020 08:12

Given the fact some booked last year and budgeted, in is unkind to have no sympathy

AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter · 26/07/2020 08:13

What a horrible, horrible post.

I'm glad I dont get pleasure out of other people's disappointment and sadness.

Geez.

sonicbook · 26/07/2020 08:13

No idea why people are OP bashing so ferociously. The Government (surprisingly) have been very clear that all travel is subject to change at short to no notice. Booking a holiday under these conditions, no matter how desperate or deserving, is really stupid.

Almost everyone interviewed has said if they had known this could happen they wouldn't have booked. Eh everyone was warned eh is could happen and most travel companies and airlines have added it to their T&C - again, exceptionally stupid.

Truthfully, I think some people need a harsh reality check and these people got one.

userxx · 26/07/2020 08:14

@supersonicginandtonic Hope you manage to get away very soon.

incognitomum · 26/07/2020 08:15

Have any of you who have lost money applied through ABTA? We're getting our almost 3K back through them. I wouldn't book any holiday that isn't with an ABTA agency.

I feel bad for anyone losing money. People have been stressed and probably wanted an escape.

sonicbook · 26/07/2020 08:16

It's true, the OP isn't gloating. She's just being nasty, which isn't the same thing.

Doing neither as far as I can see. Instead expressing their frustration at the entitled attitude of some people.

CatbearAmo · 26/07/2020 08:16

Haven't seen my dps since last year. They are currently in the sky right now, flying over from the uk.
They don't live close to an airport so had to drive several hours to an airport hotel to stay overnight and fly. They were probably already driving in the car when the announcement was made.
They chose to fly here, took the risk, and will have to face any consequences.
But I don't see how a stranger taking pleasure in their misfortune changes any of that.
They wanted to see their their GD, not lie on a beach for a week. In the time they haven't seen her, shes learned to talk, use the potty, ride a balance bike. They are looking forward to sitting and having a meal with their family and celebrating all the missed birthdays. It wasn't like they were on an evil mission to spread corona around the world.

neveradullmoment99 · 26/07/2020 08:17

@giggly

As a nurse the last thing I will be doing in the next 6 months is taking a holiday abroad. You know why? Because there is still a world wide pandemic out there but so many people have such an inflated sense of entitlement these days that it is selfish and self centred. Yes I know people have had a hard time over the last 6 months and need something to look forward to but come on, people really need to step up now for the good of the many and stop whining ffs. The next person who tells me they need a holiday I’ll happy swing my 7 hours a day PPE at them.

So completely and utterly agree with this. Its a pandemic. Your holiday is not a priority. I do feel its shit for those that booked before all this though and have lost money.

wanderings · 26/07/2020 08:17

This thread, and many others, is the reason Mumsnet has become a REALLY HORRIBLE PLACE lately, and I make no apology for shouting.

Gloating at other people's misfortune.

SunnyDeeeee · 26/07/2020 08:17

It's a mean attitude to have and even more horrid that you would want to splash your meanness all over a chat site like you want people to congratulate you for your attitude!

whenwillthemadnessend · 26/07/2020 08:18

I think those people should have stayed in Britain. We are away now and it's fabulous.

I would not consider being abroad right now as the risk of getting stuck is too great.

sonicbook · 26/07/2020 08:18

Not floating at people's misfortune - frustrated by stupidity and entitlement

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