Are holidays still allowed?

[pontypridd]

Or going to holiday homes?

I'm sorry. I completely missed the bit in the press conference where they said you can swan about as normal.

No. You can't go on holiday. Wtf would you???

It said stay in your home.

Is a holiday home a home? Yes!

Holidays / non essential travel isn't allowed.

www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

@SandrasAnnoyingFriend sorry but I don't think so. Shit isn't it? X

If you’re only travelling to work if it’s essential then it’s pretty clear holidays aren’t essential.

It's really really clear. No holidays - second home or no second home! Slightly gutted about having to cancel ours but hey ho, we will survive!

No for travel to second homes

Robert Peston on twitter said all international travel except for work is banned and internal travel also strongly discouraged except for work. And you shouldn’t overnight anywhere except for work purposes.

I think we'll contact the consulate for advice. Not being able to see your child is inhumane in my opinion

@Bwlch

No non essential travel (within the UK or internationally).

Travel is essential if we want to get to our second home.

But it’s not essential for you to go to your second home, therefore the travel is non essential.

It's really really clear. No holidays - second home or no second home!

That's OK then. We would be working in our second home, not taking a holiday.

Here is the guidance:

Overnight stays and holidays away from primary residences will not be allowed- including holidays in the UK and abroad. This includes staying in a second home, if you own one, or staying with anyone you do not live with or are in a support bubble with. There are specific exceptions, for example if you need to stay away from home (including in a second home) for work purposes.

@Bwlch only if you need to be in the second home for work. If you can work from your primary home you have to do that.

Just stay at home! It's not a game of trying to see how far you can push the rules.

No, not unless it’s for an exempt reason such as work.

Oh, come ON!

@SandrasAnnoyingFriend The flight may well not go, if you’re flying. EasyJet have said they’ll cancel most after Thursday, I’d imagine others will follow suit. We’re due to fly home in the middle and BA have said they’ll minimise the flight schedule and can’t tell us when we’ll have to go back.

I’m sorry for your partner, though

Yes I'd thought the flight being cancelled was quite likely anyway
If it's still going I can't see OH not trying to get there though.

@Bwlch

No non essential travel (within the UK or internationally).

Travel is essential if we want to get to our second home.

Going to a second home isn’t essential though surely?

Going to a second home isn’t essential though surely?

It might be. It will depend on the weather. I hope we can avoid it though.

@annabel85 I was meant to fly next week to Japan as it’s high season over there.

Before the press conference Peston was saying what they had been told the restrictions would be and it included no leaving the country except for work reasons, and no overnight stays away from main home except for work reasons. I don't remember hearing that spelled out at the conference but I did fall asleep during it. There should be official clarification soon, either guidance or draft legislation to be voted on this week. I would guess though, no hols.

Its all here : www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#stay-at-home

I cannot agree that travelling for work could be more important than to have contact with your child. Hopefully someone in charge agrees with me.

Is that ESSENTIAL travel OP? 🧐🤔 think about that for a moment.....