Future holidays

Frazzledmum55 · 2021-01-23T13:44:13+00:00

I know holidays are unlikely this year but was wondering if anyone had any predictions about what conditions of travel might be. I assume maybe adults would have to be vaccinated. But seeing as kids can’t be vaccinated, do you think they would need a negative test. I have a child that wouldn’t tolerate a test, with any amount of bribery or any other method so will that mean we can’t ever go on holiday?

Baamoooink · 23/01/2021 14:00

I was wondering the same.
I was going to book a holiday abroad for August, but now looking to the UK as think it’s too risky this year abroad, with the possible need to be vaccinated/show negative tests. Not sure how it will work going forwards, hopefully as more of the world is vaccinated, any rules in place in the short term may ease.

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Frazzledmum55 · 23/01/2021 20:26

Even for people whose children would test, it would still make me unease relying on the result, and the speed of the results, just before going on holiday. I think I’d rather not go, than be worrying right up until the last minute.

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Betonica · 13/08/2021 14:18

Hi all,

I'm a mum of two boys aged 6 and 4. We have always had holidays in the UK due to my little ones allergies. He has now grown out of them so we can broaden our horizons.

We are thinking of a two week holiday all inclusive in Portugal 4* but have no idea what sort of costs or resorts are best. We love the beach so it would definetly need to be on the coast.

Just wondering ball park cost, I know we might come up against testing cost etc.

Any advice greatly received, just hope we're not to last for 2022 !

Many thanks in advance

Pissinthepottyplease · 13/08/2021 14:24

@Betonica

Hi all,

I'm a mum of two boys aged 6 and 4. We have always had holidays in the UK due to my little ones allergies. He has now grown out of them so we can broaden our horizons.

We are thinking of a two week holiday all inclusive in Portugal 4* but have no idea what sort of costs or resorts are best. We love the beach so it would definetly need to be on the coast.

Just wondering ball park cost, I know we might come up against testing cost etc.

Any advice greatly received, just hope we're not to last for 2022 !

Many thanks in advance

You need to start your own thread. I’ve never had an issue travelling with kids with none iGE allergies.

Just go to a website like TUI and do a quick search to get an idea on prices. We are off to Majorca with TUI in the next couple of weeks and we paying £60 for all of our testing.

DollyParton2 · 14/08/2021 06:49

We have just got back from Mallorca. Was stressing so much pre going, thought airports both ends would be so stressful with all extra documents/ requirements. We breezed trough faster both UK and there than ever. The holiday itself was pure bliss. Felt pretty much 99% the same as years before just having to put mask on in shops. Other than that a usual holiday. Not seen my kids smile, laugh, squeal with joy and excitement for 2 years. Not been so relaxed and content myself. You can talk yourself into saying it’s too stressful/ UK holidays are great but truly seeing your kids splashing in a pool with clear blue sky and intense sun while you sit there with a book and a glass of wine just can’t compare to trekking down to a UK campsite and praying it doesn’t rain. Stop living in fear, just book your holidays and look forwards to them

BritWifeInUSA · 14/08/2021 06:57

The false positives are my concern. We have to have a negative test to get into the US and if I got a false positive and couldn’t get into the country it’d be a huge mess.

Onedaysomedaynowadays · 14/08/2021 07:10

@DollyParton2

We have just got back from Mallorca. Was stressing so much pre going, thought airports both ends would be so stressful with all extra documents/ requirements. We breezed trough faster both UK and there than ever. The holiday itself was pure bliss. Felt pretty much 99% the same as years before just having to put mask on in shops. Other than that a usual holiday. Not seen my kids smile, laugh, squeal with joy and excitement for 2 years. Not been so relaxed and content myself. You can talk yourself into saying it’s too stressful/ UK holidays are great but truly seeing your kids splashing in a pool with clear blue sky and intense sun while you sit there with a book and a glass of wine just can’t compare to trekking down to a UK campsite and praying it doesn’t rain. Stop living in fear, just book your holidays and look forwards to them

Ditto to this for our Majorca holiday in July. Going again next month!

rookiemere · 14/08/2021 07:20

Well I'm glad that some people are enjoying foreign holidays, but frankly the worry about getting a positive test abroad and ending up in a quarantine hotel with additional costs is a very real one.

I do hope it sorts itself out . We are hoping to go to Tenerife in October and were meant to be going to Majorca this morning .

Lemons1571 · 14/08/2021 07:43

I don’t understand all this “don’t worry it’ll be fine and really easy”, regarding going abroad this year. 6m+ in the UK have had covid. My son had covid in July and is still testing positive. Would airports both sides really treat this as not a problem?? Surely the whole thing is only easy if you’re all negative!

rookiemere · 14/08/2021 07:49

Well exactly @Lemons1571 . Someone on another thread is offering to dispel the myths about traveling abroad, but it's a fact that if you test positive whilst you're away you aren't getting home for a minimum of 10 days.

Positive rates coming back from Spain are around 2% so if you're a family of 4 then there's likely around a 5% chance someone tests positive at some stage in the process or you still have to isolate due to someone positive on the plane ( although not sure if that still applies after Monday).
If you don't test positive then I can see it seems worth the gamble and if it was just DH and I we would probably go for it, but DS starts back at school 2 days after we were due back and is going into an exam year, so not worth the risk even though he really wanted to go.

Lemons1571 · 14/08/2021 07:57

There are 5 of us so presumably we’d need two hotel rooms. £3,500. That’s next years holiday!!

deplorabelle · 14/08/2021 08:09

It is unlikely we will be in a pandemic phase of Covid for ever so chances are things will improve, but much more slowly than we might have first thought. Life will have to change in some aspects but probably not huge upheavals. (Think about how decades of terrorism have changed travel eg no left luggage or litter bins and much more control of access to waiting areas) my best guess it will be like that, but all changes are inevitably expensive. Then there is climate change which is another reason holidays should be different in future (not that they are showing any sign of changing)

In most of the world over 12s will be expected to be vaccinated and eventually our nightmare government of thieving halfwits will fall into line too. I'm not sure once over 12s are protected if tests are likely for children. It will depend how many mutations are caused by allowing the case rates to run so high.