Holidays Abroad with unvaccinated kids

[GreyHairedGardener]

If countries will only accept vaccinated people, does that mean no families can holiday abroad?

Who knows?

If that's what they choose to do - YUP!

Chances are that European countries will let unvaccinated children in this year with a -ve covid test.

Surely many places/airlines etc make a considerable chunk of their cash during premium school holiday season.

I would imagine not that many adults of young children will have had both vaccines by summer holidays this year, but if they have I guess it will involve negative tests as well.

But largely older, childfree travellers will be the main demographic for holidays this year I guess.

I was about to ask the same question. Surely not many families are going to press ahead, not when the whole holiday relies on the kids testing negative one day before you leave. All the planning and packing, the effort, and it could all fall apart 24 hours before you set off .

Or worse, not being allowed back into the uk if one of the kids tests positive on the way back. Then it’s 2k on a quarantine hotel, and one lucky parent gets to stay with the kids in a hotel room, missing work, for 10 days.

How many people are seriously going to risk that?

Turkey and France accepting negative tests maybe more will follow.

@reformedcharacters

Turkey and France accepting negative tests maybe more will follow.

Turkey and France currently accepting negative tests

Surely not many families are going to press ahead, not when the whole holiday relies on the kids testing negative one day before you leave.

Oh yes - read the insurance small print carefully if you're still thinking of booking a foreign holiday this year!

notrob

accepting is present tense.

@reformedcharacters

notrob

accepting is present tense.

You have missed out the quarantine requirement though.

How many people will want to come to France and quarantine for the majority of their holiday?

There is still a 6pm curfew in force nationwide and all bars, cafes and restaurants have been closed since October so that might put a bit of a damper on things too.

The Turkish tourist minister was talking about dropping quarantining or negative tests for British tourists before the summer. If they do maybe other countries will follow.

Who knows? Though Greece has indicated it will be vaccine or two negative tests. Remember that contrary to what you would think sometimes here, many people don't have kids! We are booked for Italy and will have had both vaccines over two month before our departure date (50&58) so even younger adults should have a chance

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/escapist/travel/summer-holidays-travel-destination-countries-guide-covid-vaccine-passport-b924502.html%3famp

I think they'll let people in in the summer - they did last summer.

Who would want to travel abroad generally
This year? It’s not a good idea at all, individually or at a community level

@Wingingit15

Who would want to travel abroad generally This year? It’s not a good idea at all, individually or at a community level

If it's legal then people can do it and it's no one else's business.

Probably vaccine or negative tests which is fair enough this summer.

Who would want to travel abroad generally

People whose children and grandchildren live in another country who haven't been able to see them for a year.

People who live outside of the UK and have elderly relatives who live alone in the UK and they haven't been able to see them for a year.

Not every trip "abroad" is for a holiday.

Most of what I've read suggest that countries will require either proof of vaccination or a negative test for travellers. Turkey and the southern European countries are particularly keen not to lose the 2021 tourist season - Turkey is even prioritising vaccinations for hospitality staff.

Who would want to travel abroad generally This year?

Me.

Greece will accept pcrs.
Currently Spain accepts pcrs for those kids over 6 years, without the need to do it to under 6.
Iceland will allow entrance to kids with pcrs (or those that aren't vaccinated)
Countries banning the entrance of families doesn't make sense, they want money from abroad so will put conditions : you are vaccinated or have a pcr or nothing depending on the age

@Wingingit15

Who would want to travel abroad generally This year? It’s not a good idea at all, individually or at a community level

ME!!! July to see my family who I won't have seen for over year and a half, they're missing my toddler and cant wait to see him, same as me seeing my nephew who I'm missing loads September trip to Europe to a country that has done really well dealing with covid and that accepts vaccinations.

I'm happy for people to think it's not a good idea, less people around , more IG pictures for myself !

Countries won’t ban families from travelling. They’ll probably apply a similar approach to the UAE in that children and unvaccinated adults have to be tested regularly in-hotel.

Will insurance be cheap, easy to get & easy to claim on in case someone tests + the day before. Even the vaccinated may be the person who tests +.

@lljkk

Will insurance be cheap, easy to get & easy to claim on in case someone tests + the day before. Even the vaccinated may be the person who tests +.

I used to pay £25 for me and my son with Columbus for a year insurance for a few years that was the price This year I've paid £43

Countries won’t get many visitors if we’re expected to get on a plane with loads of unvaccinated kids. Hopefully only those vaccinated will be allowed to travel.