I don't understand the complete obsession with holidays in the media

[RosieLemonade]

Obviously they will be banned outright from Monday (which I thought was already the case) but every day the media is reporting HOPE for holidays or BAN on holidays. I understand that aviation is a massive business and people have family abroad but I don't understand the medias utter obsession with holidays.
My much yearned for holiday was meant to start this Friday which is obviously annoying but I would much rather have domestic normality and DD be able to have a birthday party, go swimming etc.

The question should be "what are they not reporting when reporting this?"

Yup I agree.

It was the same with Christmas going on about that for ages, will it / won't it.

Mumsnet is also obsessed with holidays. In the real world, it’s a total irrelevance to the many people who can’t afford to go on holiday, pandemic or not.

The question should be "what are they not reporting when reporting this?"

Absolutely. It's a distraction tactic. Either that or journalists are so desperately out of touch that they're not worth paying / paying attention to anymore.

There are so many more important issues at the moment.

Also, there are exemptions to travel abroad and see family if necessary (weddings, funerals, childcare) so it's not as if essential things are banned. Just jollies.

@Dongdingdong

Mumsnet is also obsessed with holidays. In the real world, it’s a total irrelevance to the many people who can’t afford to go on holiday, pandemic or not.

Yep. I haven't been abroad in 5 years. Finally book two holidays and a pandemic comes along cancelling both.

The section of the media that report this thrive solely on their ability to generate an emotional response in their readers - hence as you say all the talk of holidays and the never-ending attacks on Meghan. Despite spending 4 years as Brexit cheerleaders, they've had remarkably little to say about how well everything's been going since January.

If you want a neutral news-only paper these days, then the FT is just about the only choice left.

Yeah I don't know why they keep framing it as holidays only as package trips to Tenerife when the people who are really desperate to travel are the ones with elderly relatives abroad.

I don't give a shit about being able to go to the beach in Greece, I want to see my mum. I'm aware that's not 'essential travel', and will obvs wait my turn, but stop lumping me in with ppl who just want to get a tan an eat tapas

@IloveJKRowling

The question should be "what are they not reporting when reporting this?"

Absolutely. It's a distraction tactic. Either that or journalists are so desperately out of touch that they're not worth paying / paying attention to anymore.

There are so many more important issues at the moment.

Also, there are exemptions to travel abroad and see family if necessary (weddings, funerals, childcare) so it's not as if essential things are banned. Just jollies.

This 100%! It’s obvious they’re just trying to publish click bait articles to generate ad revenue whilst whipping up the masses, but not providing any actual information, just speculation.

If MN is to believed;
People can't cope without a
Holiday Abroad and Proper Christmas
In real life people are far more resilient.

I completely agree op , I roll my eyes at yet another holiday headline in the media.
I completely sympathise with people that have family / friends abroad and those that have weddings planned but I’d be happy leaving my town at the minute never mind the country.
My dd just tested positive so we are in isolation so when you think I can’t even just call at the shop today getting on a plane seems madness .

@siyhack58342 I couldn’t agree more. A the media coverage is about people going on holiday but never have the millions of us with family abroad been mentioned. Some of us just want to see their parents, introduce newborn babies to their families, meet new nieces or nephews and see their siblings. We’re not demanding a week in an all-inclusive in Lanzarote, just the right to see our relatives.

• all the media coverage

notrub I love the ft these days. As a low earning lefty lone parent I'm amazed at how relevant it is.

@AfternoonToffee

The question should be "what are they not reporting when reporting this?"

Exactly.

The media home in on things that will remind the readers of what they cannot have, often unimportant issues which holidays are in the scheme of things.

Yep, I'm quite surprised they've been banned as I was under the impression that we weren't supposed to be travelling unless necessary anyway.
It does seem odd that people have been cautioned for meeting a mate in a park or whatever, if it's been OK to travel all along.
The whole thing is becoming more and more crazy to me.

I don’t get it either.

I am very fortunate to be able to have a couple of holidays a year, in normal times. I have had to cancel 5 now and our July trip looks highly unlikely. It isn’t a big issue. Yes, a holiday would be lovely, but stopping the virus spread is much more important.

We will be going abroad soon enough, a few more months is a small price to pay if it helps with the global effort.

Dongdingdong
"Mumsnet is also obsessed with holidays. In the real world, it’s a total irrelevance to the many people who can’t afford to go on holiday, pandemic or not."

Yep. I haven't been abroad in 5 years. Finally book two holidays and a pandemic comes along cancelling both.

Kind of proves the point.

Come back to me when you've gone 30 years without a holiday abroad and you have to save for 2 years just for a holiday in Cornwall. 🙄

Agree with pps, the FT has the best fact based reporting around. I’ve come to it late in life, previously thought it wasn’t relevant to me as I don’t work in finance.

The gutter press have owners whom have shares in airlines. The gutter press owners want more and more and more money. They also have commercial property portfolios as well.

I don't care if I go abroad this year. I'm hopeful for a holiday within the UK but I haven't booked anything just in case the Covid road map makes a u-turn.

I want to hug my brother, my niece and nephew. Everything else can come later.

@megletsecond

notrub I love the ft these days. As a low earning lefty lone parent I'm amazed at how relevant it is.

Well of course - clearly it's FAR FAR more important to you to know whether or not Meghan's new hair style is a direct attack on the monarchy, or what Brad Pitt was like in bed.

I agree OP. Holidays are the last thing on my mind to be honest. Just want to visit family and get my son back to his after school activities.

@MilkTwoSugarsThanks
I have saved for five years to able to take DD on holiday. She has never been on one. We have also not been on holiday in England in that time. Lots of people on here can afford multiple holidays a year. I am not one of them.

See also the altered meaning of “staycation”. It formerly referred to having a nice break literally within your own house. It is now used to refer to two weeks in a St Ives holiday cottage!