If quarantine is lifted, would you still go abroad this summer? Why?

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We are in two minds. We still haven't changed or cancelled our holiday to Spain. The quarantine would be impossible for us but if it is lifted, we are thinking we may go but so much to think about.

Wondered what others are thinking

Yes I would and will. Covid is all across the world. I believe there is no more risk as long as I take precautions. Most countries are taking more precautions than the U.K. I will go and enjoy/appreciate it more after lockdown. Covid is not going away but as long as you and yours take precautions you will be fine particularly in a hot country.

I'm going to France in just under two weeks on EasyJet. Flight time moved slightly but have checked in and have my boarding pass! Staying in a private villa with own pool so won't need to go out much. Can't wait!

Yes. Why not? I'm baffled by those who think it's safer to holiday in the UK!

I think the only issue I can see is if you get stuck there because you have to self isolate etc. Extra time off work. Also are insurances covering if you catch it and need hospital treatment?

@NotPennysBoat It's not that I think it's safer to holiday in the UK, I don't, I think the opposite! BUT, I'm struggling to get travel insurance, and I'm worried about booking anything until the day before we go because if we go into local lockdown (I don't live far from Leicester!), we wouldn't be able to go, and that's the money for yet another holiday gone. I'm also worried about getting caught up in a local lockdown abroad, especially if I'm relying on a flight to get back, and they cancel flights out. I'm a teacher and I CANNOT be late back for the start of term! - especially if the Head finds out I'd booked the holiday as recently as now.

If I had a holiday already booked pre-covid, with pre-covid travel insurance, as some PP on here have, then I'd definitely be going. Ours all got cancelled though .

@BG2015 Hi, how far before your flight have you booked a security

@BG2015 posted too soon! Security slot? Manchester airport are suggesting to us 2 hours before, wondered if that was normal.

We're hoping to go to Portugal in a few weeks. We are staying in a private villa with its own pool. I wouldn't go on holiday to a hotel or anything that involved going to busy places, but we will pretty much quarantine in our villa anyway apart from beach trips and supermarket runs so it doesn't feel like it will be too different to what we had planned anyway.

I do think you will probably feel safer in a lot of places abroad than here at the moment. I think airports will be much quieter than people are expecting for the summer as there will still only be so many destinations you can travel to, plus I imagine a good proportion of the population don't want to get on a plane. It won't be the usual summer holidays chaos we see.

If our holiday is still on, we will go. If not then we'll wait until next year. There's no way I'd book a UK holiday as I think places like Devon and Cornwall will be rammed come august.

Not if I have to fly, go by boat or train. I plan to avoid any situations where groups of unknown people are unavoidable.

usernotfound I could have written your post! If they're not on the allowed list of destinations tomorrow and you have to quarantine, will you still go or cancel?

No, I wasn't happy about the travel insurance situation even though I bought a single trip policy for this summer last August. I cant risk getting stuck.someqhere or quarantined as ferly relatives are dependent on us. I can't imagine it would be that fun with masks, social distancing and restaurant restrictions anyway.

We may well.

I'm not sure it'll be any greater risk than holidaying in the U.K. let's face it, our numbers are higher than a lot of the places we've considered. And I'm fairly confident about the prospect of using trains and planes as lots of precautions are being made.

Despite being clinically vulnerable myself I'm not sure I'm increasing my risk much if I travel to go to France rather than some touristy spot in England tbh.

I'd not do long haul just yet though. So we have had a massive change to our potential
Holidays plans this summer

@BarefootHippieChick if they remove the restriction on essential travel only but still have quarantine in place, we will probably go. But we are travelling with friends so would need to have a group consensus.

user yes, same here most likely. We've been quarantining since March so no problem really! ! I just don't like the idea of travelling against fco advice.

We have a week booked in Majorca (Spain) early August. It was booked well before COVID or we wouldn't have bothered. I don't know if we change dates or not. We are wondering what restrictions there will be at the hotel and the impact on our holiday. If the only option is to go or lose our money then we will have to go.

barefoot yes that is my worry and that it would affect our insurance, we would still have medical cover but nothing else which doesn't sit comfortably with me.

No, we're going somewhere in the UK/Eire in our campervan. Think there is too much risk at the moment, and the UK could do with some money circulating here.

I'd love to be going to Spain again (we rent a villa we've been to several times) as we love it there and the heat makes the stiffness and pain brought on by my disability much better. Can't really afford it this year, so shall blame CV for it!!

We are having a uk holiday in the outer Hebrides where we used to live and own a house there - we're booked on one of the first ferries opened to non-essential travel this Friday and we can't wait! Peace and quiet. Beaches, walk for dh, the dc and the dog, lighting a fire on a cold evening, bbq if it's nice - going to be brilliant!

I will go, as soon as I'm able. I holiday in a place that is very dear to me. I've already missed my May/June holiday there.

The reasons I will go are quite specific to me. I'm 69 and not in great health. This might be the last year I can physically go. I'm worried about the restaurant and bar owners who need tourist money to survive. Mostly I worry about the lovely young woman who cleans my accommodation (as did her mother before her). I suspect her family need the tips most of us leave.

Yes, I will be very frightened about flying and being in an airport and will take all reasonable precautions.

But that's the decision I've made

Yes, because not all overseas travel is for holidays!

Already stuffed from losing most of our UK work so when we're offered jobs in Europe i'd like to take them. Will drive if at all possible though.

Yes. My family live abroad (Netherlands) so we’d go and see them (haven’t seen them since Christmas).

I'd really like to go 'abroad' (Ireland) if it is acceptable. To see family especially after a bereavement. That said if I can't I will wait.

To those who don't think it's more risky than holidaying in the UK - we aren't worried about the risk of catching it, it's the risk of catching it and not being covered by insurance for medical treatment, lengthened stays etc which is a.whole lot riskier than being in the UK and catching it