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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Having booked time off work in May and Europe looking less likely to be ready for visitors.

Our thoughts are, we may have to holiday in the uk, anywhere planning to be open then for like minded folks such as ourselves should the uk be back to normalish?

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By *irror15Couple
over a year ago

Liverpool

Still hoping we will be allowed to travel to Gran Canaria by the end of May when we to have time booked off.. but not booking anything for now! Wondering though if any long haul destinations like Mexico will be open and safe to travel to?

Otherwise UK it will be, possibly a canal barge or campavan to travel around in for a week or so and meet friends around the country ????

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By *lake ElleCouple
over a year ago

West Midlands

We cancelled our New Year break to Gran Canaria and moved last years deposit to Cap d'Agde to late June/July this year. Not sure if that will go ahead. Going to see what the spring brings before we make a final decision, unless the decision is made for us. Definitely hoping we can get holidays in the diary in the UK, so keeping a look out for fun opportunities, fingers crossed xx

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By *rsbrooksandjohnCouple
over a year ago

Swansea

We have holidays transfered from last august to this august in gc but also hoping to be able to make end of may optomistic we know but need something good to look forward too

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By *parkybunnyCouple
over a year ago

Zurich. NOT London.

We have a booking for May, it would be nice, but who knows?

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By *lamourpussyCouple
over a year ago

Cirencester

Just a view but I think that to have any chance of travelling to Europe this year you will have needed to have had both vaccination jabs the second being three weeks before you go.

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By *parkybunnyCouple
over a year ago

Zurich. NOT London.

"Just a view but I think that to have any chance of travelling to Europe this year you will have needed to have had both vaccination jabs the second being three weeks before you go."

So it gets cancelled. However, if as the tourism minister for Spain is saying, people will be allowed without the vaccine providing they have a clear PCR test, I think I'll stick with his view for the moment, assuming your not also the Spanish Minister for Tourism?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Just a view but I think that to have any chance of travelling to Europe this year you will have needed to have had both vaccination jabs the second being three weeks before you go.

Tests or no tests, I’ve a feeling the quarantine rules will be the clincher as to whether most people travel, let’s hope come May the quarantine rules are a lot more relaxed

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

We have still kept our flights and hotel open for Majorca in May despite Ironman cancelling the triathlon then. With no new date announced we are thinking, if allowed, to just go and do some training on the bike anyway. We'll have both had our second vaccine by then too. We realise everything will depend on the Majorcan government and their current state of play.

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By *ap d agde coupleCouple
over a year ago

Broadstairs

Got La Mirage booked for middle May but don’t expect to go unfortunately

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

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By *parkybunnyCouple
over a year ago

Zurich. NOT London.

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May.."

I'm hoping as he said 'international travel will not return for all before May 17th,' that the fact that we are already in discussions with several countries about air corridors, that we may have different news from the Aviation group on April 12th. I'm being optimistic.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

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By *lamourpussyCouple
over a year ago

Cirencester

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

The interpretation of his words seems to be that if you can’t go now ( because you have a legitimate reason ) you won’t be able to go until 17th May at the earliest. Better than I expected to be honest.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

to be reviewed on 12th April, not much time for people or travel companies to plan ahead though.

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By *illiedecCouple
over a year ago

sheffield

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

to be reviewed on 12th April, not much time for people or travel companies to plan ahead though."

According to the aviation industry they will need 3 months notice before resuming flights as Teresa May stated in the House of Commons straight after the announcement

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

to be reviewed on 12th April, not much time for people or travel companies to plan ahead though.

According to the aviation industry they will need 3 months notice before resuming flights as Teresa May stated in the House of Commons straight after the announcement "

it's a watch and wait...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world"

Yes there are, but some people still want to go on holiday, when it's considered safe to do so.

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By *parkybunnyCouple
over a year ago

Zurich. NOT London.

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world"

Some of us have been constantly travelling internationally for work for the last year, test,fly,test,fly.

Just because you're in Scotland, don't get angry with us for having different rules. If they say it's safe to fly, I'm having a couple of weeks off in the sunshine.

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By *illiedecCouple
over a year ago

sheffield

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world"

So why are you on a Spain forum ?

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By *ussianbabeWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world

Yes there are, but some people still want to go on holiday, when it's considered safe to do so."

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world

Some of us have been constantly travelling internationally for work for the last year, test,fly,test,fly.

Just because you're in Scotland, don't get angry with us for having different rules. If they say it's safe to fly, I'm having a couple of weeks off in the sunshine.

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world

So why are you on a Spain forum ? "

Crazy isn't it...

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By *amissCouple
over a year ago

chelmsford

"There are more important things then 2 weeks in SPAIN !!!!!

Think of the Big picture and what has happened to the whole world

Yes there are, but some people still want to go on holiday, when it's considered safe to do so.

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By *ral lover01Man
over a year ago

Altrincham & Portsmouth

"BBC news channel..Boris giving speech..International travel to be reviewed, but will not resume before 17th May..

yes we have to be optimistic

to be reviewed on 12th April, not much time for people or travel companies to plan ahead though.

According to the aviation industry they will need 3 months notice before resuming flights as Teresa May stated in the House of Commons straight after the announcement "

There are already flights on the Internet which have capacity. Maybe it will take months to ramp backup upto close to pre covid levels but if the flights are there post 17th May then the airlines will want to fulfil them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have just had our second holiday to PDI canceled by TUI for 24th April

Looking at other dates but prices going up and up for later dates

Anybody know the best month to travel

Cost wise ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have just had our second holiday to PDI canceled by TUI for 24th April

Looking at other dates but prices going up and up for later dates

Anybody know the best month to travel

Cost wise ?

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By *ral lover01Man
over a year ago

Altrincham & Portsmouth

Various government officials have hinted that international travel may return on 17th May.

As someone who has covid antibodies and has received the covid jab. I'm thinking of rebooking my previously cancelled holiday for 17th May if allowed to do so.

Any others still have a holiday booked or plan on booking for May?

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By *iddevoncoupleCouple
over a year ago

Malaga SA

"Various government officials have hinted that international travel may return on 17th May.

As someone who has covid antibodies and has received the covid jab. I'm thinking of rebooking my previously cancelled holiday for 17th May if allowed to do so.

Any others still have a holiday booked or plan on booking for May? "

I have just read this morning that the powers to be are trying for the 17 May to open the airways but I am certain that not only the operators but clients too will exercise great care not only just for themselves but others too, Life has to go on?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Cyprus just announced they are accepting holiday makers from the beginning of May with no testing or quarantine providing you have had the jabs.

Let’s hope others follow suit

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By *ceholesCouple
over a year ago

Helsinki / Finland

We are planning holiday trip for May. Destination might be Mallorca / Porto Cristo and making daypass visits to Ollymar Swingers resorts (~4km from Porto Cristo). Would love to go to PDI / Venus Star but hard to get flights from Finland.

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By *irror15Couple
over a year ago

Liverpool

Only a couple more weeks until we know if holidays can start again after 17th May... hotel provisionally booked from 20th in PDI, all we need are flights and permission to fly... ?? is anyone else planning a get away at the end of May if allowed???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s all well and good other countries accepting brits to come on holiday but will you still have to quarantine in a hotel on return from these high risk places. I’m not going to book anything untill it’s much clearer.

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By *irror15Couple
over a year ago

Liverpool

"It’s all well and good other countries accepting brits to come on holiday but will you still have to quarantine in a hotel on return from these high risk places. I’m not going to book anything untill it’s much clearer."

Not everywhere is high risk and we wouldn’t go to one that is! No harm looking forward to getting away to the sun again though

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By *rsbrooksandjohnCouple
over a year ago

Swansea

Fully agree after the last 12-18months we all need something nice to look forward to and dream about.

Ps weather in pdi great at the mo 20°+

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By *havfunCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

We can relate to how you feel - and hope you can get away as planned. We've got a week in PDI booked for early June, but we're not at all confident that the rules will have been sufficiently relaxed by then.

We are much more confident about October, and will no doubt try to sneak a week in during the Summer if June doesn't happen - and we doubt that we'll be the only ones.

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By *rsbrooksandjohnCouple
over a year ago

Swansea

Just heard on radio LBC that spain is to adopt the digital vaccine certificate along with a lot of european contries and will welcome tourists back. Didn t catch full report but looking good from their end ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just heard on radio LBC that spain is to adopt the digital vaccine certificate along with a lot of european contries and will welcome tourists back. Didn t catch full report but looking good from their end ?"

It’s what Spain wanted to do. So it’s not saying you must of had the vaccine.

Spain and Greece have been going on about having some kind of passport. It’s called the digital green certificate. What it means is. They want to see if you have had the vaccine or you have had COVID and recovered from it. Or had a PCR test in the past 72 hours.

This looks like how they are going to restart tourism. Now the plan was to have it in from mid May. Now that’s still the plan. But reading inbetween the lines from this morning. It’s not looking like they will have it up and running by then. It’s more likely the 21st of June. Now why that date has been picked I don’t know. But I’m sure it’s not for no reason.....

Do remember it’s not just the EU in talks with each other. They have been saying all along “talks with international partners”

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By *lamourpussyCouple
over a year ago

Cirencester

It’s what Spain wanted to do. So it’s not saying you must of had the vaccine.

Do remember it’s not just the EU in talks with each other. They have been saying all along “talks with international partners” "

Sounds sensible and good news. I know we would feel safer travelling if that is the case. Personally though I don’t think anyone in the UK will be going on holiday from 21st June, September at earliest seems more likely.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reading everything and taking a real close look at everything. I can’t see it being past august the 1st and that is worst case. That’s my view

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By *lamourpussyCouple
over a year ago

Cirencester

"Reading everything and taking a real close look at everything. I can’t see it being past august the 1st and that is worst case. That’s my view

Definitely hope so but now that we seem to have a reasonable level of control here at the moment the biggest risk is going to be variants. I think the UK government will want to wait until the school holidays are finished here so that travel is at a more reasonable level - and most of those travelling are likely to be older and vaccinated! For the Canariesit could very much depend on who is allowed to travel there, if travellers are allowed in from mainland Europe where Covid levels are much higher it could put an end to this year’s tourism completely

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By *havfunCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

You make some good points - and maybe they are interdependent. I don't think that it will be one size fits all - when the blanket travel ban ends, it will be replaced with different rules depending on the situation in the country being visited. If a country has a high rate of Covid, or allows visitors from countries with a high rate without strict limitations (vaccinated, negative test etc.), then travel there will still have strict rules attached. On the other hand, if a country has low rates and good controls, then I would expect less restrictions - and earlier opportunity. Hopefully GC will be in the latter category.

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By *havennaturistsCouple
over a year ago

Banff

Glad we returned to UK at the weekend.....who wants to wear a face mask all day on the nude beach? That's the rule now.

Imagine the only white bit on your body is your nose...pffft

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Reading everything and taking a real close look at everything. I can’t see it being past august the 1st and that is worst case. That’s my view

So main land have been banned for Easter coming to the islands

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Glad we returned to UK at the weekend.....who wants to wear a face mask all day on the nude beach? That's the rule now.

Imagine the only white bit on your body is your nose...pffft

That’s not happening. You don’t need to wear a face mask at the beach

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By *havennaturistsCouple
over a year ago

Banff

"Glad we returned to UK at the weekend.....who wants to wear a face mask all day on the nude beach? That's the rule now.

Imagine the only white bit on your body is your nose...pffft

That’s not happening. You don’t need to wear a face mask at the beach "

- Do I have to wear mask at the beach?

YES. Previously masks were mandatory when going to the beach, and walking along the beach. Now they are mandatory when you are sunbathing regardless of distancing, except when swimming, not paddling, in the water. The same applies at complex pools.

https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/face-masks-beaches-pools-bars-stage?fbclid=IwAR2M_3afbZEVIwb6CGBPUX7VgxYXkVYv_LmDWs7x-iIyVSL-scsykKNJZSc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Glad we returned to UK at the weekend.....who wants to wear a face mask all day on the nude beach? That's the rule now.

Imagine the only white bit on your body is your nose...pffft

That’s not happening. You don’t need to wear a face mask at the beach

- Do I have to wear mask at the beach?

https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/face-masks-beaches-pools-bars-stage?fbclid=IwAR2M_3afbZEVIwb6CGBPUX7VgxYXkVYv_LmDWs7x-iIyVSL-scsykKNJZSc"

No you don’t need to wear them sunbathing.

https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/canary-islands-will-not-force-masks

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By *havfunCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Thanks for that link - it has some useful information - in particular an update to the main story, which confirms what "locals" have already posted on here. Specifically, that the Canaries are able to over-ride the mask rule in regards to beaches - and that they have done so!

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By *ral lover01Man
over a year ago

Altrincham & Portsmouth

"Only a couple more weeks until we know if holidays can start again after 17th May... hotel provisionally booked from 20th in PDI, all we need are flights and permission to fly... ?? is anyone else planning a get away at the end of May if allowed???"

I've had both covid immunisations. And regular testing. I have flight already booked for 17th May

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By *irror15Couple
over a year ago

Liverpool

Starting to look a bit more positive for a trip at the end of May... know not everywhere will be open but it will be hot and sunny and hopefully safe too xxx

Just need a break in the sun and if we are able to have some fun then consider that a big bonus xx

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By *ral lover01Man
over a year ago

Altrincham & Portsmouth

I've just had an email from the gran canaria princess saying that my stay for the 17th May has been cancelled because the hotel isn't opening until 4th June at the earliest. June it is then.

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By *den_GCCouple
over a year ago

San Fernando, Gran Canaria

"Thanks for that link - it has some useful information - in particular an update to the main story, which confirms what "locals" have already posted on here. Specifically, that the Canaries are able to over-ride the mask rule in regards to beaches - and that they have done so!

The moment you are off the walkway at Maspalomas Lighthouse you can remove your mask and the police will drive past you without batting an eyelid.

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By *Rob75Couple
over a year ago

Stratford-upon-Avon

Hotel Globales Cala Viñas is now open in Mallorca. Not far from nudist beach of Playa del Mago and Portals Vells...

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By *ral lover01Man
over a year ago

Altrincham & Portsmouth

Due to lack of clarity on travel by the government. I've arranged my trip until 12th July.

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