Will you travel? [Mod Note in Post #1 - Travel Discussion Only! Megathread]

acequion

The Continental Op wrote: »

But that wasn't the question.

That makes no difference. Some people just want an opportunity to be awkward. :rolleyes:

Thankfully there will always be some sound people on boards.ie who don't mind answering people's questions and don't get cranky just because they've been asked already.

acequion

acequion wrote: »

That makes no difference. Some people just want an opportunity to be awkward. :rolleyes:

Thankfully there will always be some sound people on boards.ie who don't mind answering people's questions and don't get cranky just because they've been asked already.

And yet neither of you did actually answer the question and you made nor attempt to do so.

Kewreeuss

I continued to search. There are no changes. This may be of interest to people coming home from UK for Christmas and returning after.
There is no need to self isolate when coming INTO England from Ireland or The Channel Isles or the isle of Man, or anywhere on the travel corridors. list.https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/self-isolating-when-you-arrive.

gerogerigegege

gerogerigegege wrote: »

Any recommendations for a few days away in January? Preferably with ad much open as poy.
Thanks

that means 'as much open as possible'?

Just look at the offers that the airlines have at the moment but sadly, if the fare is cheap and uptake not great, expect it to be cancelled. Ryanairs sales arent worth dog doo when they are cancelling the flights constantly.

They had Malaga for example at 9.99 each way but then cancelled the flights and its 100+ on the remaining ones now

Van.Bosch

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

wrong

wrong

wrong

Its a recommendation. No legal requirement has ever been stated nor does it exist

If you read the rest you’d see I clearly said the requirement is to fill in the form and guidance was to restrict your movements.

ShineOn7

I've a relative in Valencia so i just checked the case number for the last 14 days:

14,638


Wtf?

Is this a typo? It's just one region of Spain

KnicksInSix

We are traveling on Saturday next (19th), tests booked for Friday morning with V1 Medical. Has anyone here used them? We need the test to enter Italy and our local region before it closes on the 21st.

normanoffside

ShineOn7 wrote: »

I've a relative in Valencia so i just checked the case number for the last 14 days:

14,638


Wtf?

Is this a typo? It's just one region of Spain

Spain is sitting on the 4th lowest incidence rate in Europe right now.

That's a typo, it's 1460 according to a local paper

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/12/12/covid-19-new-cases-show-marginal-week-to-week-increase-in-spains-valencian-community/

ShineOn7

normanoffside wrote: »

Spain is sitting on the 4th lowest incidence rate in Europe right now.

That's a typo, it's 1460 according to a local paper

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/12/12/covid-19-new-cases-show-marginal-week-to-week-increase-in-spains-valencian-community/

Google Maps Covid tracker says it's right

https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-IE&mid=%2Fm%2F05vxc9&gl=IE&ceid=IE%3Aen

New cases (14 days)

29 Nov–12 Dec: +14,638

fisgon

ShineOn7 wrote: »

I've a relative in Valencia so i just checked the case number for the last 14 days:

14,638


Wtf?

Is this a typo? It's just one region of Spain

The official figures are here....
https://diariosanitario.com/casos-coronavirus-espana/

Scroll down till you get to the table with all the figures, it breaks down case numbers region by region.

The Valencia region is C.Valenciana.
The 14 day number is 10,021. (Casos diagnosticados en los úlitimos 14 dias)

normanoffside

fisgon wrote: »

The official figures are here....
https://diariosanitario.com/casos-coronavirus-espana/

Scroll down till you get to the table with all the figures, it breaks down case numbers region by region.

The Valencia region is C.Valenciana.
The 14 day number is 10,021. (Casos diagnosticados en los úlitimos 14 dias)

Actually you're right, but ti's not as bad as it might sound
Their incidence rate is 200/100k/14days (lower than Donegal for example).

Their population is over 5 million

Van.Bosch

Van.Bosch wrote: »

If you read the rest you’d see I clearly said the requirement is to fill in the form and guidance was to restrict your movements.

Nope, this is exactly what you said;

Van.Bosch wrote: »

The answer is if coming to Ireland from anywhere apart from green zones, you need to restrict your movements.

brisan

Deleted User wrote: »

Do you have to tell them where you are going on holiday? Make some kind of statement? Not saying that anyone should lie if asked to make some formal attestation, but why would you volunteer information about your private life?

Standard procedure in a few few places including my own

ShineOn7

fisgon wrote: »

The official figures are here....
https://diariosanitario.com/casos-coronavirus-espana/

Scroll down till you get to the table with all the figures, it breaks down case numbers region by region.

The Valencia region is C.Valenciana.
The 14 day number is 10,021. (Casos diagnosticados en los úlitimos 14 dias)

Surely Google has more upto date and trustworthy data?



https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-IE&mid=%2Fm%2F05vxc9&gl=IE&ceid=IE%3Aen

Gervais08

I’m going to Dubai late February - does anyone know if a Covid test will be mandatory to fly ??

ShineOn7

ShineOn7 wrote: »

Surely Google has more upto date and trustworthy data?



https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-IE&mid=%2Fm%2F05vxc9&gl=IE&ceid=IE%3Aen

Its the new cases in 14 days, not 1 day. Around about Donegal levels

MadYaker

johnire wrote: »

Me too..... I absolutely adore travel but hand on heart if I loathed living in this country as much as others appear to do so then what job would be worth being that miserable?
Move to the country you love so much -people do it all the time. Get the same type of job, have a career change, maybe take a hit on your salary.... so what??.... being happy is more important.

That would require a small amount of perseverance and stepping outside their comfort zone. Moving to a new country on your own is a challenge I’ve done it. Much easier to moan on the internet.

ShineOn7

Deleted User wrote: »

Its the new cases in 14 days, not 1 day. Around about Donegal levels

So Valencia is in a jocker then?

Because Donegal isn't doing great at all

ShineOn7

Gervais08 wrote: »

I’m going to Dubai late February - does anyone know if a Covid test will be mandatory to fly ??

You're about 10 weeks away from traveling there so I'd wait at least 2 months and see what the rules are then

The regulations now could be/likely will be completely different by mid Feb

talulon

So...just came back from Canaries (Lanzarote). There's literally 0 risk to get COVID there since place is empty. Negative test needed to checkin hotel and straight to the bars.

Gervais08

ShineOn7 wrote: »

You're about 10 weeks away from traveling there so I'd wait at least 2 months and see what the rules are then

The regulations now could be/likely will be completely different by mid Feb

True, am just panicking!!!

ShineOn7

Gervais08 wrote: »

True, am just panicking!!!

You'll be grand and you'll get in either way

It's just a question if a test will be needed or not before you leave. Your best bet is to ask the live chat on the website of the airline you booked with

They'll have the most upto date information

normanoffside

ShineOn7 wrote: »

So Valencia is in a jocker then?

Because Donegal isn't doing great at all

Valencia has about the same rates as the rest of Spain (actually a bit lower on checking) and Spain has the 4th lowest rates in the EU.

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea

So is it in 'a jocker' compared to say Leitrim or Kerry? Yes
But compared to most other European countries it is absolutely not 'in a jocker'

Oymyakon

Friends want to go to Girona in April, is it a bit too optimistic to think we'll be home and hosed by then for free travel?

Oymyakon

Oymyakon wrote: »

Friends want to go to Girona in April, is it a bit too optimistic to think we'll be home and hosed by then for free travel?

Not sure we will be ‘home and hosed’. But they should go for it. Before tourists numbers start to pick up. Every country will be through the post Christmas lockdown and wanting to get their economies and travel opened up again, even if we’re not completely done with COVID. I’ll be heading back to Valencia soon enough

samvimes

talulon wrote: »

So...just came back from Canaries (Lanzarote). There's literally 0 risk to get COVID there since place is empty. Negative test needed to checkin hotel and straight to the bars.

Can I ask where you got the test? going to Tenerife in March, will probably still be a requirement to check in.

Frank Bullitt

Living in Canada and no travelling back for Christ this year.

Currently, this is the longest I have been away from Ireland, and it is beginning to take its toll on me to be honest. I lost the idea of travelling home for Christmas a while back, and shifter my sights to end of March /April to coincide with the birthdays for the folks.

It is tempting to book flights, but this talk of further lockdowns after Christmas etc but a bit of a cloud over it. I am probably more lost than normal because there is no real idea of when it is safe or right to travel.

Add in that the flights are dirt cheap right now as well, would I be mad to book it?

Van.Bosch

Gintonious wrote: »

Living in Canada and no travelling back for Christ this year.

Currently, this is the longest I have been away from Ireland, and it is beginning to take its toll on me to be honest. I lost the idea of travelling home for Christmas a while back, and shifter my sights to end of March /April to coincide with the birthdays for the folks.

It is tempting to book flights, but this talk of further lockdowns after Christmas etc but a bit of a cloud over it. I am probably more lost than normal because there is no real idea of when it is safe or right to travel.

Add in that the flights are dirt cheap right now as well, would I be mad to book it?

Up to you but I’d book it

acequion

Gintonious wrote: »

Living in Canada and no travelling back for Christ this year.

Currently, this is the longest I have been away from Ireland, and it is beginning to take its toll on me to be honest. I lost the idea of travelling home for Christmas a while back, and shifter my sights to end of March /April to coincide with the birthdays for the folks.

It is tempting to book flights, but this talk of further lockdowns after Christmas etc but a bit of a cloud over it. I am probably more lost than normal because there is no real idea of when it is safe or right to travel.

Add in that the flights are dirt cheap right now as well, would I be mad to book it?

I would book it. You hear people saying it's only one Christmas and all this martyrdom talk. It was the same story during the summer with this "what's one summer" baloney.

The fact is it's been 10 long months and there's no real end in sight. It will be "what's another Easter" soon. But my point is that life really is too short for these extended separations from home and loved ones. How do you know for certain that your loved ones will definitely be around next year, especially if elderly parents? Will there definitely be other Christmases? Enough is enough. If there is another lockdown /more restrictions you'll manage. Be sensible, take your precautions and it will be fine.

fisgon

ShineOn7 wrote: »

So Valencia is in a jocker then?

Because Donegal isn't doing great at all

What does "in a jocker" mean? Genuinely asking, have never heard this before