Travel - UK to Spain et aL

RJC wrote:The charges for vaccinations and testing kits need to be examined to establish if they are fair and not excessive.

If airlines, tourist boards and ministers wish to subsidise these charges that also needs to be looked at - I would be OK with that.

[ Would someone please do something about the spell checker - I have enough with "s" "zee" and "zeds" in words anyway ]

Sage wrote:Even if the rules change I've decided that I'm not going to travel anywhere overseas until at least June 8th. That's after I've had my 2nd jab + 3 weeks to gain maximum immunity.

nigelandkath wrote:Please, people in the UK, stop posting your wanting to come over to Spain, for whatever reason you want to give which if I am honest is just excuses to get around the Covid rules. Stop and think. This is a global pandemic and each country will want to safeguard its people. We are nowhere near the UK's vaccination rates and as such we are still vulnerable to the pandemic disease, and whilst you might feel well you can still carry the disease here to unvaccinated people. Whilst you may feel safe, we do not. Leave it until later on in the year when Spain will welcome you with open arms rather than seeing you as a potential disease carrier. No one here is anti Brits coming but just not yet, I am sure if the roles were reversed you would feel the same. If it is not an emergency then it is not an emergency,

Ginger wrote:

Sage wrote:Even if the rules change I've decided that I'm not going to travel anywhere overseas until at least June 8th. That's after I've had my 2nd jab + 3 weeks to gain maximum immunity.

the jabs do not give immunity, you can still get a milder form of Covid or carry the virusandpassonto others. Recent variants of the virus have not been fully tested yet and may be immune from the vaccine.

To be honest all these tests and isolations etc baffle me, my brain can not cope so I am staying put until things change.

Ginger wrote:

nigelandkath wrote:Please, people in the UK, stop posting your wanting to come over to Spain, for whatever reason you want to give which if I am honest is just excuses to get around the Covid rules. Stop and think. This is a global pandemic and each country will want to safeguard its people. We are nowhere near the UK's vaccination rates and as such we are still vulnerable to the pandemic disease, and whilst you might feel well you can still carry the disease here to unvaccinated people. Whilst you may feel safe, we do not. Leave it until later on in the year when Spain will welcome you with open arms rather than seeing you as a potential disease carrier. No one here is anti Brits coming but just not yet, I am sure if the roles were reversed you would feel the same. If it is not an emergency then it is not an emergency,

Well written, I agree totally with your views.

Jonnno wrote:OK. To be fair UK government and travel industry are both guilty of introducing unreasonable charges to travel to and from uk.
The government is clearly condoning charges arising from their own action. Don't really understand why the testing charges, which are necessary, should not be an NHS service for Brits.

Redwoodsman wrote:

Elpando wrote:
I understand where you are coming from with that comment but the amount of my hard earned wages that I have handed over in Tax and National Insurance in the last 45 years knocks me sideways. I for one think that a little bit of something in return now and then might be a nice idea.

Although I, and my family, would directly benefit from the idea, I totally disagree with the idea of subsidising holiday testing.

Really "the little bit of something" that you have already gained was the protection and benefit of the NHS for you, your family, and the rest of the UK population.

Anything (i.e., because of the expense) that lessens the benefits of the NHS that can be gained, for the whole population, is questionable.