July 4th looks like the day Europe opens up for UK holidaymakers

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It's being leaked this morning that " British holidaymakers could enjoy overseas breaks from July 4 under plans being drawn up by the government.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on June 29 that agreements have been made for so-called air bridges with a “small number” of countries with low levels of coronavirus.

This would allow families to take foreign holidays without having to self-isolate on their return to the UK.

Ministers want to set up air bridges to countries that are “most advantageous” to the UK economy, which are likely to include popular destinations such as France, Spain, Greece and Portugal, according to Government sources.

One source told the Telegraph: “The plan is to announce a small number of air bridges on June 29th, though it won’t come into force until July 4. Obviously it will depend on factors such as the scientific advice and the level of coronavirus infections at the time.

“The Foreign Office will also have to change its travel advice before then because that remains a block on people going abroad for holidays.”

TELLIT01

There have been many leaks about forthcoming announcements from the Government.  Virtually all have proved to be wrong.  There is no point in acting on the basis of speculation.  Wait for official announcement to avoid disappointment.

phatbear

So holiday in northern france, pop to belgium, the country with the highest infection rate per capita in the world and then fly back home from france.

I cant see any problems with this situation🤔

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TELLIT01 said:

There have been many leaks about forthcoming announcements from the Government.  Virtually all have proved to be wrong.  There is no point in acting on the basis of speculation.  Wait for official announcement to avoid disappointment.

" Government sources " is journalese for here's what's going to happen.

The savvy tourist is already booking the cheap flights.

I've got Malaga in July for £40 return and Rhodes for £70 return in September.

Result.

f4phixeruk

Deleted_User said:

TELLIT01 said:

There have been many leaks about forthcoming announcements from the Government.  Virtually all have proved to be wrong.  There is no point in acting on the basis of speculation.  Wait for official announcement to avoid disappointment.

" Government sources " is journalese for here's what's going to happen.

The savvy tourist is already booking the cheap flights.

I've got Malaga in July for £40 return and Rhodes for £70 return in September.

Result.

That went well with the hospitality industry. 'Governement sources' said the beer gardens would be able to open 15 July. Ooops not yet said the government

TELLIT01

Deleted_User said:

" Government sources " is journalese for here's what's going to happen.

Not in the current situation.  All manner of dates have been leaked by 'reliable sources close to government' which proved not to be in the least reliable.

Nannytone

Tui cancelled all holidays up until the 10th of July so they obviously don't think everything is going to be ok on the 4th

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Nannytone said:

Tui cancelled all holidays up until the 10th of July so they obviously don't think everything is going to be ok on the 4th

It's not TUI who are going to be making the decision.

I prefer Michael O'Leary's judgement in much the same way as I prefer his business acumen over TUI.He's been predicting for weeks that quarantine will end by June 29th.

We'll see.

Personally I'm a glass half full sort of bloke.That's why I'm hoovering up some great travel bargains for this summer.

NoodleDoodleMan

Is that the same Michael O'Leary who left tourists stranded in Malta (for example) in April 2010 when the Icelandic volcanic activity grounded flights and claiming no responsibility at all ?

Whereas TUI and Thomas Cook fully honoured their Duty of Care.

sheramber

Deleted_User said:

Nannytone said:

Tui cancelled all holidays up until the 10th of July so they obviously don't think everything is going to be ok on the 4th

It's not TUI who are going to be making the decision.

I prefer Michael O'Leary's judgement in much the same way as I prefer his business acumen over TUI.He's been predicting for weeks that quarantine will end by June 29th.

We'll see.

Personally I'm a glass half full sort of bloke.That's why I'm hoovering up some great travel bargains for this summer.

That's because 29th June is the date of the next review of the quarantine regulation. Nothing to do with ML's crystal ball.

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Do try to keep up.
Of course O'Leary knows the significance of June 29th.
That's why he's been saying for weeks quarantine will be over by then.
He's been busy selling an enormous number of tickets to Brits who are clued up as to what will happen.
The best bargains are gone by now but still some good deals for July and August.