August 2021 Planning - Will we get there?

[duchy]

Originally Posted by Isaacsmummy

Well I just got a tweet reply from Simon Calder reckoning we have an 80% chance of going in august

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On his current form that has just depressed me

[Dazed]

Originally Posted by Goldia

Interesting to read everyone's plan B, C...

This trip is actually our plan D I think

Plan A Last summer cancelled
Plan B Disneyland Paris in August 2020
Plan C Toronto and Niagara in October 2020 cancelled
Plan D back to Florida this summer

If we can't go to the States this summer
Plan E August somewhere else! I'm flexible, would accept Carribean or Greek Island
Plan F quickie one week in Orlando, no WDW though
Plan G book up August 2022

Anyone else already up to a plan G?

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I think I might be past plan G already 😫

Plan A - Tenerife April 2020 - cancelled 😢
Plan B - LA, Hawaii & San Fran August 2020 - cancelled 😢
Plan C - Disneyland Paris August 2020 - cancelled 😢
Plan D - Orlando October 2020 - cancelled 😢
Plan E - Orlando November 2020 - cancelled 😢
Plan F - Last minute Dubai booking Xmas 2020 😊🎉
Plan G - Orlando January 2021 - cancelled 😢
Plan H - Orlando April 2021 - cancelled 😢
Plan I - Orlando August 2021 - pending……

I’ve cancelled so many hotels & DVC rooms, and rebooked so many flights now it’s crazy!

[Unforgiven]

Plan A Road trip California April 20 - Cancelled
Plan B Villa Menorca May - Cancelled
Plan C Villa Corfu September- Cancelled
Plan D Hotel Rhodes October - we went !
Plan E Cruise Caribbean May 2021 - Cancelled
Plan F Southern Florida August 2021 - Who TF knows?
Plan G Greek Islands August Instead ?
Plan H Shoot myself in the face

[Unforgiven]

Originally Posted by M3ben05

Out of interest, how many people would cancel if the US opens it's boarders but they don't make it onto our green list?

Personally, if the boarder is open and the plane is on the tarmac then we'll be on it! I suspect most would be the same but just curious.

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Without insurance in the USA, that's insane, not a chance. Could be financial ruin if something bad happens.

[Gelatoni]

Originally Posted by M3ben05

Out of interest, how many people would cancel if the US opens it's boarders but they don't make it onto our green list?

Personally, if the boarder is open and the plane is on the tarmac then we'll be on it! I suspect most would be the same but just curious.

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We would go on amber, provided we could get the day 5 test to release results within 24hrs as DH will have work.

I can quarantine the whole 10 days, we have insurance (contrary to belief many policies including mine still cover you even if FCO advises against travel), it's just the worry about test turn around times.

[Bellasmummy]

We could go on amber if we can bring our flight home forward a couple of days.

Dd starts secondary school 4 days after we get back so if we came gone early and test and release it would be doable.

[sprocket]

And there we have it, now a Moscow variant and the UK has the worst daily rate in Europe. Great, bye bye freedom again.

[sprocket]

Who is your insurance with?
Usually insurance to countries on the FCO warning list is only covered for essential travel and not holidays. Also often only cover Europe travel.
I personally wouldn't travel to the US while on amber unless I had clear written statement from my insurers that they will cover a holiday.

Originally Posted by Gelatoni

contrary to belief many policies including mine still cover you even if FCO advises against travel

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[kitjos]

Originally Posted by sprocket

And there we have it, now a Moscow variant and the UK has the worst daily rate in Europe. Great, bye bye freedom again.

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Just saw that and instantly thought the same as you x

[Mandij39]

If the US gets put on the Amber list and Mr Biden lets us in, it will depend on the FCO whether I would go or not. If FCO advises against travel to USA then my Insurance wouldn't be valid, and it would be insane to be in the US without travel Insurance, especially as me & dd have underlying health issues.

Now if it's Amber & Mr Biden lets us in and FCO have removed the travel restriction then I will definitely go.. I'd have to take the 10 days quarantine as unpaid leave, unless I can use my NHS frontline employee excuse and get tested early and return to work (If it's even possible) seeing as I'm double jabbed and already had Covid.