Thursday, June 4, 2020
Five reasons why it’s not a great time to book a holiday abroad
From 14-day quarantines to arduous airport rules, there are many obstacles to navigate
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“Let’s fly,” says the email to me from Ryanair. “We’ve got 1,000 daily flights from 1 July.” Over at easyJet, there’s a “SUMMER SALE NOW ON! Over 1 million seats at £29.99 – book now”. Tui’s site is rather more restrained but it’s open for booking to all the usual destinations from the end of June.
We all know bosses and shareholders of travel industry firms are desperate to restart their businesses. Plenty of their staff are too, as are quite a number of families who reckon the whole coronavirus thing is overblown.
But before you book, consider the following facts. They may all change in the days and weeks to come but this is the situation right now: Continue reading...