Posts Tagged ‘ Wales ’

Travellers are the weak link. They could just say, forget it. I’ll stay at home!

In the case of travel restrictions the public don’t like the confusion caused by four different governments operating four different policies and timescales.

If Wales doesn’t change its mind it will have to come up with some very persuasive reasons as to why it won’t.

Holidaymakers might believe that Cornwall was a more expensive place in which to holiday

For the next two years as the tourism industry recovers, anything which dampens domestic tourism should be avoided.

A favourite answer in pub quizzes, now it seems to have become the fall-back tourism story when overseas news broadcasters want a story about the UK that is a bit quirky.

Australia has imposed one of the toughest measures on international travel and it looks as though that lockdown will continue for some time.

On the mainland of the UK, any person can travel to any part of the three countries without encountering restrictions.

A happy Easter will be one where we folow the rules otherwise lockdowns might last even longer.

Last night he Welsh government announced that self- contained accommodation can open up for business again from tomorrow, Saturday.

People from outside Wales and in the other devolved nations will still have to follow the rules of their own governments meaning they cannot enter Wales.

But why didn’t the devolved governments dovetail their agreement? Unless they weren’t told of this move or don’t agree.

This year there will be no village hall get-together, no outside events, no theatre, no choirs rehearsing for eisteddfods or concert performances. What there is will be online.

The fourth step which is scheduled to commence around the 21st June is a lifting of international travel restrictions.

She told people not to book Easter holidays saying that it was highly unlikely to use her words that hotels or self-catering places would be allowed to open.

The announcements tonight by three of the four UK governments have ended hopes for many people of a Christmas break.

Four of the big companies, British Airways, easyJet, Jet 2 and TUI have announced they won’t charge change fees.

With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, half-term and autumn breaks seem off the agenda.

Tthe four announcements that were made yesterday might also affect domestic tourism.

Seven countries have been added to the list to which Irish reidents can visit. The UK has added teo but taken another two off.

The good news is that Sweden has been taken off the quarantine list so you can now travel there without the need to self-isolate

There is confusion as all four nations now have different rules for Greece.

All politicians have claimed that they are acting on medical advice yet the interpretation was so different.

If you thought that quarantine restrictions were confused last week, then this week they are mired in disagreement between the four nations.

Since the re-opening, many will tell you that their phones haven’t stopped ringing. Some gleefully boast that they are busy until the end of August.

The UK as one destination. It is four and different rules and even laws apply.

“We’re good to go” is the name of the UK’s certification scheme for tourism organisations

Here is a quick summary of lockdown easing as it affects tourism in the home nations and Ireland.