Are we there yet? Your second Travel Megathread (threadbans in OP}

SusanC10 · 18-04-2021 12:56PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

So EU sources have said Ireland will still implement quarantine on people who have the green pass? If so what’s the point of Ireland joining it?

Where did you see this?

Del Griffith · 18-04-2021 01:10PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

So EU sources have said Ireland will still implement quarantine on people who have the green pass? If so what’s the point of Ireland joining it?

No no, EU are telling us the that the travel cert will mean no quarantine if vaccinated, and a host of EU countries already have announced that policy anyway.

Donnelly on the other hand, is demanding those vaccinated need a negative test aswell, and have to quarantine too. I.e: they're treated exactly the same, apart from being able to get out of the 2 weeks imprisonment.

Del Griffith · 18-04-2021 01:13PM

Del Griffith wrote: »

No no, EU are telling us the that the travel cert will mean no quarantine if vaccinated, and a host of EU countries already have announced that policy anyway.

Donnelly on the other hand, is demanding those vaccinated need a negative test aswell, and have to quarantine too. I.e: they're treated exactly the same, apart from being able to get out of the 2 weeks imprisonment.

That's present day, hopefully the EU force Ireland to get in line.

Str8outtaWuhan · 18-04-2021 02:22PM

Del Griffith wrote: »

That's present day, hopefully the EU force Ireland to get in line.

Like they did over VRT?

Or they did over the failure of airlines to promptly refund passengers when flights were cancelled over covid as per EU regulations?

faceman · 18-04-2021 02:49PM

According to SD today no further countries are under consideration for MHQ at the moment, including India

SusanC10 · 18-04-2021 02:59PM

faceman wrote: »

According to SD today no further countries are under consideration for MHQ at the moment, including India

And are any under consideration for removal ?

pcasso · 18-04-2021 03:03PM

Laois couple have great time in MHQ

Tom and Nora from near Mountmellick Co Laois said that they had a great time during their recent two week stay in a MHQ. "It was the highlight of our holiday" explained Tom.
"To be honest we didn't really enjoy our week in Santa Ponza beforehand at all as all the Irish bars were closed and there was feck all to do so"
"The hotel had loads of TV channels" said Nora and all of them in English. The food was great, you can't beat a good fry in the morning and the Guinness was better than any of that Spanish muck" added Tom with a wink.
"We will definitely consider doing it again next year" confirmed the couple
The couple rated their hotel five stars with Tripadvisor, noting that that there was a particular emphasis on cleanliness and hygiene
A Department of Health spokesperson confirmed that the couple were required to mandatory quarantine because, although Spain was not on the red list, their return flight travelled through French airspace which is. "We all know that Covid 19 is an airborne disease and we are acting with an abundance of caution"

Micky 32 · 18-04-2021 03:18PM

faceman wrote: »

According to SD today no further countries are under consideration for MHQ at the moment, including India

Sure aren’t most of the popular destinations already on it?

actually! · 18-04-2021 06:33PM

Del Griffith wrote: »

No no, EU are telling us the that the travel cert will mean no quarantine if vaccinated, and a host of EU countries already have announced that policy anyway.

No hotel quarantine or no quarantine at all?

scamalert · 18-04-2021 06:38PM

Micky 32 wrote: »

Sure aren’t most of the popular destinations already on it?

well Spain and Portugal still need to go on it no, just to add that extra fck u :cool: no sun for peasants.

Happydays2020 · 18-04-2021 07:34PM

a clanger wrote: »

From the Irish times article listed earlier the Irish Govt wanted the 'green cert' delayed until after summer due to IT, inability to organise a p*ss up etc. There was another times article highlighting the fact that we have no idea who in this country is actually vaccinated and it takes 4 phone calls to get the information verified.
Back to a travel note
If you do arrive in Ireland now the delays at immigration are terrible. Even though the passenger numbers are down 97% Immigration delays from a half full London flight can take an hour as they check everyone's details.
Recently in Madrid I sped through immigration and then had my Health QR code scanned by Health officials ....little extra time or inconvenience to the whole experience. The Govt here have no intention of facilitating or aiding any form of any international transport. Its the perfect scapegoat for their ineptitude

Thank god we don’t live in an island and are not an open trading economy.

Del Griffith · 18-04-2021 08:09PM

actually! wrote: »

No hotel quarantine or no quarantine at all?

No quarantine at all if you're vaccinated this summer - Greece, Malta, Spain have already confirmed.

Well should be everywhere after the cert comes in.

normanoffside · 18-04-2021 08:35PM

Meanwhile Macron is trying to attract American tourists to France this summer

https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1383799260097875969

Micky 32 · 18-04-2021 09:15PM

normanoffside wrote: »

Meanwhile Macron is trying to attract American tourists to France this summer

https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1383799260097875969

Hopefully Ireland will do the same. I know Biden would be eager for this.

saabsaab · 18-04-2021 09:19PM

There is talk of giving a longer delay to second vaccine shot to cover more people by end of June.

18-04-2021 10:38PM

Wallander wrote: »

I'm not surprised this is the one legal challenge the government decided to see to the end. South Africa is non-EU, has a well-known variant and is also on the UK red list, so the case for saying it should be off Ireland's list isn't too strong.

Legal challenges will no doubt continue for those coming from other countries whose inclusion in the list is pretty dubious!

On what basis will a different country make to the Irish constitution?

Especially when you consider the challenge was absolutely nothing to do with the country being correctly in the list but the list itself being unconstitutional.

18-04-2021 10:44PM

Maybe if we had national Id cards this would be easier?

Those cards could use a common number, like a tax number.

It would operate the same way as most eu countries who have no issue with it and find it convenient.

No no, that's fascist.

18-04-2021 10:44PM

saabsaab wrote: »

There is talk of giving a longer delay to second vaccine shot to cover more people by end of June.

Never let reality get in the way of dodgy maths.

The politician's motto

18-04-2021 10:50PM

Str8outtaWuhan wrote: »

Like they did over VRT?

Vrt exists in multiple eu countries. The eu is fine with it. In fact Ireland wouldn't even be the worst offender

Micky 32 · 19-04-2021 08:01AM

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56796679.amp

“” Tearful reunions filled Auckland airport on Monday as residents from Australia were able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year.
The long-awaited Australia-New Zealand travel bubble means visitors no longer need to quarantine on arrival.””

copeyhagen · 19-04-2021 08:05AM

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Vrt exists in multiple eu countries. The eu is fine with it. In fact Ireland wouldn't even be the worst offender

who would be then?

Lumen · 19-04-2021 08:07AM

copeyhagen wrote: »

who would be then?

Denmark, apparently.

"The tax is 105% of the first DKK 81,700 and 150% of the rest", on top of 25% VAT.

Username irony much? :pac:

Tazz T · 19-04-2021 09:22AM

normanoffside wrote: »

Meanwhile Macron is trying to attract American tourists to France this summer

https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1383799260097875969

Can't believe this is actually happening. Greece is open to vaccinated US tourists from today and France from next month, yet even as part of the European Union, we're still being told to stay within our own county now and we might be able to have a staycation in June.

And we literally just brought in MHQ.

The country is an absolute joke and the blame is squarely on scaremongering media, an overcautious gov with no balls and the country being run by a health officials (arguably with vested interests).

Tenzor07 · 19-04-2021 09:27AM

Tazz T wrote: »

Can't believe this is actually happening. Greece is open to vaccinated US tourists from today

Greece was always way ahead in allowing tourists, last year they had random Covid testing at the airports, then was testing for all arrivals at airports, Ireland had nothing... now there's a private company in one of the remote car parks for pre-departure testing and you bring your own proof of test upon arrival now...

Tourism to the Irish economy was worth over €9 billion, and for a country that's over €230 billion and counting in debt then I think it's time for the Government to come up with a plan...

Chuck Norris 2021 · 19-04-2021 09:56AM

Tazz T wrote: »

and we might be able to have a staycation in June.

I think we are supposed to be grateful, and all stay here to spend our money. I'd rather put it in a neat pile and burn it than get ripped off here to be honest.

19-04-2021 10:28AM

copeyhagen wrote: »

who would be then?

I would also add Spain to the list.

IQO · 19-04-2021 10:40AM

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1384091906800451584

smurfjed · 19-04-2021 11:24AM

Maldives is moving forward with allowing tourists with vaccinations to visit.

3.2.3 All passengers travelling to the Maldives are required to hold a negative result for a nucleic acid test (PCR test) for COVID-19 or a Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate showing the completion of the required doses of a vaccine type authorized for Covid-19 by the competent authorities of the respective countries.

3.3.4 For passengers holding Covid- l9 Vaccination Certificates, the Operating Airlines must ensure that;

(a) Vaccination Certificate is for a vaccine that has been approved by the World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing (EUL) or the Maldives Food and Drug Authority, or any other competent authority of the respective countries,
(b) The passenger has completed the second dose or prescribed dose(s) of the Vaccine, and at least l4 (fourteen) days have passed after the second dose or the completion of prescribed dose(s),
(c) The Vaccine Certificate contains;

Chuck Norris 2021 · 19-04-2021 11:35AM

I would imagine that we are the only country in Europe, and one of the few in the world, determined to stay closed? It's like a scene from the field.

dan786 · 19-04-2021 11:55AM

If a fully vaccinated person arrives with a 6/7yo child, are they both exempt from hotel quarantine?

Are we there yet? Your second Travel Megathread (threadbans in OP}

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