Fly me to the Moon - your 3rd travel Megathread - read OP

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It is all silly really. Is this variant realistically going to be contained? No.

We are just kicking the can down the road if we try and put up barriers and inflict further financial ruin on people working in these industries and needless friction for family getting home for Christmas.

It is infuriating. 2 years into this and there still using blunt instruments that have been shown to be ineffective

What are you asking me for ? The proposals for vaccine cert validity with 3 dose are with the EU commission.

I'd be shocked if let's say for example I want to go on holidays next summer if its not 3 dose and you simply use the vaccine cert. 2 doses = tests.

Guess which option is easier and less hassle.

If someone wants to stay at 2 doses and pay for tests that's their own choice and they're entitled to do that but don't go moaning then about having to pay for tests because of a personal choice.

That's all before even getting into that fact that whatever country you end up going to will probably be looking for 3 doses to have your cert valid for availing of amenities in the country

I personally expect this new requirement will remain until the Vaccine Cert is amended to require boosters.

I popped down to Lidl there, 2.50 per antigen test.

Obviously worth nothing in terms of being official, but handy for piece of mind if you have an antigen test coming up.

Really? I would have thought it would be a lot of hassle trying to locate somewhere that does these tests and organising your whole day around getting to the location and back again. On a personal level it's most definitely the last thing I'd want to be thinking about if I'm on a supposed relaxing holiday! Not to mention the added cost.....

Irish times was saying departure, which makes most sense as how can you ensure you have a valid test for arrival time should you be near enough the limit and your plane or ferry gets delayed ? - plus, the consequence of not having a valid test is getting thrown into hotel quarantine prison at your own cost until you test negative on a PCR test so really it should be departure (which you have control over) and not arrival

I'll be likely getting the ferry from France in a few weeks and I literally cannot be sure when I will land in Ireland given storms and whatnot which can add a heap of hours onto the arrival time. Sometimes ferries need to stay at sea for over a day , which would likely mean most passengers getting thrown into hotel prison.

Either way, it'll be clearly stated in the legislation I presume.

silly q, if you are only going on a quck break for 1 night.

So fly out of Ireland on say Friday night at 6pm

and back to Ireland again on Saturday at 9pm

How does the whole getting tested work for this kind of scenario?

Where did you read that ?

As far as I know if you are vaccinated you only need an antigen

but sure is this not a waste, get one before I go, all fine

go to the UK for a night, come in contact with someone there and potentially get it etc

My parents are coming back from Spain this Sunday. An antigen test costs €45 at an official clinic in Marbella.

Total pain in the backside for them on their 1st foreign holiday in 2 years.

No exemptions for short trips.