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

Irish Aris · 18-12-2021 01:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118342180#Comment_118342180

Thank you Susan.

Lots of restrictions here too as there is a lot of vaccine hesitancy-i think they are at around 60-65% of adults vaccinated.

Certificates on all indoors settings, including non essential retail - non essential retail is accessible for unvaccinated with a rapid antigen test which is valid for 48 hours. But other indoors settings like hospitality and entertainment is only accessible for vaccinated people. Masks in all indoors settings of course.

The latest on travelling is that to enter Greece you need a negative test on top of the certificate. This measure starts on Monday and will be reviewed again on the 10th of January. The notion is similar to Ireland, lots of Greek people living abroad will visit their families in Greece for the holiday period. I am in Greece already and beat this measure, although I did a pcr test before travelling anyway because I couldn't trust that there wouldn't be any sudden change of requirements. Turned our that I didn't need it...🙂 but obviously I will need an antigen on the way back to Ireland in early January

SusanC10 · 18-12-2021 02:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118342255#Comment_118342255

Thanks for the info. No problem with Tests before arrival but just curious on how they will deal with Teens who won't be boosted (as not available) and whose Vaccine Cert will have expired (assuming 9 month validity) before next Summer. On a day to day basis after arrival I mean

Being honest Husband and I are leaning more towards Greece or a Med Country rather than our usual France on the Ferry trip.

Hopefully Covid situation will be improved

Irish Aris · 18-12-2021 02:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118342359#Comment_118342359

Yes, difficult to know that so far in advance.

If the previous two summers are any indication, the Greek government tends to relax the restrictions a little bit to attract tourism. Plus the weather is so warm that you can do almost everything outdoors where normally certs aren't required.

Captain Barnacles · 18-12-2021 07:46PM

Spain don't require tests so long as you have an EU covid pass right ?

votecounts · 18-12-2021 07:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118343750#Comment_118343750

That's all you need along with the Health Form

oinkely · 18-12-2021 11:44PM

Does anyone have any info on antigen tests post covid recovery?

Had it in November, supposed to be going to Finland in early January. Currently every to Finland is ok, nice need the COVID cert.

Returning to Ireland we will need an antigen test, but worried that we might not pass one?

Any ideas? Or links to good publications on this? Maybe I'm being an idiot and there's no problem with antigen tests post covid, but u can't seem to find anything to confirm this.

Thanks

oinkely · 18-12-2021 11:44PM

VG31 · 18-12-2021 11:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118344901#Comment_118344901

You could do a few antigen tests at home to make sure you're not positive.

johnire · 19-12-2021 01:39AM

What happens if you test positive whilst abroad? That issue appears always to be the elephant in the room as it’s an obvious question yet no one ever asks it. So I am! Does anyone know… I’m talking about the practicalities as to what actually happens.

josip · 19-12-2021 02:04AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345264#Comment_118345264

You follow the rules for that country which are nearly always to isolate on your own dime for X number of days.

Greece is the only country I'm aware of that pays for isolation/quarantine costs if you test positive at one of their random entry tests.

M_Murphy57 · 19-12-2021 05:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345264#Comment_118345264

Also it's been asked here hundreds of times. It was all anybody talked about on this thread pre July. It was most recently asked and answered about 2 pages ago.

You pay out of pocket to stay where you are for 10 days. If you can't afford this and/or you would have issues with your employer and that feels too big a risk then you should consider not travelling.

johnire · 19-12-2021 08:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345475#Comment_118345475

Thanks for your snotty reply. You may have time to trawl back through pages of comments- I don’t. And no …. I along with most people I would imagine wouldn’t be able to afford to stay somewhere for 10 days at my own expense and I most certainly would have an issue with my employer. I would have thought the majority of people would.

johnire · 19-12-2021 08:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345339#Comment_118345339

Thanks for your informative reply.

pc7 · 19-12-2021 08:49AM

The canaries pay too, your insurance might cover that eventuality (mine does).

johnire · 19-12-2021 08:51AM

Thanks. Could I ask who are you insured with?

pc7 · 19-12-2021 09:13AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345558#Comment_118345558

I get it as an added bonus with my health insurance but the insurer is Allianz.I was only onto them this week checking what COVID cover I had. It’s fairly decent, if any of us get COVID before our trip it’s covered as a ‘cancellation’, the. Away if sick our health insurance covers any hospital etc. but insurance will cover costs for hotel/flights etc. Not covered if government advise not to travel, but are If it’s a travel ban from Government. hope that helps.

Valhallapt · 19-12-2021 09:31AM

Any sign of us or Portugal dropping the need for pre travel testing? Thinking if they close the schools we’ll head out to Portugal until they re open them

pc7 · 19-12-2021 09:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345608#Comment_118345608

Honestly I doubt it, think we’ll be lucky if they don’t bring in mandatory home quarantine on return or that tbh.

Valhallapt · 19-12-2021 10:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345648#Comment_118345648

That’s grim

pc7 · 19-12-2021 10:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345678#Comment_118345678

Hopefully I’m wrong, we’re going to make a call on our trip next week. Once they don’t introduce that I think we’ll take the chance and go.

SaoPaulo41 · 19-12-2021 10:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345678#Comment_118345678

Grim and very probable, they brought/ rushed back hotel quarantine legislation for a reason, only hope is EU put pressure on gov to say they need to stay in line with EU travel policy

Van.Bosch · 19-12-2021 11:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345553#Comment_118345553

So you say you didn’t have time to trawl through all the pages, fair enough. At the same time, your opening post had a statement that “no one ever asks it”? So which is it?

TheDriver · 19-12-2021 11:37AM

What's the point, we've plenty of Rona here already. Advisory home quarantine more like that all will ignore, like the 5 days advisory testing

19-12-2021 12:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345553#Comment_118345553

most people, white collar workers anyway, are working from home, so that isn’t as much of an issue. I always take my laptop with me when I travel for exactly this eventuality.

it just comes down to cost, and it’s just me and my partner, no kids, and so can hunker down in an Airbnb somewhere pretty easily

Covid travel bans permitting, heading to Tbilisi immediately after Christmas, and set up to have to stay there a while in a worst case scenario

johnire · 19-12-2021 12:23PM

faceman · 19-12-2021 12:24PM

Some of the papers today are reporting leaks of NPHET will push for a full lockdown by the end of the month if things dont improve. There is even talk of schools staying closed. No doubt focus on travel will return too.

johnire · 19-12-2021 12:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118345981#Comment_118345981

Enjoy Tbilisi. It’s a great city- so much to see and do.

Valhallapt · 19-12-2021 12:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118346014#Comment_118346014

We’ve been debating if we go to Portugal or not, if the schools close we will definitely go. Pack the laptop and enjoy some blue sky until the schools reopen.

19-12-2021 01:39PM

Germany just closed its borders with France (as well as banning UK travel) so I guess that the idea of a common EU wide approach to border controls blown out of the water

Valhallapt · 19-12-2021 01:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118346247#Comment_118346247

I really thought the EU would get a common approach this time around, at least inside Schengen.

Covid travel certs are now pointless, only useful if you want to go to a strict pub in ireland before 8pm

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

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