International travel this summer.. I need me holidays..

Had to reschedule lasts years planned holiday to France and have all but written off plans to go this year

I think anyone expecting to travel to mainland Europe before September won't find it straighforward, if even possible

It's not even certain at the moment the extent to which hospitality will be operating here. Indoor eating may not even be an option for months to come or indeed when intercounty travel will be permitted

At best travel outside the country will be discouraged IMO and if anything we could see tighter restrictions than last summer but it's too early to call and the situation is currently too fluid to guess

Topps wrote: »

Anyone have any plans to travel this summer internationally? Leo just mentioned no international travel this summer....

Couldn't care less what Leaky says...

International travel will happen this year, will be a lot more complicated than last year with the different rates countries are vaccinating...

However Airlines and Hotels will have many special offers, even with the threat of a €500 fine for leaving your own country to holiday it's still going to be better value to go abroad..

Caranica wrote: »

Fines are increasing to 2k and it's per person and can be charged each way.

I still don’t see how it can be charged each way. Fined for non essential travel on the way out fine. The way you are going home, that’s essential in my book.

Caranica wrote: »

First one is to the airport, second one is non essential travel.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/over-370-people-fined-going-to-or-from-dublin-airport-for-trips-abroad-in-a-week-1.4477372

I'd like to see the statistics on how many fines were actually paid. Issuing fines is one thing but actually enforcing them is entirely different.

Caranica wrote: »

First one is to the airport, second one is non essential travel.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/over-370-people-fined-going-to-or-from-dublin-airport-for-trips-abroad-in-a-week-1.4477372

Doesn’t say people were fined twice though - right? Hopefully it passes or else the winner will be Belfast in July

Fines won't work.
The only thing that will is mandatory quarantine on return from everywhere.

ozzy jr wrote: »

I’m hoping to get to Thailand in late November.

This is based on me getting a vaccination by then, and international travel being allowed.

I won’t be going if I have to quarantine at either end or if I have to pay extra for any tests.

I have it in my head that I won’t get away, so if I do it’ll be a bonus.

Thailand is open now.You are required by Thai gov to sign up to their racing app,ideally before travel.But try getting out of Dublin as other posters say.Mick and Leo will give in to pressure and do an xmas repeat and bo....x to the summer travel(or Sept)

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Doesn’t say people were fined twice though - right? Hopefully it passes or else the winner will be Belfast in July

Did you miss the bit about patrols at the border

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I'm thinking August all EU travel open to us, October US travel open. The entire adult population of this country will be vaccinated by July/August.

Not sure what to do regarding USA travel. A holiday was booked for myself and my wife last year for this October. Briefly reading through the terms and conditions there would be a cancellation fee but it's not extortionate. How long would people give before cancelling ? The airlines involved are American airlines and British airways. Both of us are in good health so the last for vaccine I would imagine.

Planning USA travel in November. That's 8 months away. If we can't travel by then things are really going bad. Gotta assume travel from October on is more likely than unlikely.

acequion wrote: »

Did you miss the bit about core EU principle, "Freedom of movement?" Does that not mean anything to you? And did you also miss the bit about how progressive people in EU leadership, no less than president Ursula Van der Leyen, are pushing for vaccination passports in order to ensure such democratic rights will continue?

I was referring to the border with Northern Ireland, which is not in the EU!

Bunch of selfish *****

KanyeSouthEast wrote: »

I presume this is a windup?

Why would it be a wind up?

People have been asked not to travel, people here are discussing travelling and openly accepting whatever fine may be received etc

Its selfish and exactly how the different variants have been spread.

Ninthlife wrote: »

Why would it be a wind up?

People have been asked not to travel, people here are discussing travelling and openly accepting whatever fine may be received etc

Its selfish and exactly how the different variants have been spread.

People here have been asked to do a lot of stuff during this pandemic, some of which make zero sense from a virus suppression perspective (5km limits for example.). Just because 'the experts' ask us to do something doesn't mean we cannot ignore their requests and instead use our own judgement and make our own risk-based decisions.