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Will you travel? [Mod Note in Post #1 - Travel Discussion Only! Megathread]

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    #92
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,998 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    I’m still planning to go on my long weekend the weekend after next. If there are travel restrictions in place then I’ll observe them but I’m not going to cancel my holiday if millions of other people are frrrly flying around the world.

    I won’t be the first one to lose out. I am not Spartacus.


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    #93
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »
    Heading with the wife and kids to Milan for the Patrick's weekend break. I've all booked and paid for so here's hoping theres no travel restrictions.

    None of us are at risk so I'm not too worried to be honest.

    You would all need to self isolate after your return?


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    #94
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,130 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Have booked Costa del Sol for a few days end March. The only thing would stop me would be a government travel prohibition. No issue self isolating on return.


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    #95
    coolclogher
    Registered Users Posts: 100 ✭✭coolclogher


    Heading to Budapest on Sun, no cases in Hungary so far, (fingers crossed).


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    #96
    Pintman Paddy Losty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Pintman Paddy Losty


    anewme wrote: »
    You would all need to self isolate after your return?

    Not unless we were sick I presume. Chances of catching anything are probably fairly slim. We'll all be wearing masks or light scarfs in corwded places.


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    #97
    Banzai600
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭Banzai600


    We're heading to Seville in a few weeks, still going at the moment.

    its worth checking your travel insurance if you have any - which you should. Check the fine print for terms.

    Our T&C's currently cover us if we were to bail out and not go, but unless its a no go area by DFA we will go, once its not too badly infected.


    DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS LINK RE THE VIRUS:

    https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/coronavirus/

    COUNTRY / REGION SEARCH HERE:

    https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/


    COVID 19 not even on the front page of their websitesite ffs - they are cretins.


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    #98
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    Due to go to Milan next Friday (which we had given up on) but Aer Lingus have said we can rebook for 30 days later for no charge.
    We're going to do that and hope for the best!


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    #99
    marvin80
    Registered Users Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭marvin80


    Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »
    None of us are at risk so I'm not too worried to be honest.

    Once you're ok that's all that matters :rolleyes:

    Would you not feel guilty if you picked it up and passed it onto an elderly relative who's at a far bigger risk than you?


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    #100
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    marvin80 wrote: »
    Once you're ok that's all that matters :rolleyes:

    Would you not feel guilty if you picked it up and passed it onto an elderly relative who's at a far bigger risk than you?

    Just stay away from them for 2 weeks after you come home?elderly relatives and parents i mean.


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    #101
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    marvin80 wrote: »
    Once you're ok that's all that matters :rolleyes:

    Would you not feel guilty if you picked it up and passed it onto an elderly relative who's at a far bigger risk than you?

    It is not just elderly relatives of those travelling though. It is elderly relatives of those OP and wife work with and everyone at the childrens schools.

    And it can take time to show up.

    I'd be having words with HR if someone in the office rocked up on a Monday after a weekend in Northern Italy.


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    #102
    Plumbthedepths
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    anewme wrote: »
    It is not just elderly relatives of those travelling though. It is elderly relatives of those OP and wife work with and everyone at the childrens schools.

    And it can take time to show up.

    I'd be having words with HR if someone in the office rocked up on a Monday after a weekend in Northern Italy.

    What precisely do you think HR can do?


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    #103
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    What precisely do you think HR can do?

    Protect their employees as is their duty.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51625733


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    #104
    Plumbthedepths
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    anewme wrote: »
    Protect their employees as is their duty.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51625733

    Great stuff has the Irish government stated the same and who pays the employee?


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    #105
    Pintman Paddy Losty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭Pintman Paddy Losty


    anewme wrote: »
    It is not just elderly relatives of those travelling though. It is elderly relatives of those OP and wife work with and everyone at the childrens schools.

    And it can take time to show up.

    I'd be having words with HR if someone in the office rocked up on a Monday after a weekend in Northern Italy.

    Ha! Words with HR :D

    If someone wants to pay me to stay at home after my holiday they're more than welcome. I'd imagine you'll get short shrift if you were in pestering HR about this.


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    #106
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »
    Ha! Words with HR :D

    If someone wants to pay me to stay at home after my holiday they're more than welcome. I'd imagine you'll get short shrift if you were in pestering HR about this.

    They would have to pay you allright.

    But if you think HR would not take it seriously, then you are mistaken. We've had similar already about travel it is being taken seriously. Ive no doubt there would be numerous complaints.

    And schools similar - if parents heard there are pupils back from Northern Italy, you can guarantee there would be complaints.


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    #107
    SusanC10
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    In relation to travel to Italy - current DFA advice is to self-isolate if you have returned from 4 specified regions in Italy AND are showing symptoms. Or if you have been in close contact with a confirmed case and again AND are showing symptoms.


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    #108
    firemansam4
    Registered Users Posts: 1,690 ✭✭✭firemansam4


    Does anyone know what happens where an airline cancels flights to an area but the cancellation only applies on your return journey?

    For example if someone was due to fly to Spain next week then the flights are cancelled for the week after for the return flight?

    Does that mean the airline only needs to refund for the flight back even though you cannot complete your full trip due to the cancellation?


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    #109
    Quin_Dub
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 15,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quin_Dub


    My Company has just cancelled all international travel globally until the 1st of April at least.

    It's a very large multi-national with 150k+ employees . I personally had 3 overseas trips scheduled for March , they are now deferred until sometime in April at the earliest.


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    #110
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,998 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    Quin_Dub wrote: »
    My Company has just cancelled all international travel globally until the 1st of April at least.

    It's a very large multi-national with 150k+ employees . I personally had 3 overseas trips scheduled for March , they are now deferred until sometime in April at the earliest.

    And that’s good. Fair play to them for being willing to take the first step. But it doesn’t mean anything unless everyone Nationally and internationally agrees to do the same - no travel.

    It takes someone to step forward and be first. And if everyone agrees to do it, I’ll do it too. But in the meantime, I’ll go on holiday as planned.


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    #111
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Potential changes to travel advice to Northern Italy with the second case confirmed.

    https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0303/1119921-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR3d9AuAzG856hiINRo1tgGTwGady1paSpKaeON51Ftn49BCNNz0j65_5pQ


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    #112
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    Great stuff has the Irish government stated the same and who pays the employee?

    With the second case in Ireland from Northern Italy, Lombardy (Milan) will not be recommended by the Irish Govt.

    Theres clearly a risk to anyone travelling, plus those they come in contact with. Youd be mad to take a chance.

    If you think HR wont act in the interest of other employees, youd want to revisit it.


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    #113
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    And still our travel agent wont cancel our scheduled trip to milan on Friday and give us a refund...


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    #114
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    barney shamrock wrote: »
    And still our travel agent wont cancel our scheduled trip to milan on Friday and give us a refund...

    Terrible Barney.

    I’d say the Govr advices are only in the process of being issued.

    You can’t go surely?


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    #115
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    No we're not going.
    Aer Lingus will let us push the flights out by 30 days but the thoughts of air travel anywhere doesn't appeal at all right now.


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    #116
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    barney shamrock wrote: »
    No we're not going.
    Aer Lingus will let us push the flights out by 30 days but the thoughts of air travel anywhere doesn't appeal at all right now.

    I've usually 3 holidays booked by now and I've none. I had almost pressed go on a very expensive trip to Japan. I missed out on booking by say a day or so.

    Even if you went, just to not waste the flights, the place would be bloody miserable, so you'd probably be throwing good money after bad.


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    #117
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,998 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    anewme wrote: »
    With the second case in Ireland from Northern Italy, Lombardy (Milan) will not be recommended by the Irish Govt.

    Theres clearly a risk to anyone travelling, plus those they come in contact with. Youd be mad to take a chance.

    If you think HR wont act in the interest of other employees, youd want to revisit it.

    I wonder if the Italians will travel to Ireland for the match this weekend. The match is off but they probably had flights and accommodation booked and were looking forward to the weekend away. When they see Ireland only has 2 cases they’ll probably think “shur I’m safer in Ireland than here in Italy”.

    5000 were booked to come but I wonder how many will come anyway. Italian rugby is mostly a northern Italy sport. Ireland could be riddled by the time they leave. Such is the half arsed approach to dealing with the virus.


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    #118
    barney shamrock
    Registered Users Posts: 870 ✭✭✭barney shamrock


    anewme wrote: »
    Even if you went, just to not waste the flights, the place would be bloody miserable, so you'd probably be throwing good money after bad.

    Fully agree, I'd say Milan is like a ghost town.


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    #119
    Mrcaramelchoc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Mrcaramelchoc


    Right.6 cases here now.is everyone still going to travel?i have about 12 days to make a decision :(


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    #120
    gmisk
    Registered Users Posts: 31,973 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »
    Right.6 cases here now.is everyone still going to travel?i have about 12 days to make a decision :(
    Where are you meant to be going?
    I was meant to be going with aerlingus to lake Garda via Verona.
    Hotel have let me use hotel as credit anytime til the end of next year.
    Aerlingus no refund yet but expecting the flights to be cancelled closer to the time


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    #121
    anewme
    Registered Users Posts: 11,869 ✭✭✭✭anewme


    Plumbthedepths wrote: »
    What precisely do you think HR can do?
    anewme wrote: »
    Protect their employees as is their duty.
    Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »
    Ha! Words with HR :D

    If someone wants to pay me to stay at home after my holiday they're more than welcome. I'd imagine you'll get short shrift if you were in pestering HR about this.

    You'd be imagining very much wrong then...letter today from HR cancelling business travel and stating people who travel to certain regions on a personal basis (including Northern Italy) should not return to the office within 14 days of landing back in Ireland as a precaution.

    I dont think I will be the only person in an office environment getting this type of communication.

    I'd say the same would apply to your children returning from Milan as well from a school point of view.


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