UK Government to ban international travel and domestic hotel stays ‘except for work’

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• Bill says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:24

  It’s safer to go abroad !

  • Cat says:

    31 Oct31 October 21:28

    Not for anyone you encounter.

    • Char Char says:

      1 Nov1 November 07:57

      Yes because your going to have the virus for life and have to go around worrying for years about a spread which would last a week anyway and most people have already likely been exposed

      • Simon Barlow says:

        1 Nov1 November 08:48

        A couple of unhelpful, unsubstantiated points there.

        • Alan says:

          1 Nov1 November 09:46

          Agree.
          1] We do not know how long immunity lasts after infection.
          2] We do not have an accurate level of COVID exposure in the community.

        • Char Char says:

          1 Nov1 November 12:00

          Same for the use of lockdowns, masks and transmission theories

• Andrew says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:26

  Get those Marriott £400 stays in by Tuesday night! Although I wonder if Wednesday night will be ok still – certainly no breakfast the next day unless it’s in a bag or room service.

  • Jayne says:

    31 Oct31 October 22:50

    Do you realise how desperate and grasping you sound?

    • Andrew says:

      31 Oct31 October 23:07

      Not really as I didn’t even get the offer!

      • TGLoyalty says:

        1 Nov1 November 08:44

        : )

    • Dr Lee says:

      1 Nov1 November 20:50

      Do you realise how judgmental you sound Jayne?

• KBuffett says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:27

  I don’t think I will be able to make use of £400 AmeX/Marriott. Shame

  • meta says:

    31 Oct31 October 20:32

    It’s valid till 19 Dec, so 17 days after current measures end. It might be that they also extend the offer again following the news. I have just rebooked my stay.

• BlueThroughCrimp says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:31

  UK hotel stays or English residents hotel stays in the UK?

  • abc says:

    31 Oct31 October 21:34

    Hotel stays in England, presumably.

• Andreas says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:32

  Hardcore. Taking half a leaf out of Australia’s book maybe.

  • Chris Wollen says:

    1 Nov1 November 11:35

    I think this is the point- as Quite a lot Of Australia guidelines seem to be coming in vogue. It is a hugely difficult call but there is no overall framework the govt are attaching anything too; lots of limbs and blood supplies being nipped off – Palliative care? Or nursing care..

• Bill Carson says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:38

  Not sure it’s taking a leaf out of Australia’s book, the reports don’t seem to indicate any ban on incoming travel, just outgoing which is what I believe Australia were also doing. The policing thing will be interesting certainly, I have a flight on Friday (for work) so I can see how it’s working. This assumes that the airline will run the flight at all if suddenly no holiday makers can turn up. Also don’t want to be working phonelines for the airlines right now…

  • Alex Sm says:

    1 Nov1 November 10:01

    No restrictions on incoming travel and even the corridors will stay put! No provision of this new lockdown is stricter than of that in spring

• marcw says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:40

  RIP Virgin

  • TGLoyalty says:

    31 Oct31 October 20:42

    Rob what’s are you doing with your virgin miles?

  • James says:

    31 Oct31 October 22:52

    And how many times have you said this now?

  • Simon Barlow says:

    1 Nov1 November 08:52

    Agree. I swithced my remaining 300k to Hilton Honours last week, having bought a few cases of wine during the summer. I really can’t see them surviving unless the refinancing in the summer built future travel bans into the plan. Even if they did, there’s still no end in sight so viability risks remain.

• Bill says:

  31 Oct31 October 20:46

  Thank God he’s doing such a great job with Brexit cos CV19 must be occupying all his time now.

  ….Oh wait….

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