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Fully agreed, this is a big concern of mine as well. We've got a 2 week trip planned to Italy in May, but that is likely to get cancelled this week based on the

Fully agreed, this is a big concern of mine as well. We've got a 2 week trip planned to Italy in May, but that is likely to get cancelled this week based on the growing concerns throughout the country. I am fully expecting to reschedule our same trip later in the year, but until the virus starts to slow down significantly, I'm not comfortable rebooking.

wpasc 7y ago
have a trip scheduled first 2 weeks in june, also unsure of what to do
- ThisIsTheWay 7y ago
  We had a cutoff-date approaching for refundability of one of our bookings, otherwise we would have waited to see what happens over the next few weeks. If you can afford to wait, I'd ride it out a bit longer.
- pmontra 7y ago
  My gut feeling from Italy: May, difficult. June, maybe. But expect that this disease expands to almost everywhere so what's going to be the status of your country by then, regardless where you are from? I'm not expecting to be able to travel much this summer, not because I'm from Italy but because every country is going to have its own share of problems.
  - dsiegel2275 7y ago
    Thoughts on the UK? I'm supposed to go on a vacation to England for a week starting April 1st
    - gambiting 7y ago
      You might as well roll some dice at this point - going to be as reliable for advice.
    - wolco 7y ago
      The plane flight/airport will be the biggest risk.
    - pjc50 7y ago
      I live in the UK and have no idea. It's quite likely that we delay quarantine until too late, but when that actually is or how bad is anyone's guess.
    - cycrutchfield 7y ago
      Even if the flight isn't canceled, that's going to be a pretty unpleasant vacation. Make contingency plans and expect that there will be a change fee waiver for you to rebook your trip to later.
    - TeMPOraL 7y ago
      I'm supposed to start a short contract there end of March, and I'm considering cancelling. UK seems to be <del>4-6 weeks</del>(EDIT: 2-3 weeks) behind Italy now, and I don't want to get stuck in a different country than the rest of my family, without even an insurance number (apparently, it takes more than a month to acquire one; end of April, I'm betting the country will be in total lockdown).
      - tome 7y ago
        The UK is only two weeks behind Italy. Look at the numbers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_I... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_t...
        TeMPOraL 7y ago
        You're right; mental brain fart on my end (I was thinking of doublings, but I wrote weeks).
  - toyg 7y ago
    > May, difficult I have an interest in this (I booked a business trip to Italy end of May / beginning of June), but my gut feeling is that the country will not stand for two months of complete lockdown. Two weeks, sure; a month, probably; two months is a very long time to keep so many things on hold. Italy is not China. I expect some measures will stay in place (particularly about large gatherings), but not all.
    - cull 7y ago
      I have been thinking about this for a week while monitoring travel alerts. I have two business trips scheduled—-one in May and the other in June. My employer just canceled my May trip today and I feel that the same is going to happen for June. While I can always reschedule, I fear that my colleagues and friends in Italy, whose families depend on visitors during the months of May and June, will not recover from this.
- asjw 7y ago
  Living in Milan. Given the nature of this outbreak the real issue is not 'when' it is gonna happen anywhere else, but 'when'. Italy has been hit first and I must say the reaction of the regions has been uneven, but in the future if the virus doesn't stop with the warmer weather, maybe your country is gonna keep people from flying abroad, so I think it's very difficult to make proper plans right now and, as far as tourism is concerned, 2020 is gone.
awslattery 7y ago
Mid-April. But booked well before it got crazy. Looks like I'll be SoL unless the US places full travel restrictions.
TeMPOraL 7y ago
Had one end of March. Booked well before COVID-19 was a thing, paid for before it was in Europe. Already cancelled, now we're fighting with the travel agency to waive the cancellation fee.

wpasc 7y ago

have a trip scheduled first 2 weeks in june, also unsure of what to do

ThisIsTheWay 7y ago
We had a cutoff-date approaching for refundability of one of our bookings, otherwise we would have waited to see what happens over the next few weeks. If you can afford to wait, I'd ride it out a bit longer.
pmontra 7y ago
My gut feeling from Italy: May, difficult. June, maybe. But expect that this disease expands to almost everywhere so what's going to be the status of your country by then, regardless where you are from? I'm not expecting to be able to travel much this summer, not because I'm from Italy but because every country is going to have its own share of problems.
- dsiegel2275 7y ago
  Thoughts on the UK? I'm supposed to go on a vacation to England for a week starting April 1st
  - gambiting 7y ago
    You might as well roll some dice at this point - going to be as reliable for advice.
  - wolco 7y ago
    The plane flight/airport will be the biggest risk.
  - pjc50 7y ago
    I live in the UK and have no idea. It's quite likely that we delay quarantine until too late, but when that actually is or how bad is anyone's guess.
  - cycrutchfield 7y ago
    Even if the flight isn't canceled, that's going to be a pretty unpleasant vacation. Make contingency plans and expect that there will be a change fee waiver for you to rebook your trip to later.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    I'm supposed to start a short contract there end of March, and I'm considering cancelling. UK seems to be <del>4-6 weeks</del>(EDIT: 2-3 weeks) behind Italy now, and I don't want to get stuck in a different country than the rest of my family, without even an insurance number (apparently, it takes more than a month to acquire one; end of April, I'm betting the country will be in total lockdown).
    - tome 7y ago
      The UK is only two weeks behind Italy. Look at the numbers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_I... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_in_t...
      - TeMPOraL 7y ago
        You're right; mental brain fart on my end (I was thinking of doublings, but I wrote weeks).
- toyg 7y ago
  > May, difficult I have an interest in this (I booked a business trip to Italy end of May / beginning of June), but my gut feeling is that the country will not stand for two months of complete lockdown. Two weeks, sure; a month, probably; two months is a very long time to keep so many things on hold. Italy is not China. I expect some measures will stay in place (particularly about large gatherings), but not all.
  - cull 7y ago
    I have been thinking about this for a week while monitoring travel alerts. I have two business trips scheduled—-one in May and the other in June. My employer just canceled my May trip today and I feel that the same is going to happen for June. While I can always reschedule, I fear that my colleagues and friends in Italy, whose families depend on visitors during the months of May and June, will not recover from this.
asjw 7y ago
Living in Milan. Given the nature of this outbreak the real issue is not 'when' it is gonna happen anywhere else, but 'when'. Italy has been hit first and I must say the reaction of the regions has been uneven, but in the future if the virus doesn't stop with the warmer weather, maybe your country is gonna keep people from flying abroad, so I think it's very difficult to make proper plans right now and, as far as tourism is concerned, 2020 is gone.

awslattery 7y ago

Mid-April. But booked well before it got crazy. Looks like I'll be SoL unless the US places full travel restrictions.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

Had one end of March. Booked well before COVID-19 was a thing, paid for before it was in Europe. Already cancelled, now we're fighting with the travel agency to waive the cancellation fee.