Covid-19, Quarantine and the 20 / 21 Season

Just watching & waiting presently and like us all, very concerned regarding the Covid-19 implications when travelling across Europe . We usually travel by car (Switzerland, Italy, Austria) but if driving across borders or even stopping for respite & fuel becomes an issue then we will look towards flights. Can't even contemplate not being able to ski this coming season and am quite prepared to quarantine when back in UK.

I haven't checked yet with my insurance (travel, skiing, AA recovery etc) companies what the implications are if travelling to a country which is contrary to FO advice. against FO.

Haven't even factored in Brexit yet!

Very sadly just transferred our chalet deposit to next season. The company have been very obliging.

quite keen to book and prepared to quarrantine on return if that is possible, but the uncertainty is what to do if you test positive.
Am I prepared to wait 24 hrs of my holiday for results as well.
Basically no one can deliver on what they are selling imv, because of fluid protocols re a lockdown.
On that basis, how can tourism survive

Quite prepared to consider self drive but depends on border entry which again, might change at any time.

Also, what will happen if ski resorts
cross borders? Will the tacet border points be patrolled?
Two current choices are French Italian areas and if the border is controlled with entry protocols then that might also rule out those areas.

Great point re issues when skiing across country borders.
There are a lot of issues (obviously) presently, which are leading me into "thinking the unthinkable" as regards writing off this coming season........

Well I have a holiday booked through Club Med for this season, last week in December, which I know there is no way on this planet that it will happen. Covid is going mad again, Switzerland has a high rate and things are only going to get worse as the winter goes by. I honestly cannot see any of us getting away this winter without booking our own travel and accepting any quarantine..... that's if we are even allowed to leave the country as things are heading down that route long term I am certain.

The question is: club med SURELY know this is the case, yet they're happily taking bookings for the season. At what point do they concede and inform me my holiday is cancelled, as obviously I won't cancel and lose money on it?
Wouldn't they gain more kudos from being up front with customers and saying they know it won't be happening and offering the option to cancel FOC, or take a credit voucher (not keen on the voucher option personally as we don't know when anything will change).
I am aware they're offering fee free amendments and rebooks but not cancellations.

Tone, I take your points entirely and think there is a lot of confusion and some more, potential restrictions ahead. However, Switzerland yesterday removed the requirement for UK travellers to quarantine on arrival (cue leap in EasyJet prices!). The quarantine period on return to the UK remains, however. I've opted for the DIY approach, with free cancellations/refunds on everything.

LOTA wrote:Tone, I take your points entirely and think there is a lot of confusion and some more, potential restrictions ahead. However, Switzerland yesterday removed the requirement for UK travellers to quarantine on arrival (cue leap in EasyJet prices!). The quarantine period on return to the UK remains, however. I've opted for the DIY approach, with free cancellations/refunds on everything.

I can live with quarantine as my current job is working from home. However in the current climate I'm not sure I want to share a hotel with people from Belgium, Czech Republic, France etc over a buffet JUST AS MUCH as they probably don't want to with an Englishman!

Club Med will have to rethink their whole operation from now on and I would be interested to hear how its going to work, and whether they reduce capacity in their hotels - if so, who misses out when they cancel a certain %?

Mate, I would be delighted to have a week skiing this season after the **** that 2020 has been, but I just have a feeling it will all be cancelled at some point....... at which time I will be packing up the E Class estate and heading east.......