Getting to/from Ibiza latest info
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Johnny Vodka
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Do we really think this will happen? I fly Monday
It was a social media post copied on another forum I go on. No idea how clued up the writer is, but I guess anything is "possible" right now.
Buckley
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Yeah, if it goes red, I'd expect our trip to be cancelled by Jet 2
Yeah, that's true. The big issue would be it turning red while we're out there, that would be a real nightmare
Parismccann2020
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Same I’ve had this booked since January! Thought I’d really hit gold when they went green
Buckley
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Both my kids are on best behaviour 'earning' Friday's trip......
While I do agree, the government have shown very little by way of listening to the travel or hospitality to date..
By now anyone booking a holiday should be well aware of the risks involved.... and I Say that with someone who has a holiday booked next month
Parismccann2020
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One man on Twitter causing all this mayhem in people’s minds lol
JayDR8
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How do you think amber will affect the general tourism for Ibiza? Will it drop dramatically, or will enough people be double jabbed so it's not a massive hit? O beach and the like have been looking pretty busy and obviously some outdoor events were starting, will these still be busy?
I'm hoping to come mid-September, but have a holiday planned for 30th July, which I may change to Ibiza if our country doesn't go green, but the worry it could go red before i'd be back is real..
I'm hoping to come mid-September, but have a holiday planned for 30th July, which I may change to Ibiza if our country doesn't go green, but the worry it could go red before i'd be back is real..
Parismccann2020
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I fly Monday and come back Thursday so that is pretty nerve racking. It’ll have changed by Wednesday morning. I’ve heard they don’t tend to move countries from green to red unless there is another variant. I genuinely think the travel guy on Twitter is scare mongering. I also think Ibiza will get a bit quieter just because a lot of the younger people will not have been doubled jabbed yet.
Digital2013
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Not as much as it would have done a month or so ago. If you are double jabbed the Amber status doesn't mean anything now, and 66% of UK adults are now double jabbed (you do have to wait 2 weeks after the 2nd jab for the exemption to apply though)
Of course OBeach and similar venues have a younger crowd who won't have been offered the 2nd jab just yet, but we are also at the time of year college and Uni students have left for the Summer and many will just take the hit of 10 days quarantine.
ibizaboi24
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What will restrictions be on the island if it goes to red?
Further press speculation, although normally they are pretty correct. Will be interesting to see how this pans out later this afternoon, it wont affect me as Im double jabbed but most likely still wont travel as I fear restrictions may be brought back in in the Balearics like what they have started to do in mainland Spain
Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca could be added to the 'amber list' | Daily Mail Online
Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca could be added to the 'amber list' | Daily Mail Online
The Sun God
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FYI - new ferry service from mainland run by an Italian company - albeit probably of minimal use to most on here!
I was about to book our trip but with the new likely curfews/restrictions, now wondering whether to delay. real dilemma
www.euroweeklynews.com
I was about to book our trip but with the new likely curfews/restrictions, now wondering whether to delay. real dilemma
New ferry routes between Barcelona and Balearic Islands
An Italian shipping company has set up new routes to connect Barcelona with the Balearic Islands.
www.euroweeklynews.com
LP_IBIZA
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I've been very optimistic and hopeful that my trip on Thursday 19th August would still be going ahead but even I am now starting to feel doubtful about getting over this year!
It looks almost definite that Ibiza is going onto the amber list from tomorrow and if things don't stabilize who's to say that it won't then end up going red slightly further down the line!? It's then another 5-6 weeks of my summer where rather than using my leave and making the most of the nice domestic weather and doing a staycation I'm staying in and waiting for a holiday that might not come to pass!
That's also without considering what further restrictions might come into play on Ibiza too.
It's to be expected but it is incredibly frustrating trying to plan for a holiday at the moment!
It looks almost definite that Ibiza is going onto the amber list from tomorrow and if things don't stabilize who's to say that it won't then end up going red slightly further down the line!? It's then another 5-6 weeks of my summer where rather than using my leave and making the most of the nice domestic weather and doing a staycation I'm staying in and waiting for a holiday that might not come to pass!
That's also without considering what further restrictions might come into play on Ibiza too.
It's to be expected but it is incredibly frustrating trying to plan for a holiday at the moment!
2H76
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While all the news seems bad - and Ibiza possibly going amber certainly is, surely it's just wait for every adult to be vaccinated - https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/07/84-of-new-coronavirus-patients-were-not-vaccinated-rivm/ suggests that
So as far as travel goes, I can't see why those fully vaccinated can't travel to and from green/amber areas without PCR/LF tests. Anyhow, I would be happy if the whole of the EU/UK simply banned leisure travel across borders until January, and by then almost all adults should have been offered the vaccine, so let's travel unrestricted BUT those refusing the vax should go through testing protocol.
I know it wipes out the rest of this year, but it's such a palava I certainly can't see myself "enjoying" time abroad, and also worry about - despite being fully vaxxed - still getting covid and being forced to isolate over there.
and if they tested positive, the chances are they weren't actually ill, and if they were, just mildly?
So as far as travel goes, I can't see why those fully vaccinated can't travel to and from green/amber areas without PCR/LF tests. Anyhow, I would be happy if the whole of the EU/UK simply banned leisure travel across borders until January, and by then almost all adults should have been offered the vaccine, so let's travel unrestricted BUT those refusing the vax should go through testing protocol.
I know it wipes out the rest of this year, but it's such a palava I certainly can't see myself "enjoying" time abroad, and also worry about - despite being fully vaxxed - still getting covid and being forced to isolate over there.
2H76
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Actually I'm very interested, as a one-off I wanted my (now very post-retirement) special trip to be first class London/Barca on the train and ferry over to the island and back.FYI - new ferry service from mainland run by an Italian company - albeit probably of minimal use to most on here!
I was about to book our trip but with the new likely curfews/restrictions, now wondering whether to delay. real dilemma
New ferry routes between Barcelona and Balearic Islands
An Italian shipping company has set up new routes to connect Barcelona with the Balearic Islands.
Obvs covid finished that for me, but I'm hoping Manchester > Paris, Paris > Barca, Barca > Ibiza and then either fly home or return the same way.
Think it's also possible to do London > Barca in a day? Anyhow that's now some time off, hopefully between then and now I can find a companion to enjoy the trip with me. he or she will have to have a few bob though - but advance first's aren't all that expensive.
The Sun God
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if you check some of the older roadtrip to Ibiza threads there's some good info in there. I did it myself in 2010 with 2 stopovers. Absolutely loved it.
London > BCN (sea/land) traditionally would've taken 2/3 days but I think you can do Paris > Perpignan TGV in a few hours now, but sadly I think they have discontinued the old motorail now, where you could take your car on the back of the train! Doing the whole thing in one day might be ambitious...
I'm strictly ferry only now so I'll report back on that part