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Old Jan 21, 2021 | 2:19 am
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DYKWIA
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Originally Posted by HB7
Hi All,

As I'm sure most here may be aware, the government is in talks to implement 2-week hotel quarantine according to reports: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/138045...tel-two-weeks/. If this does happen, and it is looking very likely at the moment. Obviously, this would completely kill leisure travel. I assume it will be brought into place in the coming weeks and who knows how long it will last, but surely it will last at least 3 - 4 months, meaning only an Autumn return to any form of leisure travel.
Nobody should be traveling for leisure at the moment anyway. But, going off what's been posted on here, it appears that a lot of people think the essential travel only rule applies to other people, not themselves. It will be interesting to see how many essential trips are still essential if it involves 2 weeks in a hotel room.

I personally can't see this happening. The government has proved so far that it can't organise a "drinking session" in a brewery, so I don't hold out much hope for this.

If it had been done a year ago, then maybe it would have worked. Way too late now though.
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