When are UK hotels scheduled to reopen to the public?
Apr 2, 2020, 10:54 am
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When are UK hotels scheduled to reopen to the public?
Are UK hotels closed until further notice or are they scheduled to reopen on a specific date? I have seen 14th April and 1st May mentioned on some hotel websites but wasn't sure if these dates were confirmed or provisional subject to Government restrictions being lifted? I know some hotels are currently accepting bookings from key workers who need to provide ID.
Apr 2, 2020, 11:13 am
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any dates will be subject to change based on the government extending restrictions
If you look around other countries you will see the dates are shortish initially and extended several times.
My gut feeling, based on where italy is at the moment and how far behind Italy the UK is, it will be late May or early June before confirmed infection rates have fallen sufficiently for a relaxation of the current rules
If you look around other countries you will see the dates are shortish initially and extended several times.
My gut feeling, based on where italy is at the moment and how far behind Italy the UK is, it will be late May or early June before confirmed infection rates have fallen sufficiently for a relaxation of the current rules
Apr 2, 2020, 12:00 pm
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You may also see that some chains or other organizations which own multiple properties in a given location, will not reopen all properties initially. When government prohibitions are lifted, the question of consumer demand then arises. That may well be low for a good 18-24 months and it may well be that not all properties reopen.
Apr 2, 2020, 1:29 pm
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You may also see that some chains or other organizations which own multiple properties in a given location, will not reopen all properties initially. When government prohibitions are lifted, the question of consumer demand then arises. That may well be low for a good 18-24 months and it may well be that not all properties reopen.
Apr 3, 2020, 12:49 am
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Are UK hotels closed until further notice or are they scheduled to reopen on a specific date? I have seen 14th April and 1st May mentioned on some hotel websites but wasn't sure if these dates were confirmed or provisional subject to Government restrictions being lifted? I know some hotels are currently accepting bookings from key workers who need to provide ID.
After official restrictions are eased hotels will make commercial and strategic decisions on a location by location basis. Even when we are long past peak infection, there are, for example, likely to be hundreds of patients in Excel 'Nightingale' so most if not all of that row of hotels nearby (Hampton, Travelodge, Moxy, etc.) could remain closed to all bar NHS workers for some considerable time.
Apr 3, 2020, 4:00 am
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My company is, similarly, looking at a two month furlough. My personal feeling is that is going to be closer to September, with a good deal of caution.
Apr 13, 2020, 10:56 am
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Is the UK lock down supposed to end tomorrow or has it been extended?
I"m scheduled to be there the last weekend of May. Will anything be open? Guess things are too fluid to tell. 6 weeks ahead is a lifetime with this crazy virus.
I"m scheduled to be there the last weekend of May. Will anything be open? Guess things are too fluid to tell. 6 weeks ahead is a lifetime with this crazy virus.
Apr 13, 2020, 11:02 am
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We'll know this week. It is due to be reviewed this Thursday, but the signs are that it will be extended, for how long no-one knows.
Apr 13, 2020, 12:52 pm
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It is to be extended. Whilst the date has not been announced, it was said at the govt briefing today that although the deaths numbers may soon "plateau" that it was not expected to fall for at least two weeks after that.
My estimate therefore is no sooner than three weeks before we get any more guidance and a few weeks after that before we start to see lifting of lockdown.
ETA: The French govt has just extended their lockdown to 11 May and we are about a week after them.
My estimate therefore is no sooner than three weeks before we get any more guidance and a few weeks after that before we start to see lifting of lockdown.
ETA: The French govt has just extended their lockdown to 11 May and we are about a week after them.
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Apr 13, 2020, 1:54 pm
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We certainly won’t exit before France - otherwise Johnson will get another stroppy call from Macron! Some relaxation mid/end May looks feasible but can’t imagine it will be much more than schools and businesses. Leisure, restaurants, pubs seem less likely.
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Apr 14, 2020, 5:52 am
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Apr 21, 2020, 8:34 am
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Is the UK supposed to hit their C19 apex this week? You have much more restrictive stay in shelter rules than here. My mom can't even drive across Kent to see her daughter, her neighbors or friends. No drive thru's are open either. Wow.
I moved fly LHR flight back to the last week of June from the last week of May. I hope restrictions will be lifted by then.
I moved fly LHR flight back to the last week of June from the last week of May. I hope restrictions will be lifted by then.