richard winterbourn
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- Aug 19, 2015
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Forgive me if this is not the right place to post this question but as i generally comment through the Birmingham thread if have chosen this area to air my view.
Basically it is a the question of what is 'essential travel'. I have and continue to read information from the travel industry, the Government and other organisations which claim to either have an interest or claim to have expert knowledge.
My dilemma which i am sure i share with countless thousands of other people is knowing if i will be able to fly to, in my case, Portugal.
I am retired, i will not be going to study or to work, neither will i be going for hospital treatment and, most importantly, i am not Portuguese....
But, like many others, i own a house in Portugal and while i live in both the UK and Portugal, i only hold UK residency. But, although i do not hold Portuguese residency i have my fiscal card, pay rates for my property there, pay all my utility bills there, have a Portugese bank account and provide a modicum of employment to people who service my property. I also speak Portuguese and certainly by the end of April i will have had both of my Covid vaccinations.
So with all that what do people think, is it safe for me to book flights for, say, the end of May? And, will i be allowed back into the UK without have to quarantine in an hotel???
The airline and travel industry needs clarification fast. For the Portuguese tourism industry there is too much to lose without clear and precise guidelines - from both countries...
Basically it is a the question of what is 'essential travel'. I have and continue to read information from the travel industry, the Government and other organisations which claim to either have an interest or claim to have expert knowledge.
My dilemma which i am sure i share with countless thousands of other people is knowing if i will be able to fly to, in my case, Portugal.
I am retired, i will not be going to study or to work, neither will i be going for hospital treatment and, most importantly, i am not Portuguese....
But, like many others, i own a house in Portugal and while i live in both the UK and Portugal, i only hold UK residency. But, although i do not hold Portuguese residency i have my fiscal card, pay rates for my property there, pay all my utility bills there, have a Portugese bank account and provide a modicum of employment to people who service my property. I also speak Portuguese and certainly by the end of April i will have had both of my Covid vaccinations.
So with all that what do people think, is it safe for me to book flights for, say, the end of May? And, will i be allowed back into the UK without have to quarantine in an hotel???
The airline and travel industry needs clarification fast. For the Portuguese tourism industry there is too much to lose without clear and precise guidelines - from both countries...