Mandatory hotel quarantine

What is “hotel quarantine”? Staying in a hotel? Presume you have to pay? Aren’t you more likely to catch it in a hotel than at home?
 
Mate of mines parents had to do this when they returned to Australia after Christmas. Locked in your hotel for 24 hours a day with security guards making sure you stay put.

You don't get a choice of hotel and so it's pot luck whether you have a window / balcony.

I reckon it would be pretty tough doing that, especially given the size of most airport hotel rooms.
 
Cardiffdaffs said:
Only for returning people from high risk areas I read. South Africa, South America and Portugal are examples. It will cost at least a £1000
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That was the initial proposal but "Whitehall sources" are now saying it will be a blanket policy covering all travellers.
 
Archiestephens_elbow said:
A year too late
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All the money we have spent propping up our economy could have been used to support the travel industry but at least we could have been back to living a relatively normal life within these shores. Hospitality would have been back to "normal", music industry could have still operated, we could be watching live sports again. Instead we have the current **** show. So frustrating
 
bear66 said:
That was the initial proposal but "Whitehall sources" are now saying it will be a blanket policy covering all travellers.
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Bear I think it was a blanket policy, but watered down to high risk areas. We‘ll see later.

Brother in law’s done it twice travelling for work, apparently it’s grim, you can empty Netflix in a week.
 
anth25 said:
All the money we have spent propping up our economy could have been used to support the travel industry but at least we could have been back to living a relatively normal life within these shores. Hospitality would have been back to "normal", music industry could have still operated, we could be watching live sports again. Instead we have the current **** show. So frustrating
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That's how the successful countries did it... Upset less than 1 per cent of the people while 99 per cent went about their business
 
Archiestephens_elbow said:
That's how the successful countries did it... Upset less than 1 per cent of the people while 99 per cent went about their business
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Yep and the most annoying thing about it is that we have had 4yrs of Brexit with this government telling us about buying British, holidaying in this country, closing borders etc etc. The one time I actually agree with them on this and they are suddenly internationalists again!!!!
 
Definitely a year too late. We were still flying people in from around the world after Xmas last year. We knew about the virus.

I get that some people work abroad but can't for the life of me workout why anyone would jet off on a family holiday during a pandemic.
 
This might be pedantic but what sort of hotel 'qualifies'? Assuming you can't book a cheap air bnb in someone's house for a tenner a night!
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Bear I think it was a blanket policy, but watered down to high risk areas. We‘ll see later.

Brother in law’s done it twice travelling for work, apparently it’s grim, you can empty Netflix in a week.
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It sounds like absolute heaven to me, just for a week or so. I guess we all have different lives atm!

I can sense a business trip abroad coming on :)
 
atypical_boro said:
This might be pedantic but what sort of hotel 'qualifies'? Assuming you can't book a cheap air bnb in someone's house for a tenner a night!
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Government mandated hotels, usually airport hotels, no choice just what you're allocated.

So no Air B'n'B's, but equally you can't upgrade to a suite to make it a bit more comfortable. At least that's the theory anyway.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
Government mandated hotels, usually airport hotels, no choice just what you're allocated.

So no Air B'n'B's, but equally you can't upgrade to a suite to make it a bit more comfortable. At least that's the theory anyway.
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Oh I see. The 'no choice' thing is fair enough if its a flat rate but feels a bit harsh if some are significantly more expensive than others.
 
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