Travel restrictions lifted for EU visitors
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+1 (2 actually, counting my OH!). We have friends who cruised extensively, and who were always telling us how lovely it is, and that we should go. We actually went as far, not long before Covid, as going to some sort of exhibition/information day locally; but neither of us were convinced, in fact, it actually served to convince us that it's not for us!
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some are currently doing 7 day cruises down to the Canaries, Scillies, etc 1000 people onboard ships designed for 5k, a guy i was talking to said it was great, worked out at £50 per day all inclusive including a drinks package, full use of pools, health suites etc , when they are full i am sure it will be something different
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We are much more organised, we don’t book or queue. I can knock up a nicer meal in our MH, hot or cold, and we get to pick the scenery. Yesterday was Chedworth Roman Villa, day before was Snowshill, today might be Bourton House Gardens...... our mobile cafe goes with us. Although, we don’t do the alcohol intake......😁
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Yes, sorry, Bill, my attempt at humour obviously passed you by (again)!
So let me explain in as Dour a fashion as I can. The words "booking", "queueing" and "overpriced" are often used by a certain section of the community to describe sites in the UK. I just found it odd that you should use exactly the same words to describe pubs "over here". OK with that?
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It’s a workers market at the moment Brue, history repeating itself. Every pub, restaurant, coffee shop has a “staff required” sign in the window here in Cotswolds. I am sure the penny will drop eventually, and some might start paying a reasonable hourly wage. One can only hope.......👍
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When that day comes they will probably lose many patrons ,when prices rise to match, look what some already say about this club ,on how prices have risen mostly because of the WTD and min wage with also many jobs ,originally carried out by site staff now having to be done by outsourcing companies, who now seem to command their own rates for what work they do ,its almost like a cartel
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Just an example. Labour shortage LINK . Europe takes in a lot of labour from outside the EU.
I wasn't trying to prove anything except that places are suffering similar employment problems to here and not everything is up and running as it normally would be.
I hope you have your holiday as planned.
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I was hoping not to reply but you can certainly trust that I've been taking an interest in what is going on in the world! And you'll find in the example given that their are struggles in the leisure industry markets.
Personallly I would guess the tourist industry still has a long way to go to build confidence in travel. I'm not heading anywhere, things are too unpredictable for me and I don't want the stress of the unknown.
But I'm glad to see chinks of light.
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If there is such a shortage of staff everywhere, can we hope that the unemployment benefit bill will drop accordingly?
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Very little need of a massive price rise on the price of a meal for example. Take a small 10 table café doing lunchtime. 1 on desk/counter, 2 in kitchen one serving and assisted by counter/kitchen staff member when needed. If customer flow was only 20 an hour then to raise wage of all by £1 an hour would mean an increase of 20p on a meal.
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I think it's called the market rate. I agree it is a good thing to see pay rates increasing at the lower end, after all it is a sort of redistribution of wealth. If it is too rapid it can have a negative impact on inflation. Capital and Labour should be of more equal importance. It will mean that there will be more pressure on us as individuals to pay a bit more be that in a restaurant or on a campsite but whether it is noticeable might depend of how large the adjustment is. 50p on a campsite price per night or £2/3 on a £100 restaurant bill are hardly likely to be noticed?
David
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I've had many a cook's holiday David and I still do it for free so no thanks!!
Interesting programme on Radio 4 this morning "where are all the workers?" It's a worldwide thing by the way but this was mainly about the uk. LINK
The same will apply to Europe so it will be interesting to hear from those who make it over there.
Some of us aren't waiting for holidays as such just the freedom to see family and friends which probably doesn't rest on the service industries but could affect us in other ways.
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