Are we all going on a summer holiday?

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🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It's nearly June, the sun is shining, and right about now people would usually be eagerly anticipating summer breaks they’ve booked, or planning where to go away.

Meanwhile, the sunny weather over the past few months would usually have led to thoughts (and lots of features) on a staycation summer.

But this isn’t any given year.

Coronavirus and the lockdown means we are advised not to travel abroad, don't know when we will be able to, and might have to take an extra two weeks off to quarantine when we get back.

That should means it’s Cornwall, Devon, Norfolk, Wales, or a week in Skegness on our minds, instead of France or Spain.

Overnight trips are still barred though, the domestic holiday industry is unsure when it will be back up-and-running, and some locals are reportedly not too keen on visitors.

So, will we get a holiday this summer and how can you protect yourself when booking and paying?

On this podcast, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost talk holidays: where to go, when you might be allowed to, and the all-important financial side involving booking, cancellations and refunds.

There is also the thorny question of how travel will look in the future and whether the holiday industry will bounce back while people still have long waits and fights for refunds on cancelled trips fresh in their mind?

And finally, what about opting for van life instead?

Volkswagen revealed this week that quotes for its California campervans have soared in lockdown – and Simon fill us in on what it’s like to go away on a 2,000 mile road trip in one, having done so the summer before last.

He’s also got an idea, involving buying a campervan and renting it out, so that it pays for itself and turns a profit.

Classic man maths or solid money-maker, you decide?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to This is Money. I'm Georgie Frost and alongside editor Simon Lambert and me today is
0:05.2	Assistant Editor Lee Boyce and we're all going on a summer holiday. The sun is shining and it's
0:11.9	nearly June. I'll stop now with the terrible singing but at this time millions of us Brits should be
0:18.0	looking forward to heading off on our summer breaks. Many already booked
0:22.0	before the coronavirus pulled the rug from under the travel industry. We're still advised not
0:26.6	to travel abroad with no idea when that will end, plus the looming threat of a two-week quarantine
0:31.7	when we get back. Now we've said it for years with the Brexit fall in the pound, but is now,
0:37.3	now really the time for British tourism
0:39.9	to shine. Staycations I'm talking about. But even there, things may not be plain sailing. So,
0:46.5	will we get a holiday this summer and how can you protect yourself when booking and paying?
0:52.4	We'll also be talking about refunds, Ryanair's
0:54.3	inaccurate information and the rise of the camper van. Don't forget you step today. With all
0:59.4	the ages, breaking money news, just go to this ismoney.co.uk or download the app. But firstly,
1:05.6	staycations. With lockdown measures slowly lifting, do we dare to dream that we may actually be able to get a holiday this summer, albeit in Britain.
1:14.6	But I say it all be it in Britain.
1:16.4	Heck, I've had some of my best holidays in the lights of Norfolk, Cornwall, the lakes.
1:21.6	A much needed boost for the economy, it will be an opportunity for some Brits to experience just how amazing parts of this country
1:28.5	really are. But will the industry be open for business? Will hotels and tourist attractions,
1:33.6	restaurants and the like all be ready? And what will the locals think? Firstly,
1:39.5	hi Lee, hi Simon. Lee, favourite place to go in the UK? Oh, Georgie, that is a good question. There are
1:46.9	numerous places that I like to holiday in the UK or have had great holiday experiences in Britain.
1:52.1	A couple that spring to mind, definitely Lake District. I've only been there once and we hit it
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