November 22nd - As Europe Starts Locking Down Again, What Are Your Rights?
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2021
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Rising Covid rates have seen a smattering of restrictions and lockdowns being brought back in across European countries, the latest to announce a lockdown being Austria. But if you've booked a getaway for any destination that subsequently moves into lockdown, what are your rights as a traveller? Simon Calder fills you in on what you can do if you find yourself flying into lockdown.
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| 0:00.0 | Right, birthday party, the big 30th. |
| 0:03.3 | Although, is it more like 40th? |
| 0:06.1 | Hmm, best go generic. |
| 0:08.0 | Something fizzy? |
| 0:09.2 | Oh, along with everyone else. |
| 0:10.9 | Flowers? |
| 0:11.7 | Symbolic of blooming into a new era. |
| 0:14.4 | Ugh. |
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| 0:33.9 | Hello, I'm Simon Calder, welcoming you to my independent travel podcast, bringing you the latest news on travelling, whether you're just dreaming of a great escape or actively making plans for one. |
| 0:46.6 | And I'm speaking to you from the Airlines' 2021 conference in Westminster, and it's a glorious sunset across London SW1. But about 1,000 miles away |
| 1:03.0 | in central Vienna, it's a very, very different story. As you will no doubt have heard, Austria has decided that they are going to have a 20-day |
| 1:16.7 | lockdown. Yes, it begins today the 22nd of November. It runs through to the 12th of December |
| 1:23.8 | inclusive. And during that time, they do not want any tourists to visit them |
| 1:30.7 | they basically just say you can't come in there will obviously be some very very |
| 1:37.1 | very minor or important but difficult to get exclusions for people who are able to convince them that they need to be allowed |
| 1:48.9 | in but to be absolutely clear to travel to Austria for touristic purposes will only be possible |
| 1:56.6 | after the 12th of December. |
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