Author Topic: Coronavirus affecting bookings (Read 240987 times)

Escortx · « **Reply #1230 on:** 17 May 2020, 02:18:33 pm »

Do you think we will be busier at first when restrictions lift enough to work again? I know I'll be getting my nails done, hair and Botox asap. I imagine others will.

ana30 · « **Reply #1231 on:** 17 May 2020, 03:09:53 pm »

Quote from: Escortx on 17 May 2020, 02:18:33 pm

Do you think we will be busier at first when restrictions lift enough to work again? I know I'll be getting my nails done, hair and Botox asap. I imagine others will.

I don't think so, for many reasons. 1) fear of catching the virus is going to last for a while (maybe till some sort of vaccine or miracle medication comes out) 2) A lot of people have lost their jobs or the recession has indirectly affected them, so everyone is going to be careful with the spending. 3) Borders: travelling is going to involve 2 week quaratine in many countries (UK included) and that's going to stop travellers 4) people are going to be stuck working at home or with the kids which involves less freedom to visit their favourite prossie. I predict a very slow step by step "back to normal". We might start very low volume, then in a couple of months get a couple more clients a week etc.. I don;t see our business going 100% back to were it was before lockdown at least till next christmas. Then of course all depends on your business model, some ladies work mainly with "travelling types", others with locals clients, other ladies tour internationally etc.. Not all business models will follow the same "going back to normal" path.

Shewolf · « **Reply #1232 on:** 17 May 2020, 04:13:53 pm »

I wondered has anyone heard when hotels are opening? I read it will be the start of July provided there's no further outbreak and other conditions...but 1) why does booking.com seem to allow you to go to booking page 2) what risk is there in relation to those hotels with no restaurants or bars attached?

Kay · « **Reply #1233 on:** 17 May 2020, 04:19:26 pm »

Save your cash re. the Botox...

I'd say there's maybe 10–20 percent of punters ready, willing, able and gagging for a shag, but then others will follow more slowly the reasons ana30 cites.

Men are more at risk, and quite a few punters are over 60 and/or have elderly relatives that they (hopefully) wouldn't want to put at risk. So, I think for a few months it's mostly going to be the younger and single ones punting.

Kay1996 · « **Reply #1234 on:** 18 May 2020, 10:45:56 pm »

Quote from: Shewolf on 17 May 2020, 04:13:53 pm

I wondered has anyone heard when hotels are opening? I read it will be the start of July provided there's no further outbreak and other conditions...but 1) why does booking.com seem to allow you to go to booking page 2) what risk is there in relation to those hotels with no restaurants or bars attached?

I emailed a certain hotel in Heathrow that was available to book via booking.com.
I asked them if they would be open in June and they said yes they would be. So i went ahead and booked the room.

Lushblossom · « **Reply #1235 on:** 19 May 2020, 05:35:44 am »

Some hotels have their sites open from e.g. mid July so I imagine they are seeing how busy they are for overnight bookings to decide whether or not to open. It is the odd day room I wouldn't object to over August. I imagine we will know nearer the time.

Either way 4th July onwards many people will be more busy. Assuming they have a venue.

amy · « **Reply #1236 on:** 19 May 2020, 09:17:14 pm »

Quote from: Kay1996 on 18 May 2020, 10:45:56 pm

I emailed a certain hotel in Heathrow that was available to book via booking.com.
I asked them if they would be open in June and they said yes they would be. So i went ahead and booked the room.

If you're near enough I'd recommend going over a day or two before to scope it out and check visitors can walk in and around freely, especially since it's likely to be quiet and there won't be the groups milling around in the lobby and so on for cover. At least that way you can cancel if needs be

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Bettyboo29 · « **Reply #1237 on:** 20 May 2020, 12:20:53 am »

I think 4th July onwards will be when I will test the waters that month and book a serviced apartment for a few days. It feels that out and about people are definitely up to resume life. My facial treatment is booked in for mid July so that's the month things for us WGs to see how things progress. I just feel I'll be totally out of the swing of things by the time I start again lol

Lushblossom · « **Reply #1238 on:** 20 May 2020, 06:07:46 am »

Ref tours you need to be extra careful that the staff won't be invigilating all who enter the premises. Clients will be expected to wear masks before entering the building. Think of a business where you can sit in the room six feet apart or a viable business where men can legitimally meet you in your room and stick to that cover story. There will naturally be way less custom in the hotel chains owing to the economic deep recession so staff may be more on the alert of unknown visitors coming and going. You will need to wear a mask when in communal areas also.

Many hotels will go out of business.

Not intending to be so bleak. Just so you are aware.

I am going to just work quietly at home term time for another year and do tours from earliest next spring but if not definitely from June 2021. I am giving the hotel industry a year to let the dust settle and clients to get used to wearing masks/social distancing limits etc.

ana30 · « **Reply #1239 on:** 20 May 2020, 02:38:27 pm »

Quote from: Lushblossom on 19 May 2020, 05:35:44 am

Some hotels have their sites open from e.g. mid July so I imagine they are seeing how busy they are for overnight bookings to decide whether or not to open. It is the odd day room I wouldn't object to over August. I imagine we will know nearer the time.

Either way 4th July onwards many people will be more busy. Assuming they have a venue.

I believe hotels are waiting for airlines to re-open etc... If Boris decides to put everyone who comes into the UK in quarantine the travel industry is not going to happen and hotels will be empty. The travel quarantine is crucial for our business. Unless of course your located in a place with no travellers and your clients are 100% locals.

Mirror · « **Reply #1240 on:** 20 May 2020, 02:50:32 pm »

Quote from: ana30 on 20 May 2020, 02:38:27 pm

I believe hotels are waiting for airlines to re-open etc... If Boris decides to put everyone who comes into the UK in quarantine the travel industry is not going to happen and hotels will be empty. The travel quarantine is crucial for our business. Unless of course your located in a place with no travellers and your clients are 100% locals.

Instruction on the .gov.uk website is that hotels must close apart from providing accomodation to those who have nowhere else to stay and /or essential workers. Also at the moment general population are not allowed any overnight stays away from home. From that I would guess hotels are awaiting permission to open, and permission for guest to be away from home. The ones near airports also might assess the level of business required to make opening viable, others may be ok with domestic trade.

ana30 · « **Reply #1241 on:** 20 May 2020, 02:53:40 pm »

Quote from: Mirror on 20 May 2020, 02:50:32 pm

Instruction on the .gov.uk website is that hotels must close apart from providing accomodation to those who have nowhere else to stay and /or essential workers. Also at the moment general population are not allowed any overnight stays away from home. From that I would guess hotels are awaiting permission to open, and permission for guest to be away from home. The ones near airports also might assess the level of business required to make opening viable, others may be ok with domestic trade.

Sure, however... if hotels are given the "go" to open but there's no flights, or there are but everyone entering the UK needs to do a two week quarantine said hotels are going to be very empty

As I type this the EU is quickly working on a plan to boost/save the tourism industry and they have agreeded to open EU internal borders, open flights and hotels after the first of June, problem is that UK presently out of the EU and doing their "own thing" is not part of said European plan. I really don;t know when things are going to start "happening" here and a fluid traffic of people will be allowed to the UK. It feels very isolating in a way.

saltysweet · « **Reply #1242 on:** 20 May 2020, 05:09:23 pm »

I've been bumping into people I identify as overseas tourists every day since lockdown...couples and families. I've been scanning AirB&B which has been merrily advertising properties as ideal 'isolation' rents. So I think AB&B's and the airlines enabled a population of unchecked visitors. No hotels are open here just a couple supermarkets and one or two takeaways.

If you do a bit of digging it seems that flights of holidaymakers have been arriving in UK without tests or quarantine. Not something I expected given we've been obediently locking ourselves up for months. We were told in a recent gov announcement passengers _may be asked to quarantine for 14 days. I don't think it's a done deal yet. And I note that they've gone pretty quiet about that since it was mentioned.

Given that tourists have been trolling around all along , international clients may not necessarily vanish.

Lushblossom · « **Reply #1243 on:** 21 May 2020, 05:25:08 am »

I believe they will only impose a 2 week quarantine after arrival from abroad for a very small period of time only. Just to control and further reduce the virus.

Kay1996 · « **Reply #1244 on:** 21 May 2020, 02:44:41 pm »

Quote from: amy on 19 May 2020, 09:17:14 pm

If you're near enough I'd recommend going over a day or two before to scope it out and check visitors can walk in and around freely, especially since it's likely to be quiet and there won't be the groups milling around in the lobby and so on for cover. At least that way you can cancel if needs be .

Scrap that theyve just cancelled my booking

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