Are you going ahead with this years holiday bookings?
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Yes!
Although to be fair we have had them booked for quite a while. I am pretty certain that we will end up paying more with a fuel surcharge but worrying about transport is the least of my concerns.
I think that providing you book holidays with a low ish deposit with the ability to cancel, then the risk is acceptble.
That said, I won’t be booking any flights going through the Middle East hubs for some time even if means longer flights than I really like.
Although to be fair we have had them booked for quite a while. I am pretty certain that we will end up paying more with a fuel surcharge but worrying about transport is the least of my concerns.
I think that providing you book holidays with a low ish deposit with the ability to cancel, then the risk is acceptble.
That said, I won’t be booking any flights going through the Middle East hubs for some time even if means longer flights than I really like.
steveo3002 said:
thinking of booking a couple of hols , but im worrying will there be petrol to get to the airport /transport other end and will jet fuel be effected
To be frank, if that point is ever reached, there will be a long list of serious things to worry about. Holidays will not be one of them.If we all applied this level of concern to our travel plans, nobody would go anywhere, ever. That is not to diminish the impact of global conflicts but there has never been a point in time where there isn't something happening somewhere that has the propensity to disrupt things somewhere else.
I wouldn't be booking holidays in the Middle East region but other than that, book away!
Rebew said:
We are due to drive to Italy and back in a few weeks time. Not too concerned about the increase in fuel prices although I would prefer them not to have risen. What I am concened about it availability. Can we expect pumps to run dry in England, France, Switzerland or Italy?
Driving to Italy too. Not too worried really, but the drive will probably be £100 or so more expensive this year compared to last. I'll just drop my driving speed by 5mph or so to help compensate. Rusty Old-Banger said:
Rebew said:
We are due to drive to Italy and back in a few weeks time. Not too concerned about the increase in fuel prices although I would prefer them not to have risen. What I am concened about it availability. Can we expect pumps to run dry in England, France, Switzerland or Italy?
Driving to Italy too. Not too worried really, but the drive will probably be £100 or so more expensive this year compared to last. I'll just drop my driving speed by 5mph or so to help compensate. 
steveo3002 said:
thinking of booking a couple of hols , but im worrying will there be petrol to get to the airport /transport other end and will jet fuel be effected
are you going ahead as always or no ?
Already there, Hola from South America. are you going ahead as always or no ?
Got another trip booked to Oz in May (but that's not a holiday, I'm seeing the family).
Not going to hesitate to book another holiday or 2 later in the year.
I'm not that concerned about it. Airlines hedge the cost of fuel and at worse you'll be looking at a small increase in the fuel surcharge, something along the lines of £100 on a £1000 flight at a guess, similar to what we had back in 2008 when it was nearing US$150 a barrel.
I doubt we'll see a huge increase in fares as the current state of air travel is where demand is already outstripping supply (particularly where it comes to parts and new airframes), Airbus are filling their A320 family order books as soon as they open them, delays are 5-10 years on a plane. Basically we're already near what the market will bear.
I think the biggest issue for flying will be Europe to Asia/Australia. When the Iran war broke out I immediately booked a flight with Singapore as I was worried about diminished competition from the ME3. Direct flights from Europe to Asia already had to avoid Russia/Ukraine so they're flying over Azerbaijan/Georgia and down the Stans.
rlw said:
Holiday in Cornwall, booked last year, in late April. EV hire car booked just in case....
The cost of public charging in an EV would probably still be more expensive than current fuel prices. Plus the hour or so you've got to wait to charge it. A petrol hybrid would be the safest bet if you had to hire something IMO.
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