This is also very true, see also: ‘why did you post a spoiler on Instagram?’ No Karen, why are you on social media when you know the show’s been broadcast and you know people might post spoilers.
BUT
There will be a fair chunk of people who booked before the pandemic and because their flights and hotels were running and open they were in a use it or lose it position. I have a lot of sympathy for those people, especially when significant proportions of their wages are involved.
I booked return flights to Switzerland with BA back in April. They then and currently allow full flexibility with rebooking, including changing dates or destination - and this works with both flights and hotels, so I changed them to now.
This makes it much less of a gamble.
I’m currently visiting family in Switzerland, where the virus is much more under control and the situation almost back to normal - though masks are mandated in shops and restaurants, and on public transport. After four months of total isolation, I decided not to worry about social distancing with my family, but on my second day here, my niece suddenly developed a 39.5 degree fever. It turned out not to be Covid, but during the 24 hours of uncertainty, it was reassuring to know I could change my flight home without any fuss, if I needed to.
So my area goes into a lockdown ban at midnight tonight to stop separate households from meeting up inside, yet from what I can see is pubs, cafes, restaurants etc are still staying open.
Another half assed attempt at something yet again,
From my experience pubs and restaurants have done a good job at enforcing social distancing due to threats from health and safety, so leaving those open is not a bad idea in my opinion.