| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... 22:00 - Jun 28 with 21935 views | ScoobyWho |
After the recent terrorist activity ?
For the first time ever I am now giving it some thought, especially now as we are travelling more for work etc. My other thoughts, which a quite scary are that these fcktards will target anyone anywhere. I mean, shooting people on sunbeds on their holidays is a new low.
Would they target sporting events in the UK as an example ?
Fcking frightening world we live in these days. At least 30 UK nationals killed on their holidays. I'm finding this hard to get in to perspective. [Post edited 28 Jun 2015 22:03]
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 with 2063 views | Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 09:03 - Nov 5 with 2057 views | Neath_Jack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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Ah, point scoring over another atrocity, classy.
Never mind, you won't have to wait long before another plane get's blown up somewhere and you can go again. |  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:11 - Nov 5 with 2019 views | BLAZE |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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I was due to travel out there two weeks today. Im happy putting my trust in the foreign office personally, I think they've dealt with it well so far. If the travel ban is lifted I'd probably still go if it was my decision, but there's no chance the missus will go now. So on a purely selfish note I'm hoping Thomas Cook extend the travel ban so we can get all our money back; at the moment they're only covering the week ahead. But I can see the ban lasting a while; I dont think the UK government would've made this decision lightly and I'm sure they have total faith in their inelligence. I'm also glad they've stepped in as I was worried that both the Egyptian and Russian governments had too much to lose If the truth came out, so I had concerns of a potential cover up
Personally I can see both sides of the argument. I can appreciate why some people don't understand why I'd chose to go on holiday to a resort guarded by armed checkpoints, but on the flipside I speak as I find and I've always felt safe enough in Sharm, and theres the argument of not letting the terrorists win
Saddest of all for me is the fate of the hotel workers out there. These people work themselves to death for peanuts and could be forgiven for feeling disdain towards us greedy tourists. But no, they'll bend over backwards for you (and your tips, addmitedly). They just want to provide for their families, God knows what will happen to them now.... And that's the worry; it's the discontent, resentment and hardship that these events will cause the everyday Egyptian that's allows fanatism to grow, and provides a breeding ground for IS' ideology. This could be a slippery slope for another nation |  | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:15 - Nov 5 with 2012 views | Uxbridge |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:11 - Nov 5 by BLAZE |
I was due to travel out there two weeks today. Im happy putting my trust in the foreign office personally, I think they've dealt with it well so far. If the travel ban is lifted I'd probably still go if it was my decision, but there's no chance the missus will go now. So on a purely selfish note I'm hoping Thomas Cook extend the travel ban so we can get all our money back; at the moment they're only covering the week ahead. But I can see the ban lasting a while; I dont think the UK government would've made this decision lightly and I'm sure they have total faith in their inelligence. I'm also glad they've stepped in as I was worried that both the Egyptian and Russian governments had too much to lose If the truth came out, so I had concerns of a potential cover up
Personally I can see both sides of the argument. I can appreciate why some people don't understand why I'd chose to go on holiday to a resort guarded by armed checkpoints, but on the flipside I speak as I find and I've always felt safe enough in Sharm, and theres the argument of not letting the terrorists win
Saddest of all for me is the fate of the hotel workers out there. These people work themselves to death for peanuts and could be forgiven for feeling disdain towards us greedy tourists. But no, they'll bend over backwards for you (and your tips, addmitedly). They just want to provide for their families, God knows what will happen to them now.... And that's the worry; it's the discontent, resentment and hardship that these events will cause the everyday Egyptian that's allows fanatism to grow, and provides a breeding ground for IS' ideology. This could be a slippery slope for another nation |
Excellent post.
Terribly sad situation all round, but isolationist policies are never the way forward. Never been to Sharm but I hear from friends that security at the airports there is in severe need of overhaul. No doubt there are lessons to be learned. |  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:28 - Nov 5 with 2002 views | BLAZE |
Mail quoting Hammond as stating flights unlikely to resume until after Christmas, so lengthy ban as suspected | | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:38 - Nov 5 with 1991 views | perchrockjack |
Try avoid budget airlines as if things go wrong you re fecked.
As to people who rejoice in blowing people out of the skies after a holiday...I'm struggling for words butvwechave to smash them |  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 11:32 - Nov 5 with 1973 views | Nogginthenog |
The point about security checks at airports is that they can never rule out the chance of a bomb or other device being sneaked on board. If terrorists have sleepers working at airports there is always the possibility of something getting aboard an aircraft. The normal security checks go some way to mitigating risks but are not 100 percent water tight. You also have to consider the possibility that IS may not be responsible despite their claims. Many people would have reason to destroy a Russian jet and its passengers to make Putin look a fool. Part of his aim in joining the fight against IS was to prevent the risk of terrorism coming to Russia, as usual the complete opposite has occurred. I have to say that I feared when the news broke, it was likely to have been a bomb. It can't be a coincidence that this flight was specifically targeted as it was carrying predominantly Russians. I hope I am wrong as the consequences for Egypt's economy are frightening. |  | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 13:29 - Nov 5 with 1914 views | Flashberryjack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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I was out there in September and I've booked to go back in May, hopefully things will have calmed down by then.
As I said earlier in this thread "terrorists can strike anywhere" we do have home grown, and immigrant terrorists you know, now that the government has cracked down on suspected terrorists slipping out of the country, where else would you think they're going to carry out their mindless slaughtering. Are you planning a holiday abroad, or are you holidaying in the UK? |  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:22 - Nov 5 with 1890 views | Pegojack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 13:29 - Nov 5 by Flashberryjack |
I was out there in September and I've booked to go back in May, hopefully things will have calmed down by then.
As I said earlier in this thread "terrorists can strike anywhere" we do have home grown, and immigrant terrorists you know, now that the government has cracked down on suspected terrorists slipping out of the country, where else would you think they're going to carry out their mindless slaughtering. Are you planning a holiday abroad, or are you holidaying in the UK? |
Of course terrorists can strike anywhere, even in the UK, but as you well know despite your bravado, we're not discussing whether or not it is possible for a location to be attacked, we are talking about the likelyhood.
My next two planned holidays are in Northern Italy and Southern France. if you're telling me they are just as likely to be attacked as Sharm El Sheikh or anywhere else in North Afria/Middle East, my response is, carry on buddy, good luck to you, it's your funeral. | | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:26 - Nov 5 with 1882 views | Jack_Kass |
What I always find amusing is that if somebody didn't watch the news, they could probably book a holiday to Sharm, have a lovely break, and come home none the wiser really.
I've previously travelled for up to 8 months, and there were all sorts of terrorist atrocities in that time span that would probably have made me come home if I was reading the news every day. As it happened I came back after a fantastic 8 months, none the wiser of anything that had happened during my time away. [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 14:27]
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:44 - Nov 5 with 1853 views | Flashberryjack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:22 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Of course terrorists can strike anywhere, even in the UK, but as you well know despite your bravado, we're not discussing whether or not it is possible for a location to be attacked, we are talking about the likelyhood.
My next two planned holidays are in Northern Italy and Southern France. if you're telling me they are just as likely to be attacked as Sharm El Sheikh or anywhere else in North Afria/Middle East, my response is, carry on buddy, good luck to you, it's your funeral. |
I'm not telling you anything...just making the point that terrorists can and will strike anywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected parts of the world.
And it's not bravado in saying that I'm going back out to Sharm, just as it's not cowardly in not wanting to go. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:47 - Nov 5 with 1850 views | Uxbridge |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:22 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Of course terrorists can strike anywhere, even in the UK, but as you well know despite your bravado, we're not discussing whether or not it is possible for a location to be attacked, we are talking about the likelyhood.
My next two planned holidays are in Northern Italy and Southern France. if you're telling me they are just as likely to be attacked as Sharm El Sheikh or anywhere else in North Afria/Middle East, my response is, carry on buddy, good luck to you, it's your funeral. |
Oh I dunno. France has seen some things. I went to Paris earlier in the year, just after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Funnily enough, never felt safer. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 15:11 - Nov 5 with 1826 views | Pegojack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:44 - Nov 5 by Flashberryjack |
I'm not telling you anything...just making the point that terrorists can and will strike anywhere, and sometimes in the most unexpected parts of the world.
And it's not bravado in saying that I'm going back out to Sharm, just as it's not cowardly in not wanting to go. |
Listen, mate, I wouldn't want a fellow jack come to harm, or anyone else for that matter. I hope you have a good and safe time there. | | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 15:31 - Nov 5 with 1800 views | Flashberryjack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 15:11 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Listen, mate, I wouldn't want a fellow jack come to harm, or anyone else for that matter. I hope you have a good and safe time there. |
My feelings exactly, but 6 months is a long time in this fast changing world we live in, so we'll wait and see. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 17:30 - Nov 5 with 1745 views | Dyfnant |
I'd like to see British security assess a lot of other countries airport security sharpish. Advise against travel to them until they comply.
I've been to Sharm airport numerous times the last couple of years and whilst there are huge numbers security wise, that's only useful really reactively. As with most industries these days it's more about technology now. They still make people fill in some bullsh1t white entry card, like something you see in 80's films |  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 21:19 - Nov 5 with 1660 views | jackonicko |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 14:47 - Nov 5 by Uxbridge |
Oh I dunno. France has seen some things. I went to Paris earlier in the year, just after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Funnily enough, never felt safer. |
Aye. I stayed in the Taj Mumbai just six weeks after the shootings there. The hotel windows on the ground floor were boarded up, the brick work fire damaged and the masonry riddled with bullet holes. I'd go for dinner in the cafe around the corner that was also attacked. They had covered up the bullet holes with A4 paper adverts they had printed themselves.
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 21:21 - Nov 5 with 1658 views | jackonicko |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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At least for those who were complaining the prices have gone up, that problem is now resolved.
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 21:24 - Nov 5 with 1651 views | dickythorpe |
Putin will sort it out. |  | | |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 23:19 - Nov 5 with 1590 views | Loyal |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 08:59 - Nov 5 by Pegojack |
Remember this thread? Are all you boys who were praising Sharm El Sheikh and calling the rest of us cowards still going there on your hollys? [Post edited 5 Nov 2015 9:04]
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He had his head wrapped up in some serious stuff did Scooby doo or who, I never worked out if it was the same person, but at least he had a brain unlike DGT73 who as we all know is a right Kent.
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 09:35 - Nov 6 with 1519 views | Lord_Bony |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 21:06 - Jun 29 by Lord_Bony |
I would nt recommend going to Hugarda purely because it is a shtthole,go outside of your resort and it is one giant building site. Stick to Sharm. Much better choice although Canaries are still warm at Xmas.  |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 09:45 - Nov 6 with 1515 views | perchrockjack |
Simply avoid muslim countries. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 10:08 - Nov 6 with 1496 views | Lord_Bony |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 09:45 - Nov 6 by perchrockjack |
Simply avoid muslim countries. |
Don't be daft now. People enjoy going. To those places,you have asmuch chance of being hit by a meteorite as being lie by a terrorist while on holidays. Eats not blow it out of proportion here. I'd certainly go there routinisation given half a chance! | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 11:03 - Nov 6 with 1468 views | perchrockjack |
we went to Sharm two years ago .HATED IT.
Friends been to Tunisia. HATED IT
Common theme is way (Britiish) women are perceived (in their skimpy bikinins ,dresses and tops)
Daft, is someone prepared to tolerate this just for some sun.
Daft is risking your security in countries like Egypt. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 11:18 - Nov 6 with 1458 views | Flashberryjack |
| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 09:45 - Nov 6 by perchrockjack |
Simply avoid muslim countries. |
Your living in one. | |
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| Is anyone now thinking more about their travel plans .... on 11:19 - Nov 6 with 1458 views | Lord_Bony |
Excuse my cracked ipad screen but why the fck did you go to Sharm in the first place if you hated it...absolutely ridiculous.
The place is beautiful and popular amongst the brits,I also met my mrs there eight years ago.
Apart from the shopkeepers there who are a pain,compared to some UK resorts its a paradise. | |
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