The HfP chat thread – Saturday 8th May

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Jason says:

8 May8 May 20:55

Could anyone that knows please give me some feedback ……….assuming things stay as they are at the moment…….I am a British citizen with a UK passport. If would be purely classed as leisure trip. (Friends wedding in California)
After 17th May Can I travel to Mexico and stay 14 days then fly on to USA and enter on an ESTA as normal??? From what I have read I can! Has anyone done this and encountered any problems? I understand there will be quarantine when I return but I am purely concerned about the outbound trip.
- Tazzy says:
  
  8 May8 May 21:36
  
  I have read elsewhere of people doing this no bother!
- Travel Strong says:
  
  8 May8 May 21:43
  
  Yes, I know someone who is sunning it between Florida and Cancun this year whilst the rest of us dream of sitting outside with 6 people in the rain.
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  8 May8 May 23:40
  
  You can go to Croatia and then fly to USA too…
  - Jason says:
    
    9 May9 May 00:08
    
    Thank you
  - Sam G says:
    
    9 May9 May 08:10
    
    Not Croatia as it’s in the EU. You might be thinking of Serbia, that has been another popular option and has a direct flight to JFK.
    
    Turkey has been another alternative. But personally I’d do Mexico, nice place for a holiday, plenty of flights to the US and they are well set up for the testing you need
JP says:

8 May8 May 21:16

Anyone has any retention offers of the Marriott Amex recently?
- DJ says:
  
  8 May8 May 22:42
  
  I did ask last week, but the computer says no on my account.
Rich says:

8 May8 May 21:28

Hello, as anyone stayed at the rockliffe Hall in County Durham before?
I’ve been looking at a one night stay for me and my future wife is we get married in august (fourth time lucky), and As I have my £100 off on Amex on a Hyatt, this place looks quite good. I would be interested to hear if anyone’s been and what sort of price they paid as I’m unsure if this is normal pricing or hugely inflated like a lot of places are at the moment.
- YC says:
  
  8 May8 May 21:32
  
  Not been to rockliffe but always worth double checking the participating locations in the offer. Don’t believe SLH properties are on it
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    8 May8 May 23:49
    
    They aren’t. Must be a proper Hyatt
- Njb says:
  
  9 May9 May 08:23
  
  Yes – I have. Stayed in one of their two bed apts. How can I help?