Gold Coast local Jenn Griffith hopes Flight Centre’s boss is right when predicting the UK would be the first country to open to Aussies

A Gold Coaster desperate to visit her relatives in the United Kingdom would plan a trip now if a travel industry leader’s prediction is proved right.

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A GOLD COASTER desperate to visit her relatives in the United Kingdom would plan a trip now if a travel industry leader’s prediction is proved right.

The UK is set to be one of the first countries open to Australian travellers due their vaccination program, according to Flight Centre CEO Graham Turner.

The Federal Government has confirmed vaccination programs were a factor when determining whether to lift travel restrictions.

Elanora’s Jenn Griffith said she would start to plan a trip to the UK now if Australia’s borders were reopened.

Gold Coast's Jenn Griffith with her three-year-old son Xavier, would start planning a trip to the UK to visit her relatives if international travel was allowed. Picture: Jason O'Brien.

“We’ve experienced a lot of loss in our family in the last few years and I feel quite isolated,” Ms Griffith said.

“The last time I saw my aunty was when she came over for mum’s funeral.

“My son Xavier was three in August … I have three cousins, aunties, uncles and multiple second cousins and none of them have met him.”

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Jenn Griffith during her first trip to the United Kingdom with her late mother Julia Griffith. Picture: Supplied.

She said despite always living apart from her UK relatives it was hardest not knowing when she could see them again.

“Mum came out to Australia on a boat from the UK by herself.

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“She met my dad in Sydney, fell in love and they travelled Australia.

“They had a pig farm in Darwin when Cyclone Tracy hit. They rebuilt their lives and started a juice factory.

“When dad became unwell, they sold up and moved to Broadbeach Waters.

Julia Griffith during the 70s on her pig farm in Darwin.

“Mum always made sure we went back to the UK to visit family. I have lost count how many trips I have done to the UK as a child.

“The last time I was in the UK was with my mother and my daughter in 2009 and it was the last time we all saw each other.”

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