RE: Bounce28 Jun 2021 20:51
Michael Hewson of CMC Markets says it was “another difficult day” for the travel and leisure sector.... with some European countries introducing new restrictions on UK arrivals, and the worrying rise in cases in Asia covered early this morning.
Having seen falls at the end of last week over disappointment over the limited government relaxation of travel restrictions, which saw the addition of Malta, Madeira and the Balearics to the green list. Airlines were also unhappy that the government wasn’t bolder in promising that it would look at dropping quarantine rules for fully vaccinated UK residents returning home from amber list countries.
While airlines and travel companies expressed disappointment over last week’s announcement criticising the government for its cautious approach, the reality is whatever countries the government puts on its green list now matters less than the restrictions being faced by UK passengers when they leave the UK for their destination country.
Airlines can huff and puff all they like, the reality is the UK government could have put a much higher number on its green list, but unless that list is reciprocated then passengers are still going to face pretty significant obstacles to travel, and sadly no amount of complaining about it will change that fact.
We’ve heard this morning that German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to ban all UK travellers from coming into the EU due to rising Delta variant cases. While this isn’t a view that is shared across Europe, Spain has announced that they want to see a proof of vaccination, or a negative covid test for those who want to go to the islands on the UK’s green list. Portugal is also insisting on certain safeguards, but it’s not just a Europe problem as the Delta variant starts to spread across Asia.
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