earlier, we heard from our business correspondent, katie prescott, who outlined the reaction from customers and travel bosses. i think there are several issues at stake. when you look at the countries that are on this green list, they are also on a watchlist which means they could switch from green to amber at any stage and it s that uncertainty, both for customers who are thinking of booking holidays, or indeed going to see friends and family but also for the travel bosses because the second point is, it takes a lot of time to ramp up their capacity so that they are going to offer more holidays to these places, they need time to book hotels, flights, and i spoke to the boss of thomas cook this morning and he said it s really difficult, the changes that, quite short notice make it very difficult for the industry. the other difficult point is they were hoping for some solid announcement about what might happen to people who have been double vaccinated, whether they would be able to go t
the uk has widened its list of green travel destinations to the relief of many in the travel industry. from next monday, british tourists will be able to visit spain s balearic islands, malta, madeira and caribbean destinations including antigua and barbados without self isolating on return. transport secretary grant shapps also says the government plans to drop quarantine for fully vaccinated people returning from amber list countries effectively the rest of europe later in the summer . but travel bosses say the announcement doesn t go far enough. let s get the views of travel expert simon calder. to see you, simon. before a paul cold water on everyone s holiday hopes, it is important to recognise here that all
list, they are also on a watchlist which means they could switch from green to amber at any stage and it that uncertainty, both for customers who are thinking of holidays, or indeed going to see friends and family but also for the travel bosses because the second point is, it takes a lot of time to ramp up capacity so that they are going to offer more holidays to these places, they need time to big hotels, flights, and i spoke to the boss of thomas cook this morning he said it s really difficult, the changes that, quite short notice make it very difficult for the industry. the other difficult point is they were hoping for some solid announcement about what might happen to people who have been double vaccinated, whether they would be able to go to amber countries without having to quarantine on return, the government said it is planning to do that but exactly when and how that s going to work is still to be decided and so it s the threat of uncertainty, that i think is still making trav
buckingham palace says it must do more to improve the diversity of its staff as it reveals 8.5% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. and britney spears tells a us court its time to end her father s control over her affairs. good morning. the travel industry is urging the government to add more countries to the list of destinations that don t require people to quarantine when they return. the green list for england is set to be updated today. there s been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully vaccinated people
travel bosses want to see fully vaccinated people exempt from quarantine rules, but in another potential setback, the german chancellor has a suggested that all eu countries should make british travellers quarantine on arrival to slow the spread in europe. the travel industry is frustrated, and nervous, protesting yesterday around the country, people whose jobs rely on international travel reopening. they want more countries in the green list and more financial support from the government. the travel industry had geared up the travel industry had geared up to restart in mid may, over a month on, and with most countries still on the amber list, theirfrustration is building to a crescendo, and many are anxious about the rest of the summer. we many are anxious about the rest of the summer. many are anxious about the rest of the summer. we don t want to be sittin: of the summer. we don t want to be sitting idle. of the summer. we don t want to be sitting idle, we of the summer. we don