Travel bosses demand more countries including France and Spain are moved to green list
Updated: 8 May 2021, 12:34
TRAVEL bosses have called for more countries to be added to the green list - including tourist favourites France and Spain.
Industry leaders have accused the government of an “excess of caution” after just twelve destinations got the go-ahead for quarantine-free travel from May 17.
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People enjoy the sun during the official reopening of beaches to the public in Athens, GreeceCredit: Reuters
Only a select few destinations have made the green list as Boris Johnson seeks to prevent new Covid variants entering the UK.
Travellers returning from green list countries - which include Portugal, Israel and Gibraltar - will still need to take a test at least 72 hours prior to departure.
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The Italian Tourist Board, Enit, has announced an exclusive year-long partnership with IBTM Events which includes: the recently concluded IBTM World Virtual 2020; IBTM Asia Pacific 2021; IBTM Americas 2021, and IBTM World 2021.
Maria Elena Rossi, director of marketing for Enit, commented: “We are delighted to announce this strategic partnership between Italy and IBTM Events. The MICE market is incredibly important to the recovery of tourism in Italy which has been severely impacted by Covid-19.
In terms of revenue, the overall expenditure of travellers from abroad in Italy for work reasons was 5.8 billion euros in 2019, a growth of 5 per cent compared to 2018. Medical science (17 per cent), technology (15 per cent) and science (13 per cent) are the three most popular international meeting themes leading us to focus on innovation in the MICE sector for 2021.”