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Summer holidays abroad will be lost , warns travel industry Hazel Plush Travel industry leaders have spoken out in warning that summer holidays will be lost again this year, if ministers prohibit international leisure travel until the entire population is vaccinated. This morning, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps suggested that international leisure travel may not be permitted until autumn 2021, the deadline by which the Government aims to have offered the vaccine to every UK citizen. A spokesperson from ABTA – The Travel Association, told Telegraph Travel: If we wait for the full rollout of the vaccination programme in the UK before people start to travel overseas, we’ll lose another summer season to the pandemic – something the travel industry can’t afford. ....
The Government’s top scientific advisers warned last month that a “complete, pre-emptive closure of borders” was needed to fully prevent new coronavirus strains being imported into the UK. Minutes from a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) held on January 21 revealed that the experts said the only other method of stopping any variants arriving was for all travellers to be quarantined in designated facilities. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced six days later that only people arriving from countries on a “red list” will be required to self-isolate in a hotel for 10 days. It was confirmed last night that this policy will not come into force until February 15. ....