SirHugo
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A possible spanner in the works for Ibiza being added to the Green list
Spanish islands could be kept off green list
Spanish islands could be kept off green list
It exists.
Suppose to be ok from june 7 .. I know some flights restart june 12 from here in MiamiAny news on US travel to Spain?
Thanks! I hope the restrictions lift a bit and we don’t need a test to enter back.Suppose to be ok from june 7 .. I know some flights restart june 12 from here in Miami
Fingers crossed. I worry that the situation will arise like last year - corridors open and then suddenly slammed shut meaning tourists scrambling around for flights home to avoid quarantine. With those tests, should that be necessary though if one country/area has a sudden spike of cases?UK green/amber/red list updates announced today.
Fingers crossed. I worry that the situation will arise like last year - corridors open and then suddenly slammed shut meaning tourists scrambling around for flights home to avoid quarantine. With those tests, should that be necessary though if one country/area has a sudden spike of cases?
ADDS; Bad news? https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2021/06/03/84889/holidays-mallorca-2.html "Balearics not expected to be on the green list"
That was the point I alluded to - tourists out there having the goal posts moved.Current rumours aren’t sounding great. No Spain, Greece, France, Italy. Islands such as Balearics, Cyprus “unlikely”. Portugal potentially going amber. Some Caribbean islands going green. That seems to be the journalist chat at the moment, but nothing concrete yet.
That was the point I alluded to - tourists out there having the goal posts moved.
Frankly any thoughts of going abroad this summer - maybe till late September - have just vanished. What's it gonna take to let us off the leash? We've had T+T, we've had the vaccines - what now?? If it's all based just on case numbers I can't see any holidays maybe for years??
A quick look at worldometer - Portugal's cases numbers have risen but only very slightly and the moving weekly average for deaths for three weeks hasn;t been above 2. Why the panic?
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Spanish and Greek islands 'could be added to green list' today
There is growing speculation that popular holiday islands in Spain and Greece could be added to the government's travel green list later today.
It would mean people visiting those locations from the UK will no longer be required to quarantine on their return.
Robert Boyle, former director of strategy at British Airways' parent company IAG, predicted that a number of summer hotspots, including Malta will be added to the green tier.
He wrote in a blog post: "It still seems very likely that whilst Spain and Greece will not make it onto the green list, many of their islands will, due to lower case rates and higher vaccinations than on the mainland."
Mr Boyle added: "Malta, Finland and Slovakia are fairly safe bets, based on high testing rates and low reported cases."
Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said a number of popular holiday destinations "really deserve" to be moved to the low-risk tier.
He expects additions to the green list to include the Greek islands of Zante, Rhodes and Kos, the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Antigua, plus Malta and Finland.
Portugal is the only viable major tourist destination currently on the green list, but there have been reports it could be downgraded to amber.
BBC reporting no change to current green list.
Looks like I'm quarantining then!