Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Summer holidays: what financial risks do UK travellers face?
It may be tempting to make a booking, but having to get Covid-19 tests could add massively to the cost
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News that an increasing number of Tui customers have been booking summer holidays may be something of a surprise, given that ministers have repeatedly warned that travel abroad this summer is very much in the balance. Yesterday Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, said it was too early to say whether the public should be making holiday bookings.
“I can’t give people a proper answer at this point because we don’t yet have the data,” he said. Continue reading...