According to today's Sunday Times, the Prime Minister will announce this week that he's scrapping plans to bring in vaccine passports at the end of the month. Sajid Javid more or less confirmed this on Sky News this am.
Ministers are planning on making overseas travel less complicated next month by scrapping the 'traffic light' system. But less complicated does not mean fairer, as a new system could be based on Covid vaccination.
MailOnline has a harrowing story about a woman who discovered Mexico has been placed on the red list as she was flying to Mexico City yesterday. Unfortunately, the cheapest flight home before Sunday is £6,878.
Good news for holidaymakers. France has been removed from the 'amber-plus' list and seven countries have been added to the green list, bringing the total up to 36. But travel bosses say it's too little, too late.
Departure queues at Heathrow Airport are up to a quarter of a mile long, thanks to the fact that 25% of staff have been 'pinged' by the NHS Covid App.
A raging battle has erupted in the Cabinet over plans for a danger list of countries – an 'Amber watch list' – that could see destinations like Spain and Italy suddenly move to red.
Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca look likely to be pushed onto the Government's "Amber List", just three weeks after they were added to the "Green List", as the holiday plans of Brits continue to face massive disruptions.
Poor conditions persist at Government-approved quarantine hotels, where travellers have complained of horrendous food quality, a lack of exercise and "prison-like" guards. And it's costing them £1,750!
TUI has joined a list of airlines – including Virgin and British Airways – suing the Government for its "inexplicable" and "shambolic" decision-making relating to overseas travel.
Almost three million people have signed up to the NHS app since the addition of the "NHS Covid Pass" section, allowing users to show their vaccine status, as well as recent test results.
