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Agents welcome traffic light update but condemn govt decision making process

Government
Will Payne
27 August 2021

Travel agents have largely welcomed the recent traffic light update as a "good route to recovery" but not without criticising the UK government’s "disjointed" approach when it comes to making decisions. 

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On Thursday (26 August), the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Canada, Denmark and Switzerland were among seven destinations moving from amber to green, as Thailand and Montenegro were demoted to the red list. 

Steve Witt, co-founder of Not Just Travel, said a "slow and steady" return to travel was the best way forward and would create a "very good route" to recovery.