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Aito dismisses GTT plan as ‘mere sop’ to industry

Government
Rob Gill
9 April 2021

Travel association Aito has accused the government of “putting the kibosh” on restarting travel with the recommendations of the Global Travel Taskforce (GTT).

Aito chairman Chris Rowles said "phones were ringing again" for the association's members

The framework to reopen international travel from 17 May was attacked by Aito for having “significant and very pricey holes in its bucket of so-called safety measures”.

Aito chairman Chris Rowles pointed to the “pricey” costs for travellers who are just going to a “green” destination, under the new traffic light system of restrictions. They will have to take two PCR Covid tests to return to the UK, plus any extra tests required by their destination on the outbound leg of their journey.