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Govt update 'first true boost' for Scottish travel - SPAA

Government
Will Payne
8 October 2021

SPAA president Joanne Dooey has said the UK government’s recent overhaul of the red list is the "first true boost" for the Scottish travel industry. 

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On Thursday (7 October), South Africa, Brazil, India and Turkey were amongst the 47 countries which were removed from the category by the Department for Transport, leaving just seven destinations on the list.

Following the announcement, Dooey also welcomed the "new, joined-up" approach from the DfT and the UK Foreign Office, after the latter lifted its advice against non-essential travel on Covid-19 grounds to 32 countries. "This will build consumer confidence," Dooey said.