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Industry lambasts lack of clarity on Brexit travel outlook

Government
James Chapple
10 December 2020

Industry bodies spoke out with incredulity bordering on fury on Thursday (10 December) as the sector decried the lack of clarity over the UK’s post-Brexit Covid travel arrangements with the EU.

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It followed an admission by foreign secretary Dominic Raab that UK travellers could face disruption after 1 January owing to EU-wide Covid restrictions and those enforced by individual member states.


The EU has taken a common approach to its travel restrictions, where possible, with strict entry rules for those arriving into the union from non-member states with high rates of Covid infection.


Derek Moore, deputy chair of Aito, said the government must "grit its teeth and agree a deal with the EU". "Those who voted for Brexit definitely did not vote for an end to their beloved holidays in Europe," he said.