I imagine Boris Johnson had something else on, he usually likes to take the lead on these "big" announcements. Or perhaps it’s indicative of the disdain government has shown travel for the past 14 months – tourism minister Nigel Huddleston’s insistence in a TTG interview that travel and tourism "got huge amounts" of Covid support still rings out hollow in my ears.
Keep calm, and mark 28 June on your calendars
Government
James Chapple
7 May 2021
So it will be Grant Shapps who takes the spotlight at 5pm today (Friday 7 May) to deliver the news the travel industry has been anticipating for months; destination X – green, amber or red?
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