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Portugal holiday prices tumble after amber list move

Technology
Rob Gill
11 June 2021

Holiday package prices to Portugal this summer have plunged by nearly two-thirds in the week since the government’s decision to move the country to the amber list.

Portugal is taking a more lenient stance on UK visitors (Pic: Dan Gold / Unsplash)

Figures from TravelSupermarket show that in the past week there has been a 64% fall in the average price of a seven-night trip to Portugal in July and August 2021.

The holiday comparison site added that clicks on holidays to Portugal had also dropped by 85% week-on-week following the government’s decision.

TravelSupermarket said seven-night family breaks to popular destinations on the amber list this summer were now available from £180pp during the peak school holiday period.

Emma Coulthurst, from TravelSupermarket, said: “It would, in normal times, be fairly hard to find a seven-night package holiday during the summer school holidays from under £300pp.