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Scottish agents lament govt's 'failure to offer hope'

Government
James Chapple
24 February 2021

The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association (SPAA) has accused the Scottish government of failing to provide the country’s travel sector "a glimmer of hope" as it seeks to emerge from months of lockdown.

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First minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday (23 February) detailed Scotland’s first cautious steps out of national lockdown, with non-essential retail – such as travel agencies – likely to be able to reopen from late April.


However, the SPAA said Sturgeon’s address offered little to fuel any hope bookings might increase "as they seem to have done in England" following what it described as Boris Johnson’s "bullish" comments.