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TTG in Madeira: 'Are holidays worth the hassle this summer?'

Government
Maddie Barber
19 May 2021

After travelling to Madeira with Tui earlier this week, TTG’s special projects editor Madeleine Barber reports on the new holiday travel landscape – and how changes have affected traveller sentiment.

Tui welcome Madeira

With stringent Covid-19 testing and stricter health and safety rules, there’s no doubt holiday travel in 2021 feels different and comes with new challenges.

But exactly how much of a hassle is it to meet the requirements?

I flew to the Portuguese island of Madeira with Tui on Monday (17 May), the day the government allowed international leisure travel to resume, to explore what Brits can expect from package holidays this summer.

So is the promise of sun, sea and sand enough to make holidays worth the extra effort?