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Tui boss calls for end to ‘uncertainty’ of UK govt’s travel rules

Government
Rob Gill
8 December 2021

Tui Group chief executive Fritz Joussen has called for an end to the “unpredictability” of the UK government’s sudden changes to its travel rules.

Tui's chief executive Fritz Joussen criticised the 'unpredictability' of changes in UK travel rules (Credit: BBC Talking Business).jpg

Joussen was responding to the UK’s latest changes to travel rules in the wake of the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has seen the reintroduction of Day Two PCR tests and pre-departure tests for all arriving travellers.

“Additional testing incurs additional costs - and that’s not good for customers,” said Joussen, as Tui released its full-year financial results on Wednesday (8 December). “It’s fair to say it’s more difficult than if they didn’t have to take the tests.