Polynesian chief Hui Te Rangiora sailed from the deep south to Antarctica in the 7th century, and may even have set foot on the continent with his crew, researchers in New Zealand claim.
Is that it?! Travel bosses demand MORE countries be put on safe-travel green list as they slam overly cautious choice of just 12 destinations (which includes nations who won t even let us in)
Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel are among small group of countries which will be on the green list from May 17
Only above three nations and territories, as well as Iceland, are allowing Britons in without need to quarantine
Virgin Atlantic called for US to be added to green list, saying Government was being overly cautious
EasyJet boss John Lundgren said decision to put so few European countries on list was simply not justified
Costs of flights to Portugal DOUBLE after holiday green list is revealed with Border Force boss warning it could take passengers 15 TIMES longer to get through customs because of Covid checks
Cost of a flight to Lisbon surged by 25 per cent following confirmation Portugal is on England s green list
Holidaymakers could have paid £264 at 12pm for a return ticket from London Heathrow but £332 at 6pm
Similar leaps seen in flights to other green list destinations, with a flight to Gibraltar jumping £49 to £134
Border Force director said passengers must accept increased delays at each stage of their journey
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Portugal, Malta, Gibraltar, Iceland and Finland are all expected to be on the “green list” when international leisure travel restarts on 17 May, according to a travel expert.
Most of the rest of Europe is predicted to be amber when the UK’s traffic light system goes live, said Paul Charles, CEO of travel consultancy the PC Agency.
In a series of tweets, he outlined which 24 countries were looking likely to be declared green right from the off, “based on vaccine rates, infection rates, evidence of variants and data quality”.
Outside Europe, Mr Charles said a number of Caribbean destinations were likely to be green, naming Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Jamaica, plus the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Ascension, South Georgia, Saint Helena, British Antarctic Territory and the Pitcairn Islands.