With the announcement that a traffic light system will be introduced for travel this summer, as well as the speed of the vaccine rollout, you might be tempted to book a getaway now. However, there is still a risk of your plans being disrupted by Covid-19 and hit with unexpected costs.
Holidaymakers are still fighting to get refunds from tour operators and airlines for trips cancelled last summer. Many more are finding their airline won’t refund them for flights to Spain, France and elsewhere, even though the government says they shouldn’t currently travel.
Whilst the traffic light system is a way to kickstart travel again, it’s not fool-proof for holidaymakers.
Anna Colley
Updated: Mar 10 2021, 11:00 ET
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GREECE will open its doors to holidaymakers by May 14 in a huge boost for Brits desperate for a trip abroad.
Brits are currently banned from taking holidays overseas, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal the date international travel will restart on April 12.
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The Greek tourism minister has announced that Greece will open its doors to holidaymakers by May 14Credit: Getty - Contributor
There are hopes the PM will allow UK tourists to head on holidays abroad from as early as May 17, but it s thought that June 21 is a more likely date.
07 Mar 2021 - 22:11
Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
Children of parents vaccinated against COVID-19 will be ‘exempt from hotel quarantine’ for arrivals into Qatar from red zone countries.
Qatar Airways Holidays, in partnership with Discover Qatar has announced that children up to 16 years old will be exempted from hotel quarantine only if accompanied by a parent who has received the full course of the COVID-19 vaccine in Qatar.
But the child will be required to quarantine at home for 7 days, according to the website.
Any adults (18 or over) who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from a medical facility in Qatar, with the second vaccine received at least 14 days before the date of entry into Qatar, are exempted from quarantine
Qatar Airways Holidays and Discover Qatar notified customers of the postponement of the Luxury Coastal Cruise of Qatar, which was scheduled to begin on March 30 and expected to continue with six sailings until April 14.
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