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ISLANDS tourism representatives have hailed the reopening of the key industry in line with mainland Scotland after a month “in limbo” awaiting a restart date. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that tourism travel can resume between the islands and the mainland, although some specific restrictions may remain in place, from Monday, April 26, at her Tuesday briefing. It comes after islands businesses lost more than £2 million worth of bookings in a “wave of cancellations” when the mainland reopening was announced four weeks ago while the islands were unable to pin down a date to pencil in until now. Ms Sturgeon said that there was “no universal opinion” in favour of one option or the other, but said the Scottish Government had opted “on the balance of opinion” to align the islands with the mainland to enable travel and tourism.
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Scotland’s islands will push for further lifting of Covid travel restrictions after learning they will remain in step with the mainland when rules ease later this month.
Tourism bodies had called for clarity on the situation, saying that some businesses were unlikely to survive an extension to the ban on visitors.
The Scottish Government had consulted islanders and decided they will remain in Level 3 in line with the mainland, rather than moving to Level 2, which would have meant some travel restrictions.
Restrictions on travel, outdoor meetings eased in Scotland from Friday lse.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lse.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.