Clouds still linger over Europe saving its summer Improved jab rollouts and vaccine passports have lifted hopes the region can salvage its tourism season, but could it be too late? 3 May 2021 • 5:00am With its rugged clifftops, clear Mediterranean waters and black lava beaches, Santorini is an island paradise just a four-hour flight from Gatwick Airport. But for most of the last year, that journey has seemed as impossible as a trip to the other side of the world. Hopes are now high for a sizzling summer recovery as restrictions ease and millions of Covid jabs go into arms. Santorini’s luxury hotels, restaurants and yachts gear up for a big tourism reopening later this month.