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The best of your letters, comments and social media this week Restart: Eyes now turn to April 12


Story: International travel resumption plan to be given by April 12 We sort of have a date for international travel. All will be revealed on April 12, giving us the green light for mid-May. Of course, that will depend on following the science: no new variants that we cannot cope with, no local surges, and vaccine certificates or an equivalent. So we wait, pray and hope. Patrick Doyle


Operators need to push their balance-due dates for June/July/ August departures to after April 12, so customers can hold off paying [until the PM’s next review]. That would save a lot of cancellations and people amending to 2022 because they are unsure. Matthew Ruth


Shops: What can we sell?


Story: Non-essential retail could reopen by April 12 Jane Berry: Great, but what are we selling? Cruises? Long-haul? And with what measures/restrictions? I think there are only so many ‘Is my holiday going ahead in July?’ questions before you lose the will!


Lobbying: Good work, Richard


Story: Agent’s calls for change in messaging reaches ministers Cheryl Craft: I’ve contacted my MP and he’s also visited us but there never seems to be any progress! I also wrote to the PM and didn’t receive a response. So well done that you [Richard Slater, pictured, of Henbury Travel] made contact and hope it helps us all. Someone needs to understand and listen!


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GET SOCIAL: travelweekly.co.uk @travelweekly travelweeklyuk @travelweeklyuk 25 FEBRUARY 2021 21 Vaccine: Rights rued


Story: Vaccine passports ‘offer optimism for overseas holidays’ Odd to see we’ve gone from several ministers saying “health passports are discriminatory” to this in two weeks. The government cannot say the vaccine is by choice if they restrict free movement by dictating you have the jab. What protection for those medically not able to have the jab or those who chose not to allow any government to force agency over a citizen’s own body? Clayton Powers


Don Clark @tmc_donclark I worry the government won’t rush the rules on quarantining and tests for homecoming holidaymakers – meaning many could decide that it would just be too much trouble and will stay home instead.


Gemma Antrobus @LuxuryTravelGem Haslemere Travel I think we all have concerns but let’s allow this new taskforce to do what Boris has said and provide us with a plan by April 12. They have to think about every element of restoring travel and I’d expect quarantine to be part of that.


Deben Travel @DebenTravel ‘Holiday booking frenzy’...are operators measuring against same period last year?


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