From Tuesday 28 July 2020, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and St Vincent & the Grenadines have been added to the quarantine-free travel list, but Portugal still remains in the red-zone.
Portugal’s Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva tweeted that the UK’s decision is ‘neither substantiated nor backed by the facts’.
Spain was removed from the list over the weekend over concerns that it’s Covid-19 infection rate was rising.
Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel, said: “With the school summer holidays underway, news that Portugal is not being added to the government’s travel corridor list could mean cancelled trips for thousands of holidaymakers – many of whom are due to leave in the coming days.
“Many people may want to support their holiday company by accepting a refund credit note or rebooking for a later date, but it’s important operators make clear any drawbacks, including a potential price increase when moving a holiday to 2021.
“Customers have the legal right to a cash refund if their package holiday is cancelled, but several tour operators continue to refuse and delay payments. This must stop, not least of all because many families will want to rebook a trip somewhere else during the summer holidays.”
