Travel industry reacts as Portugal set to turn amber

Co-founder of hotel booking platform Hoo, Adrian Murdock, commented:

“Portugal would have been a ray of sunshine in an otherwise pretty dreary summer of foreign travel for UK holidaymakers, but the dark clouds have certainly set back in now that it has been moved to the amber list.

Now those to have booked but who are yet to travel will be left in holiday limbo, unsure on whether to cancel yet another holiday or hold out in hope that Portugal may return to the green list in coming months.”

Timothy Davis, Co-Founder and CEO of BNPL travel agent Butter, commented:

“The announcement of the green list provided a very slight glimpse of hope for an otherwise hard-trodden travel industry that some form of normality might be on the cards for this summer.

However, yet another u-turn by the government will only add to the uncertainty and angst of holidaymakers and providers alike and will no doubt deter many from even contemplating a trip abroad this summer.”