So, the alpha and the omega of Holidos and Don’ts as there’s so much disinformation out there.
Greece lightening
Dip your toe into Kythera in Greece
No, you didn’t misread that…
I’m here to lighten the load for our Greek friends who have been painted as super spreaders.
We’ve got Public Health England to blame for the hue and cry.
They reported that the largest number of infections between June and September came from returning holidaymakers from Hellas.
They made up 21% of new cases, compared with 16% from Croatia and 14% from Spain.
The report which still needs to be peer reviewed, of course, doesn’t factor in that that was a pre-vaccine world so let’s not panic.
And book our Greek holidays with confidence.
Our old friends at Travel Department are offering a range of Greek breaks with Athens & The Island Short Break immediately catching the eye.
Amble along the Neighbourhood of Gods in the Plaka district and head up to the Acropolis.
Tip here: take an impossibility cheap taxi with your driver (who will look like Adonis) suggesting you pay what you like.
Travel Department will throw in a full-day cruise of the Saronic Gulf: Hydra, Poros and Aegina.
So that’s four days B&B from €749pp with departures in June and October.
And for a teaser on all things Greek… here’s my odyssey.
Digital Green Passports
Una ciocolatta di calda densa: In Bergamo
And it makes sense that the Irish Travel Agents Association should welcome the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Green Passport.
The idea is that it will be proof that you’ve been vaccinated, received a negative test result or recovered from Covid.
Of course there’s no pain, no gain.
And I’d take the Scary One drilling that stick up my nose and down my throat.
Like I did to travel to Bergamo…
And thoughts to the Bergamaschi and all our Italian amichi as they tackle lockdown again… Molamia.
Olé for Spain
And Olé for Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto who is championing our return to Espana.
She told the TV station, Antenna 3: ‘We could be in a position to start implementing the digital passport when FITUR (Spain’s Travel Fair) in Madrid starts on May 19.’
The government over here in the UK has held out May 17 as the date when travel can resume from England.
Although that relies on the findings of the Global Travel Task Force report on April 12.
The Spanish jewel of the Med, The Balearic Islands have already stepped up.
And they have said they will be happy to trial it.
And as a signpost that the British are coming with Jet2 informing the Majorca press to expect a ‘massive’ arrival in June.
Watch this space for updates on Travel returning and…
MEET YOU ON THE ROAD