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Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

August 18th - September in the Med

Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

The Independent

Places & Travel, Leisure, Society & Culture

3.6628 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A leading analyst gives a damning verdict on the UK’s travel rules.


More holiday cancellations coming in for late summer and autumn. Why?


And my recommendations for the Mediterranean in September.


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0:00.0

There's a lot we're told about bladder leaks.

0:02.5

We're told it means you're getting old.

0:04.7

That it means worrying about going on long journeys.

0:07.6

But it means weakness.

0:10.0

Really?

0:11.0

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0:14.2

and a close body fit keeping you protected throughout the day.

0:17.6

And they give you Tena triple protection, offering up to 12 hours of dryness. It's time to rethink

0:22.4

ladder leaks. Visit tennah.com.ukuk forward slash women. Always seek medical advice from your GP

0:28.1

or pelvic health specialist. Hello, it's Wednesday the 18th of August and thanks for joining me

0:36.1

for the latest on travel and destinations from the Greenlist and the travel desk of August and thanks for joining me for the latest on travel and destinations

0:38.2

from the Green List and the travel desk of the independent. Today, a leading analyst gives

0:44.1

a damning verdict on the UK's travel rules. More holiday cancellations coming in for late

0:50.7

summer and autumn. Why? And my recommendations for the Mediterranean in September.

0:56.6

Of course, this podcast is completely free, as is my weekly travel email. You can sign up at

1:02.3

independent.co.uk forward slash newsletters. I spend as much time as I can analyzing the government's data and their explanations for doing various things to do with rules on travel in the age of COVID.

1:19.8

But I don't spend as much time as Robert Boyle does. He is the former strategy director for IAG and that is the parent company of British Airways.

1:31.7

And all the way through for his company, Gridpoint Consulting,

1:35.8

he has been really digging deep into the data and coming up with some interesting conclusions.

1:43.2

And in his latest analysis, he reaches some very

1:48.0

damning conclusions. He calls for the government to stand down its program of mass PCR testing

1:54.9

of arriving passengers. Bear in mind that anybody coming in from anywhere, apart from Ireland,

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