May 19th - Government Say no to Travel Abroad?
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
After recently opening travel restrictions in the UK, some government ministers now say do not travel abroad. Apart from those that say, do travel abroad?
I look into the recent decisions made by the European Union and how it will effect you.
And we see a return to premium class on British railways.
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| 1:02.7 | Hello and thanks for joining me. It's Wednesday, the 19th of May. |
| 1:07.6 | And here's the very latest on travel and destinations from the Green List. |
| 1:12.7 | Well, government ministers are saying do not travel abroad, apart from those who are saying |
| 1:18.8 | do travel abroad. What on earth is going on? |
| 1:24.0 | What has the European Union decided and how is it going to affect you? |
| 1:29.6 | And premium class returns to the railways of the UK. |
| 1:36.0 | Would you be prepared to pay an extra £15 to get to Birmingham in comfort? |
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