October 8th - No-Go Continues to Shrink
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2021
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
The Foreign Office no-go list has shrunk again, with Jamaica and the Bahamas now regarded as reasonable risks.
No clues yet about when returning British travellers will be going with the lateral flow.
And the mystery of the “world’s busiest air route”.
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| 1:02.4 | Hello, it's Friday the 8th of October. |
| 1:04.7 | Thank you for joining me, Simon Calder, for the latest on travel and destinations from the Green List and the travel desk of the Independent. |
| 1:12.6 | Today, the Foreign Office no-go list has shrunk again, with Jamaica and the Bahamas now |
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