Wednesday 18 May, 2022
Many travel rules still apply across the world.
People Before Profit said the government should support their Bill that will see three extra bank holidays established.
The Tánaiste also said 17,000 certs have been reissued after an “error” with the fada in peoples’ names.
We get the latest on the digital covid certificate, and a travel expert tells us what holidaying will be like from the 19 July.
Ireland is to sign up to the EU Green Cert a number of weeks after it is available.
The government has earmarked a return to foreign travel on 19 July.
The cert will allow free travel for vaccinated people as well as those who have had a recent negative PCR test.
Hotels and other tourist accommodation venues reopened their doors last Wednesday.
Tourism is a major industry that in 2019 accounted for over 12% of Spain’s GDP.
Cabinet will meet on Friday this week.
The EU’s ‘digital green cert’ is set to be in place by June.
A total of 1,621 people were surveyed by the CSO as part of the fifth round of surveying for the Social Impact of Covid-19.
Paschal Donohoe also stressed the vaccine roll-out as ‘biggest driver’ of Ireland’s economy this year and next.
People in breach may be subject to a fine of €500.
Leo Varadkar has said summer holidays might be off the agenda.
There have been calls for another bank holiday in a bid to boost tourism next year.
Irish aviation regulators are calling for mandatory pre-departure testing instead of quarantine restrictions.
The Department of Social Protection said the payment is not for people going on holidays.
He said people travelling from outside the green list countries should restrict their movements.
Some ministers do not want to undermine the notion of Ireland as an open economy.
Paula Bradshaw is going to a resort in Italy with her family next week.
The US has already been ruled out, so what countries might make the cut?
The Irish Hotels Federation says action needs to be taken.
Cabinet met in Dublin Castle today.
Claimants would not be able to claim for the duration of their holiday and two weeks afterwards.
The ‘green list’ is expected to be published on 20 July.
Ireland is looking at creating travel corridors with other countries in Europe with similarly low levels of Covid-19, but there’s no certainty as of yet.
The Irish Travel Agents Association said the industry has seen a drop of 98% in business over the past three months.
15 June is too soon to open Ireland’s border, says Leo Varadkar.
The Irish airline has echoed calls made by Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.
Government is to consider making it mandatory to self-isolate if you arrive in Ireland from abroad.
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Sarah Harford on the technological shifts that are changing our experience of going away.
The companysaid that its original handling of this incident did not meet its own standards.
There’s not a huge amount of tinsel, let’s just put it that way.
This could even impact travel to and from Northern Ireland with pets in the event of a hard-border.
Many people have found their holidays and accomodation have been cancelled.
Ross said big-profit hotels operating in Ireland are damaging the country’s tourism reputation.
