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WTTC and UKinbound praise the removal of pre-departure test and replacing Day 2 PCR testing with antigen tests

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and UKinbound have welcomed the government’s decision to remove pre-departure tests for travellers and replace damaging Day 2 PCR testing with antigen tests Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The removal of pre-departure tests and replacing Day 2 PCRs with more affordable antigen testing will significantly boost the UK Travel & Tourism sector and help both it and the whole UK economy recover much faster than expected. “The testing measures being removed never actually stopped infections coming in and were a blunt policy which only damaged the travel and tourism sector.” Joss ... Read more