EasyJet accuses government of ‘tearing up its own rulebook’ as tourism industry feels pain
Tour operators and airlines lost more than £2bn in value after the government removed Portugal from the “green list” of countries exempt from significant travel restrictions, prompting dismay and anger in the tourism industry.
Less than a month after Portugal became the first big destination to be granted green list status, prompting a much-needed boom in holiday sales, the government reversed the decision.
