European Summer Getaways May Have to Wait Until 2022
Covid setbacks on the continent are a blow to everyone betting on a vaccine rebound in travel abroad.
Maybe not this year.
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That European summer holiday you booked a month ago is looking like wishful thinking.
After U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised post-Covid hopes with his roadmap for exiting lockdown, the government has warned that a ban on foreign holidays could be extended beyond its May 17 end date. Germany is also considering a temporary curb on holidays abroad, after citizens rushed to book Easter breaks on the Spanish island of Mallorca. These follow recent setbacks in fighting the virus on the continent, with a lumbering vaccine roll-out and increased restrictions in Italy and France amid fears of a third wave.