The travel sector is pleased with the government's decision to change the approach to travel advice for destinations within the EU. The ANVR has been pushing for this step for some time now. Not only to provide more clarity to holidaymakers and travelers, but especially because this means that travel advice is more in line with the current status of the pandemic.
"It is a great pity that this decision was not taken immediately with the introduction of the digital corona certificate (DCC) on 1 July. This would have ensured that it would have been a beautiful summer holiday for both travel companies and holidaymakers. the travel sector is delighted that the cabinet has decided to change travel advice after all. That is also justified. Hospital admissions and vaccination rate are a much better indication of the degree of safety of travel and holidays than the number of infections. The whole of Europe will turn yellow from July 27. For Europe, Orange travel advice will only be used in the presence of special virus mutations. .
An important aspect of the new approach is that it must always be possible to submit a DCC for return to the Netherlands with effect from Sunday 8 August, also when returning from non-EU countries. For those who have not been fully vaccinated, a return PCR test should not be older than 48 hours, an antigen test should not be older than 24 hours.
In the meantime, the ANVR continues to strongly urge the cabinet to also apply this new policy to destinations outside the EU. The current whitelist of allowed countries is very limited and it takes a long time to replenish the list with new destinations, the authorities said ANVR.
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