Grant Shapps, the UK's transport minister, who was caught out by shifting quarantine rules while vacationing in Spain, on Thursday said all travel windows were subject to sudden closure. This has proved to be a source of frustration for both potential travelers and those in the travel and tourism sector. One potential ray of sunshine for the UK travelers, and for Europe's tourism industry, was the UK's move this week to lift restrictions on arrivals from Portugal, essentially opening up a new travel window. It's yet to be seen whether this will create a resurgence on travel between the two countries. "The problem is that quarantine measures kill travel, and effectively tell consumers that borders are shut," adds Charles.

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 10:30 UTC