Following news that the US has no plans to ease current travel restrictions, travel bosses are urging the White House to rethink its plans. Yesterday a White House official confirmed the US will "maintain existing travel restrictions," citing concerns over the Delta variant, both domestically and abroad. "We respectfully urge the Biden administration to revisit its decision in the very near term and begin reopening international travel to vaccinated individuals, starting with air corridors between the US and nations with similar vaccination rates," she said. Earlier this morning the UK’s policing minister Kit Malthouse said it is "disappointing" the transatlantic travel looks unlikely to resume this summer. He told Sky News: "It's obviously disappointing – we want to get back to international travel as soon as possible."

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2021 06:57 UTC