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“We need to learn to live with this disease, it will be with us for a long time,” says the leading hotelier Sir Rocco Forte.
TThe founder of Rocco Forte Hotels, who was a guest panelist at a press conference hosted by Italy’s National Tourism Office this afternoon, has been lobbying the government to reconsider its approach to travel quarantines.
“Those of us who are involved in tourism, whether as spectators or participants, should be encouraging governments to try to organize things,” he urged.
British travelers heading to Italy are currently required to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test, either up to 72 hours prior to arrival, upon arrival at major airports in Italy, or within 48 hours of arrival at their destination, during which time they must be quarantined. Rocco Forte Group is offering pre-departure tests to its guests heading to Italy for a discounted price of £ 129, via a courier service and a partnership with UK-based company Blue Horizon, as well. as tests in their hotels.
However, today, Heathrow Airport has started testing passengers bound for Italy. When asked if the LAMP test is being accepted by the Italian government, Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta said that “there is no final decision”, which means that people still have to take the test again upon arrival for now. .
Sir Rocco also spoke of a “big leap in British business” at the group’s Italian hotels this summer. “Some of these people have experienced Italy for the first time, many have rebooked for next year.”
“People were able to enjoy their holidays in a completely satisfactory way, the only difference was that the staff wore masks.”
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