Simon Calder exposes travel loophole as tourists still coming into UK ‘not here to visit’ …

Jeremy Vine was addressing figures that emerged on Monday showing that 8,000 tourists continue to arrive in the UK every day. Travel expert Simon Calder suggested visitors are using tourist visas to come into the country by exploiting a loophole that allows foreign visitors into the country despite Britons not allowed to leave the country themselves. The travel expert explained how frustration from Britons at the situation has risen further as the Government have moved the prospect of foreign travel beyond the previous reopening date of May 17.

“There is no point coming to the UK to be a tourist. Trust me, I’ve spent the last three months trudging around trying to be a tourist as far as I can walk from my front door.”

The travel expert said that what these visitors were doing was exploiting a loophole for their reasons for visiting the country.

He explained: “They are people who perhaps applied for tourist visas who actually have got friends, family who are here and they’ve come specifically to visit them.”

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Mr Calder added: “But I agree it is frustrating to hear that they are coming here as tourists…

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From Express News UK - April 6, 2021