Hotels complain about COVID travel authorisation delays

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Hotels complain about COVID travel authorisation delays

At least one local hotel has lost 40 bookings to another country and another has seen a 10 per cent reduction in revenue because of lengthy delays for travellers to receive COVID-19 authorisation from the Government.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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