We need to fill out far fewer forms to go on holiday today than we did six months ago, as countries eased Covid test requirements and rejected passenger tracking forms. But there is a permanent gap that could upset your next vacation. I should have known, because I almost had to deal with it myself last week. It was the day before my partner and I were going to travel to Almeria, in southern Spain, and we did our last checks. I asked her when she received the booster vaccine – a question on the passenger tracking form (since it fell) about Spain, which I filled out for both of us. But when she uploaded her Covid Pass to the NHS app, it was disabled. “There is a problem with connecting to your GP surgeon,” he wrote. The passage was nowhere to be seen. The only way to reactivate the pass digitally was to send a photo ID, which he did immediately, followed by a message saying that the NHS app was checking the information and that approval would be given within 24 hours or during busy hours. longer. Read the full story.
