Travel red list and hotel quarantine set to be scrapped
3 years, 1 month ago

Travel red list and hotel quarantine set to be scrapped

The Telegraph  

The travel red list and hotel quarantine are set to be scrapped under plans, to be considered by ministers on Thursday, to ease restrictions in face of the declining Covid threat from abroad. Ministers will meet to consider removing the final seven countries from the red list. Nearly 200,000 people returning from red list countries have been forced to quarantine in hotels since the regime was introduced at the height of the pandemic at the start of the year. Although the red list will disappear with the removal of the seven countries, it is thought likely that ministers will keep it in reserve in the event of the emergence of new Covid variants or or a resurgence in the virus.

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Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?
3 years ago

Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, the “red list” of highest-risk destinations has fluctuated, but it now stands at 11 destinations after the latest …

Will any countries go on the red list?
3 years, 1 month ago

Will any countries go on the red list?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We will keep the red list category in place as a precautionary measure to protect public health and are prepared …

Qatar puts UK on its travel red list amid soaring Covid rates
3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar puts UK on its travel red list amid soaring Covid rates

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fully vaccinated Brits must present a negative PCR test taken within the 72 hours prior to their arrival in Qatar. …

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 1 month ago

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine

The Telegraph  

The red list was effectively scrapped on Thursday but hotel quarantine will remain as a threat until at least the New Year. All seven countries left on the red list will be removed from Monday at 4am, which means passengers will no longer be required to quarantine in a UK hotel at a cost of £2,285 per person. Ministers have, …

UK travel: Remaining red list countries set to be removed
3 years, 2 months ago

UK travel: Remaining red list countries set to be removed

CNN  

CNN — The UK plans to remove the seven countries remaining on its “red” travel list from November 1. This follows the UK introducing a new system for international travel earlier this month, in which testing requirements were loosened for many fully vaccinated travelers and destinations were designated either “red” or “green.” A week later, the UK removed 47 countries …

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted
3 years, 4 months ago

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted

India Today  

The United Kingdom on Wednesday updated its latest Covid-19 travel update for some countries including India, moving it from the 'red' to 'amber' list with effect from August 8. However, travellers need not quarantine or take a day 8 test after arriving in England if an individual is either, "fully vaccinated in the UK or under the UK vaccine programme …

Big majority of Britons ‘worried’ about Boris Johnson’s plan to lift all Covid restrictions, poll reveals
3 years, 6 months ago

Big majority of Britons ‘worried’ about Boris Johnson’s plan to lift all Covid restrictions, poll reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A large majority of Britons are “worried” about Boris Johnson’s plan …

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK
3 years, 8 months ago

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK

India Today  

Britain on Monday added India to its Covid-19 travel "red list", which effectively bans all travel from the country and makes a 10-day hotel quarantine compulsory for UK residents arriving back to the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the move in the House of Commons as he revealed that 103 cases of the so-called Indian variant had been identified …

New UK law means $7,000 fines for vacations abroad
3 years, 9 months ago

New UK law means $7,000 fines for vacations abroad

CNN  

CNN — British people attempting to go on vacation while travel restrictions are still in place could face a $7,000 fine under new government legislation. The UK’s new “Roadmap Regulations,” released on Monday, propose that anyone traveling outside England “without a reasonable excuse” should face a fine of £5,000. Under the “Stay at Home” order, anyone leaving the country must …

Qatar addition to ‘red list’ triggers rush back to UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Qatar addition to ‘red list’ triggers rush back to UK

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s long-haul travel industry has suffered another blow with the addition of four more countries to …

Hotel quarantine: How is it enforced?
3 years, 10 months ago

Hotel quarantine: How is it enforced?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anyone arriving who has been in a country on the UK’s travel ban list in the previous 10 days before …

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid: Hotel quarantine comes into force in United Kingdom

India TV News  

All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to quarantine in hotels, officials said. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the emergence of new variants meant the government "must go further" with its travel restrictions. "The rules coming into force today will bolster the quarantine system and provide …

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that
3 years, 10 months ago

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As “maintenance issues” continue to hamper the introduction of the hotel quarantine scheme, the home secretary …

Travellers in red-list countries rush back to UK to beat hotel quarantine
3 years, 10 months ago

Travellers in red-list countries rush back to UK to beat hotel quarantine

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Travellers in “red list” countries are rushing back to the UK before a new hotel quarantine …

UK quarantine list: could Greece and Italy be next?
4 years, 2 months ago

UK quarantine list: could Greece and Italy be next?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the UK’s rate of new coronavirus infections soars to six times the government’s high-risk threshold, …

Coronavirus: UK decision not to quarantine Portugal travellers goes against official scientific advice
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: UK decision not to quarantine Portugal travellers goes against official scientific advice

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK government's decision to leave Portugal and some Greek islands …

UK removes France from its list of ‘safe’ destinations
4 years, 4 months ago

UK removes France from its list of ‘safe’ destinations

CNN  

CNN — The UK has reimposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France after the country recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. A senior government source told CNN on Thursday morning that Johnson was contemplating bringing the announcement forward from Friday to Thursday, reportedly asking advisers “what’s the difference” if the announcement came a day earlier. France’s Minister …

Rolling quarantines may be the final nail in the coffin for the travel industry
4 years, 4 months ago

Rolling quarantines may be the final nail in the coffin for the travel industry

The Telegraph  

Travel industry leaders got wind of Boris Johnson’s plans to reintroduce a quarantine on passengers arriving from Spain days in advance. On Tuesday July 21, Whitehall officials warned them of a “deepening concern” about rising coronavirus cases in Spain. “We were all expecting the bad news on Friday,” recalls one industry executive. Ministers had blocked Britain’s most popular overseas holiday …

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