Travellers released from quarantine hotels 12 hours after red list is axed
3 years, 3 months ago

Travellers released from quarantine hotels 12 hours after red list is axed

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said released travellers “will get a refund for the portion of the space that they booked that they have not used”. Jonathan Mogford, who is responsible for the managed quarantine service at the UK Health Security Agency, told the Commons Transport Committee on Wednesday that there have been “unprecedentedly high rates” of positive Covid cases among red list travellers. She told MPs that the red list was deployed “as a delaying tactic”, giving the UK “time to prepare” for the Omicron variant. Committee members and Labour former cabinet minister Ben Bradshaw claimed Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told him the travel testing regime was “pointless”.

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Red list hotel quarantine subsidised by over £1m a day by taxpayers – and ‘no evidence’ that it worked
2 years, 7 months ago

Red list hotel quarantine subsidised by over £1m a day by taxpayers – and ‘no evidence’ that it worked

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. “By May 2022, DHSC has recovered, or has plans to recover, £20m of £54m of debt from people using the …

Chaos as red list ends but hotel quarantine continues
3 years, 3 months ago

Chaos as red list ends but hotel quarantine continues

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. I felt, certainly, a bit of a political pawn.” A security guard told The Independent: “The people who are leaving …

‘Keeping us all safe’: the chaotic history of the UK red list
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Keeping us all safe’: the chaotic history of the UK 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. He said: “We must strengthen our defences yet further.” He announced arrivals from red list countries must pay up £1,750 …

Travel UK update: Which countries are on the red list?
3 years, 3 months 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 …

No countries added to red list in latest travel update
3 years, 4 months ago

No countries added to red list in latest travel update

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 No countries have been added to the red list for international travel in the UK government’s …

Will any countries go on the red list?
3 years, 4 months 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, 4 months 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. …

Red list for travel cut to zero countries from today
3 years, 4 months ago

Red list for travel cut to zero countries from today

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 The UK’s red list for international travel has been cut down to zero countries as of …

Travel red list scrapped but ministers leave the door open for return of hotel quarantine
3 years, 4 months 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, …

Travel red list and hotel quarantine set to be scrapped
3 years, 4 months 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 …

Red list update: 47 countries to be removed in dramatic travel reshuffle
3 years, 5 months ago

Red list update: 47 countries to be removed in dramatic travel reshuffle

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 A total of 47 countries are set to be removed from the UK’s red list for …

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’
3 years, 5 months ago

UK eases travel restrictions further by slashing ‘red list’

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Thursday that it is to relax travel rules further next week, a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travelers for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and half ago. After the change comes into effect on Monday, there will only be seven countries — …

UK eases rules for vaccinated international travellers, cost burden on Indian fliers to reduce
3 years, 6 months ago

UK eases rules for vaccinated international travellers, cost burden on Indian fliers to reduce

Firstpost  

From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries based on levels of COVID-19 risk will be scrapped and replaced with one red list only London: The UK government on Friday announced a major relaxation of international travel rules for vaccinated people coming in and out of England, with long-haul routes between India and the …

UK relaxes mandatory quarantine rule for fully vaccinated Indian passengers
3 years, 7 months ago

UK relaxes mandatory quarantine rule for fully vaccinated Indian passengers

India TV News  

UK relaxes mandatory quarantine rule for fully vaccinated Indian passengers The change, announced by the Dept for Transport, comes into effect from 4 am local time on Sunday. Fully vaccinated passengers from India will no longer be subjected to compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine as the UK moved the country from its "red" to "amber" list. Under the legal rules for …

UK relaxes Covid travel curbs for India, institutional quarantine exempted
3 years, 7 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 …

Ministers condemned for travel quarantine chaos as Spain and Italy facing going on NEW danger list
3 years, 7 months ago

Ministers condemned for travel quarantine chaos as Spain and Italy facing going on NEW danger list

Daily Mail  

Ministers have been condemned for causing quarantine confusion as raging battle has erupted in the cabinet over plans for a danger list of countries that could see destinations like Spain and Italy suddenly move to red. The row came as: Boris Johnson faced pressure to end the 'pingdemic' early, after Wales said it was lifting self-isolation rules for the fully …

Emirates’ UK boss ‘frustrated’ that UAE is still on red travel list
3 years, 7 months ago

Emirates’ UK boss ‘frustrated’ that UAE is still on red travel list

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of airline Emirates’ …

Travel industry gives guarded welcome to green list additions
3 years, 8 months ago

Travel industry gives guarded welcome to green list additions

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 Airlines and holiday companies have given a guarded welcome to the expanded “green list” of quarantine-free …

UK’s home quarantine system not working as originally hoped, expert warns
3 years, 10 months ago

UK’s home quarantine system not working as originally hoped, expert warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The efficacy of the government’s home quarantine system to prevent the …

UK finalises post-lockdown traffic light travel system; 12 countries on 'green list'
3 years, 10 months ago

UK finalises post-lockdown traffic light travel system; 12 countries on 'green list'

India TV News  

UK finalises post-lockdown traffic light travel system; 12 countries on 'green list' India remains on the "red list" since last month amid a second wave surge in coronavirus infections, which means all travel remains banned between India and the UK except for British residents and nationals who must self-isolate for 10 days in a designated quarantine hotel. The UK government …

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid 'breeding ground'
3 years, 11 months ago

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid 'breeding ground'

Daily Mail  

Ministers want Heathrow to dedicate a terminal to passengers arriving from 'red list' countries amid fears the airport has become a Covid 'breeding ground'. No10 wants Heathrow to prevent red list arrivals from mixing with passengers from low risk countries, with travellers complaining of queues of up to six hours with little social distancing. Pictured: Long, winding queues with little …

Britain adds India to Covid-19 travel 'red list' amid 103 new variant cases in UK
3 years, 11 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 …

Electronic checks at border will allow ‘red list’ travellers to dodge quarantine, union warns
3 years, 11 months ago

Electronic checks at border will allow ‘red list’ travellers to dodge quarantine, union warns

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. “You will lose the ability to put that simple question ‘Where have you been in …

Ministers give green light to international travel – at a cost
3 years, 11 months ago

Ministers give green light to international travel – at a cost

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 Ministers have given the green light for holidays abroad as early …

‘Fatal flaws’ exist in government’s hotel quarantine policy, Labour says
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Fatal flaws’ exist in government’s hotel quarantine policy, Labour says

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 Labour has claimed “fatal flaws” exist in the government’s hotel quarantine …

Priti Patel claims hotel quarantine cannot be brought in overnight – even though Australia did just that
4 years, 1 month 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
4 years, 1 month 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 …

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals
4 years, 1 month ago

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Daily Mail  

How will the new border rules work? Travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today All international arrivals into the UK will be forced to take two tests as the government is set to implement stricter measures to stop new …

Grant Shapps: ‘test and release’ could halve quarantine by 1 December
4 years, 5 months ago

Grant Shapps: ‘test and release’ could halve quarantine by 1 December

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’re talking to vast parts of the testing industry.” Recommended Grant Shapps refuses demand for coronavirus airport testing on arrival …

Coronavirus: Labour calls on government to expand airport testing to reduce quarantine time
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Labour calls on government to expand airport testing to reduce quarantine time

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The opposition party said the current quarantine measures, which have been enforced for holidaymakers …

Call for ‘traffic light’ quarantine system to make planning holidays easier
4 years, 7 months ago

Call for ‘traffic light’ quarantine system to make planning holidays easier

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. The new report’s authors argue that reforming the way the government deals with quarantine requirements …

Government to introduce summer holiday ‘traffic-light’ quarantine system
4 years, 8 months ago

Government to introduce summer holiday ‘traffic-light’ quarantine system

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. Instead, the Joint Biosecurity Centre – which was set up to coordinate the government’s response to the pandemic – is …

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