Wonderful news came out for the travel industry on December 31st 2021 when it was announced that Germany will ease restrictions for fully vaccinated UK travellers from January 4th. This is a fantastic start to the new year, allowing those who are fully vaccinated or those who have an important reason to enter Germany. These changes were announced…
read moreAccording to a poll recently conducted by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), consumers are more aware of financial protection than ever before. Not only this, but on average the poll determined that 3 in 4 holidaymakers view financial protection in travel, such as ATOL, as an important part of booking in comparison to pre-covid. Though…
read moreIt was fantastic to see the announcement for Monday the 20th of December stating that Switzerland has relaxed testing requirements for vaccinated UK travellers entering the country. Though destination requirements have been changing and tightening in a few countries of late, it is awesome news that a great winter destination like Switzerland will now be…
read moreThough the world of travel is experiencing a lot of uncertainty and changes at the moment, there is still progress being made every day to improve the way we monitor Covid during travel. A huge part of this is in testing, with developments such as Eurofins' new launch of an 8 hour PCR test service. Covid testing in travel is…
read moreSeveral reports have come out today (Thursday the 16th of December) detailing the new France ban of entry for British travellers. French government spokesperson, Gabriel Attal also stated that the prime ministers' office would make an official announcement today. Specifically, the France ban will mean that travellers from the UK will not be able to…
read moreExcellent news came out yesterday (Tuesday the 14th of December) when Grant Shapps announced that the red list is emptied as of 4 am on Wednesday the 15th of December. Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary, announced this news on Twitter and it was later confirmed by Sajid Javid in the House of Commons. After they were…
read moreOn Monday the 13th of December, the big corporation Amazon officially launched their day-2 PCR test kits for travellers entering the UK. These kits were approved by the government on Monday the 13th and currently sell for a minimum of £34.99. These are approved for day-2, day-8, and the optional test-to-release day-5 tests for travellers…
read moreAfter much discussion on the travel response to the Omicron variant in the past couple of weeks, a report came out on Sunday that the 11 African countries currently on the red list could be removed and instead receive testing restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers 'as soon as this week'. The Mail reported on Sunday…
read moreFollowing the concerns around the current travel restrictions (December 9th), UK government health secretary, Sajid Javid, has claimed that these current travel restrictions could ease "in the days and weeks ahead". Sajid Javid explained that if the Omicron variant becomes the dominant strain of Covid as the government expects, then the tightened travel restrictions put…
read moreThe UK's health secretary, Sajid Javid, announced on Saturday the 4th of December that, for travellers entering the UK, pre-departure tests will be required from December 7th (Tuesday). It has also been announced that from 4 am on Monday the 6th of December, Nigeria has been moved to the red list. In response to data…
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