Could holidays to Spanish islands be back on? Transport Secretary Grant Shapps hints quarantine-free breaks to places like Gran Canaria could return as travel chiefs urge ministers to drop ‘snakes and ladders’ approach to setting rules UK Government’s current approach is to impose quarantine on entire countries But Grant Shapps today hinted travel to Spanish … Read more
Furious Britons have hit out at the Government over new measures that require them to be back by 4am tomorrow or face quarantine. Travellers are quickly making plans to return to the UK from the Czech Republic, Jamaica and Switzerland before the new measures are imposed. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Thursday evening that … Read more
The Government has imposed quarantine restrictions on numerous countries in recent weeks. Below is the latest list of nations which are still viewed by the UK as safe to travel: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Denmark, … Read more
British holidaymakers have revealed how they endured long last-minute car journeys and spent thousands of pounds in a panicked dash to get home from Croatia before the quarantine deadline – as they slammed the lack of warning. From 4am on Saturday travellers arriving to the UK from the Mediterranean country will have to self-isolate for … Read more
Flights to Portugal have risen sixfold, but hotels have slashed prices as Britons plan a late summer getaway now the country is back on the UK’s ‘green list’. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced yesterday that quarantine will not be required on return to the UK from Portugal, leaving travel companies expecting a surge in bookings … Read more
Is Greece next? Fears for holidays to Athens, Crete and Rhodes with country on the brink of being added to Britain’s two-week quarantine list after an alarming surge in coronavirus cases EU figures showed Greek infection rate had quadrupled in 2 weeks with 20 Covid cases per 100,000 people Rising levels of cases in Denmark, … Read more
Families made a last-minute dash across the Channel last night ahead of the 4am cut-off this morning when France was added to the UK’s quarantine list. From 4am onwards, all those arriving from France must quarantine for 14 days after the country reported a spike in coronavirus cases. The 11th-hour move sparked chaos for an estimated … Read more
Testing travellers twice – once when they arrive in the UK and again later on – could reduce the quarantine time from 14 to 10 days, the Government’s scientific advisors have said. The group’s studies show that when arrivals are ‘double tested’, there’s hardly any difference between quarantining for ten days compared to a fortnight. … Read more
How can I get home now France is on the UK’s quarantine list? Travellers trying to return from France on Friday to avoid the quarantine restrictions face paying hundreds of pounds. Flights: Air fares are more than six times higher than normal from Paris to London today. The cheapest British Airways tickets are £452. Flight booking … Read more
France has vowed to retaliate after it was added to Britain’s quarantine list last night following a surge in coronavirus cases – with other countries set to be added if they cross the threshold of 20 cases per 100,000 people in a week. Emmanuel Macron‘s transport minister said France ‘regrets the UK’s decision’ and ‘will … Read more