The Government’s quarantine hotels was plunged into chaos today as a hotel group chief claimed the sites could become Covid infection hotspots, while union bosses warned the new system will not be enough to stop variants from spreading Ahead of the new rules being introduced at midnight, Meher Nawab, chief executive of the London Hotel … Read more
A paramedic couple returning to the UK with their five-week-old daughter after four years living in Abu Dhabi have said travellers should not be used as ‘guinea pigs’. From Monday, UK nationals or residents returning to England from 33 countries will be required to spend 10 days in Government-designated quarantine hotel at a cost of … Read more
At the four star Crowne Plaza Hotel overlooking lawns on the outskirts of London, 20-year-old Abdul from the Sudan says he is pleased with his new life here in Britain. He proclaims proudly: ‘I was given the vaccination yesterday at the hotel to stop me catching Covid. There are 400 migrants living here and we … Read more
Behind the scenes in a Caribbean paradise: BBC Two’s Amazing Hotels show reveals the hard work that goes into creating dream stays at St Lucia’s ‘lost city-style’ Jade Mountain resort Monica Galetti and Giles Coren go behind the scenes at the luxury hotel, where rooms cost up to £2,700pn All 29 rooms have a private … Read more
SAGE warned only mandatory hotel quarantine for all UK travellers would ‘come close’ to to stop new strains entering the country, it has emerged. In a recommendation made on January 21, Government scientists said anything other than a ‘complete closure of borders’ or isolating every visitor in designated facilities would be took weak. SAGE’s unusually frank … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s hotel quarantine plans have been savaged by an industry boss who claimed his firm is yet to hear from the Government on how the policy will actually work. Rob Paterson, the UK chief executive of Best Western Hotels, said his company is being ‘kept in the dark’ by ministers and ‘we simply haven’t … Read more
ALL foreign arrivals to UK should be quarantined in hotels to curb the spread of South African strain of Covid-19, says Labour MP Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds calling quarantine of all arrivals Priti Patel believed to have pushed for the same but was overruled by the PM Comes after South African Covid variant detected … Read more
Fans vented their fury today after Premier League clubs called for their players to be declared exempt from quarantine hotel restrictions feared to be incoming in the UK. Sides competing in the Champions League and Europa League faced an anxious wait to discover if Boris Johnson’s plans would apply to footballers travelling to and from European matches. … Read more
Boris Johnson will ‘force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels for ten days’ in decision to be taken on Monday PM favours targeted approach rather than making all air passengers quarantine Brazil and South Africa travellers will be met on arrival and escorted to hotels Mr Johnson expected to chair a Covid … Read more
Passengers arriving at Britain’s airports have blasted plans to force all UK arrivals to quarantine at hotels for ten days after they land. The draconian scheme would ban travellers from using their own accommodation to isolate for 10 days – and could see GPS tags introduced to ensure compliance. The ‘quarantine hotel’ system, similar to that … Read more