I currently have a holiday booked to Spain in two weeks time. Now the Government has changed the rules and said travellers have to quarantine for 14 days after their return, I am unable to go as I cannot afford to take the time off work, where I have recently returned. This is obviously very … Read more
Defiant Britons eager for a summer holiday say the government’s mandatory 14-day quarantine won’t stop them travelling to sunny Spain. The quarantine was imposed with just five hours’ notice on Saturday causing chaos for the roughly 600,000 British holidaymakers who were in Spain or had booked to go. But lockdown-weary sunseekers said the rules won’t … Read more
‘If we get 35% of normal takings, it’ll be a success’: Popular European holiday destinations – and British travel agents – face dire finances after being starved of tourists during crisis One mayor said businesses would be happy with just a third of normal takings Typically thriving coastal resorts in Europe have been starved of … Read more
Furious travellers are demanding a refund on their flights to Spanish islands because airlines only have to reimburse planned trips to the mainland. Britons called for Ryanair, Jet2, easyJet and BA to return the cost of their future holidays to hotspots such as Ibiza, Majorca and Gran Canaria. The Foreign Office is currently advising people against … Read more
Grant Shapps cuts short his family holiday to Spain and will fly back to Britain where he faces two weeks quarantine along with hundreds of thousands of tourists The minister said it was right he ‘get back to work in the UK as soon as possible’ The Transport Secretary will leave his wife and children … Read more
Grant Shapps cuts short his family holiday to Spain and will fly back to Britain where he faces two weeks quarantine along with hundreds of thousands of tourists The minister said it was right he ‘get back to work in the UK as soon as possible’ The Transport Secretary will leave his wife and children … Read more
The Government heaped further agony on holidaymakers tonight as they officially advised Britons not to visit Spanish islands including Ibiza, Majorca, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The Foreign Office updated its travel advice for the Balearic and Canary Islands, advising against all but ‘non-essential’ travel in line with rules on the Spanish mainland. But there had been … Read more
Just ONE person fined by police for breaching foreign arrival quarantine rules at border and SIX across the country for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport in the past two weeks The data was released by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) today Came as British tourists in Spain told they would … Read more
Britons caught out by the last-minute addition of Spain to the UK’s quarantine list are being left out of pocket after being forced to isolate for 14 days upon their return. Employers are under no obligation to pay staff while they are in quarantine, self-employed workers will be forced to give up jobs – and some … Read more
The travel industry is braced for a wave of cancellations by worried holidaymakers this morning after the Government reimposed quarantine restrictions on Spain at just five hours notice. Ministers announced at the weekend that everyone returning from Spain to the UK will now have to self-isolate at home for two weeks because of a spike … Read more