Tim Alderslade, the chief executive of Airlines UK, said it would be a" massive relief" to families

The travel industry is calling on the Government to remove all testing requirements for international travellers. Manchester Airports Group( MAG) and Airlines UK said research they commissioned into travel restrictions found domestic, not international, restrictions would be the only way to reduce the spread of omicron. Pre-departure and day two PCR testing were reintroduced in late November and early December in response to the spread of omicron. From early December, MAG said passenger numbers

Coronavirus testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England will be axed, Boris Johnson has announced. The Prime Minister did not confirm when the travel rules will be eased, but it is likely to happen before the February half-term break. This will be a major boost for travel firms and families planning an overseas trip.On a visit to Milton Keynes Hospital on Monday, Mr Johnson said: “ What we’re doing on travel, to show that this country is open for business, open for travellers, yo

And Boris Johnson is set to slash the red list to just nine countries from 54 this week, opening up dozens more destinations for quarantine-free travel.... Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Thailand are among countries likely to be rubbed off the list in changes expected to be announced on Thursday.... Many people have reported being hit by a “ super cold ”....

Tourism and aviation bosses are urging new health secretary Sajid Javid to ease Covid travel restrictions to boost the economy and save jobs.In a joint letter, they issued a plea to the minister to expand the green list of foreign countries to which UK tourists can travel without having to self-isolate on return. There are currently 16 countries on the green list, mainly Caribbean and Mediterranean islands, and those are subject to change at short notice. The letter, written by Airlines UK head

Tory MP Henry Smith insisted Boris Johnson's coronavirus traffic light travel system was overly complex.... While speaking on LBC, he argued that it was restrictive and was negatively impacting the UK economy.... The latest change has allowed those that are double vaccinated to enter from the US and EU without having to isolate. Those travelling will still need to take a pre-departure test and a PCR test on the second day after they arrive, however.Mr Smith:" I think the Government is in dange

Half-term holidaymakers are at risk of a new Covid test rip-off as some firms seek to charge up to ￡150 for the" cheaper" lateral flow swabs to be allowed for foreign travel from Monday. The Government is due to launch a new" bespoke" list of lateral flow test providers from 4am on Friday, with fully jabbed travellers able to book their swabs ready for their return next week. However, analysis by The Telegraph of the current firms on the official list that already offer lateral flow swabs show t

Coronavirus testing for fully vaccinated international travellers should be scrapped as it is not effective against new variants, according to a study commissioned by aviation organisations. Governments are unable to implement travel restrictions quickly enough to limit the spread of new strains of the virus, research by consultants Oxera and Edge Health found.It said that once a variant spreads internationally for five days, new restrictions would only delay its peak in the UK by a single day.

Hotel quarantine for travellers arriving in England will be abandoned, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. The Cabinet minister told the Commons that the 11 countries on the red list will be removed at 4am on Wednesday. The list was resurrected last month in a bid to reduce the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. People arriving in the UK from 11 African countries such as South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia have been required to spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel at a cost of ￡2,

Benidorm is safer than Blackpool, according to official data, with figures showing holidaymakers are more likely to contract Covid on staycations in England than breaks in amber list countries. Analysis of NHS data shows people who stayed in England were more likely to test positive for the virus than those returning from amber or green destinations. The test positivity rate for England stood at 1.36 per cent for the three weeks to Aug 11, compared with 1.3 per cent for the 500, 000 holidaymaker