Travellers

Boris Johnson will ‘force travellers from high-risk Covid countries to quarantine in hotels’

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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

Heathrow travellers blast plans to force all UK arrivals to quarantine at hotels for 10 days

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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

Trump promises to lift flight restrictions for UK travellers – but Biden says: ‘It ain’t happening’

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Donald Trump promises to lift flight restrictions for travellers from the UK next week – but it takes Joe Biden just minutes to say: ‘It ain’t happening’ Joe Biden dashed Donald Trump’s plan to lift UK travel ban from January 26   US imposed restrictions on UK travellers in mid-March to contain pandemic President-elect Biden said: … Read more

Hotel quarantines proposed for all UK arrivals to check travellers are properly isolating

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Hotel quarantines for all UK arrivals and facial-recognition technology to check travellers are properly isolating are among new measures proposed to crackdown on new Covid strains at UK borders Officials have been told to prepare GPS technology in order to ensure isolation New arrivals could be forced to pay for stays in airport hotels while … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers to travellers’ lockdown questions from bike rides to Jet2 refunds

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The Holiday Guru is always on hand to answer your questions.  This week he explains how far from home we can go on day trips, lockdown flight refund rules and more.  Q. I like cycling but enjoy different scenery. How far can I go on a day trip from home? Ken Warnock, via email. One … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Travellers will finally be banned from entering UK without negative test

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No negative Covid-19 test? No entry! Travellers will finally be banned from entering UK without proof they are clear of coronavirus from next week Ministers agreed stricter measures last night amid growing pressure Travellers will be banned from entering the UK without a negative test Airlines and other carriers should bar people from travelling without … Read more

Holidays BANNED and travellers arriving in the UK are ‘set to be asked for a negative Covid test’

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Holidays have been banned and travellers arriving in the UK will have to present a negative Covid test before they are allowed to enter the country, it is understood. The test must have been taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival as part of new measures to combat a new strain of the … Read more

Holidays BANNED and travellers arriving in the UK are ‘set ‘to be asked for a negative Covid test’

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Holidays are BANNED and travellers arriving in the UK are ‘set ‘to be asked for a negative Covid test before being let in’ Covid test must be taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival into the country Latest measure will reportedly be brought in as UK battles the new strain of virus It … Read more

Travellers invade Finchley Central underground station car park

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Travellers invade north London underground station car park: At least eight caravans set up camp on suburban site as the New Year dawns The group of travellers descended on car park outside Finchley Central station, on site operated by NCP The caravans remain on the Transport for London land tonight; it is not known when … Read more