UK Inbound Tourism News Page 12
Covid-19 quarantine cut to ten days from today
Travellers returning from countries considered high-risk by the UK government will see their Covid-19 quarantine period cut from 14 to ten-days from today.
Canary Islands removed from travel safe list
Also today, Saudi Arabia and Botswana have been added to the travel corridor list following in-depth analysis of the coronavirus epidemic in these countries.
Business leaders to be exempt from English quarantine rules
Business travellers to England are to be exempt from quarantine under new rules from the government. Restrictions will be eased for the leaders of foreign multinational firms visiting English branches.
ETOA partners with UKinbound for Britain & Ireland Marketplace
ETOA and UKInbound will work together to host the first online Britain & Ireland Marketplace next month. The event brings together suppliers with the main product buyers.
Aruba leads latest list of quarantine-free destinations
Aruba, the Pacific Islands, Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Mongolia have all been added to the UK quarantine-free travel list. Guests arriving from the countries will no longer be expected to self-isolate.
Global Travel Commission eyes pre-departure testing regime
The Global Travel Commission has released a series of recommendations designed to restart the tourism sector, including a possible bilateral pre-departure testing system.
Government to introduce airport support package
The system will address fixed costs and be equivalent to the business rates liabilities of each business, capped at up to £8 million per site, and subject to certain conditions.
Shapps unveils test and release system for England arrivals
Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has confirmed arriving passengers will have the option to take a test after five days of self-isolation, with a negative result releasing them from the need to quarantine.
Trade welcomes test and release – but calls for end to quarantine
Government plans to introduce a test and release system for travellers arriving in England have been broadly welcomed by the trade – but there are calls to go further.
Sri Lanka leads new quarantine free destinations
Visitors from Israel, Jerusalem, Namibia, Rwanda, Uruguay and the US Virgin Islands can also now enter England, Wales and Northern Ireland without quarantine.
Hotel investors eye Cambridge deals moving into 2021
Cambridge has become the most attractive UK city for hotel investment in 2021, according to new research from Deloitte, followed by Oxford and Edinburgh.
New research further undermines UK quarantine scheme
New research suggests the current 14-day quarantine policy employed by the UK government for international arrivals, which involves no test, is less effective than previously considered.