UK Outbound Tourism News Page 8
Slow tourism recovery dragging on UK economy
The pace of the economic recovery in the UK from coronavirus fell behind the global benchmark in October for the first time since June – with tourism a particular concern.
United Arab Emirates added to quarantine-free list for UK travellers
The United Arab Emirates, including the tourism hotspots of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, are among a host of new destinations to have been added to the quarantine safe list in the UK.
Dubai warmly welcomes UK quarantine move
The addition of United Arab Emirates commercial capital Dubai to the UK quarantine-free travel list has been heralded as particularly significant by the tourism sector.
New ONS figures reveal collapse of UK tourism sector
New data from the Office for National Statistics has revealed overseas travellers made just 398,000 trips to the UK in the second quarter of the year - down 96 per cent on the same period in 2019.
Fears for future of UK travel agents
A new report from the Advantage Travel Partnership has found that 61 per cent of travel agents will run out of cash by the end of this year if the government does not change course.
UK outbound travel to be suspended under new lockdown rules
People in England are being advised to avoid all non-essential travel as the county prepares for a new Covid-19 lockdown. The rules only apply from 00.01 on Thursday.
Canary Islands added to UK quarantine-free list
In perhaps the best piece of news for the UK hospitality industry in several weeks, the Canary Islands have been added to the quarantine safe list.
Italy removed from UK quarantine-free list
People arriving in England from Italy, San Marino and Vatican City State will be expected to self-isolate from tomorrow as the nations are removed from the UK quarantine safe list.
Denmark among latest countries removed from quarantine safe list
People arriving in England from Denmark, Iceland, Curaçao and Slovakia will be expected to quarantine from Saturday after the quarter became the latest countries to removed from the quarantine safelist.
Thailand added to England quarantine safe list
Visitors arriving in England from Thailand and Singapore will no longer be expected to isolate for 14-days from Saturday after both countries were added to the safe travel list.
easyJet cuts capacity in wake of latest quarantine changes
The low-cost carrier said it will cut flying capacity in response to the ever-changing quarantine restrictions imposed by the UK government. Seven Greek islands were earlier removed from the UK safe list.
Islands policy introduced to UK government quarantine
Officials have begun to introduce a new approach to quarantine, separating some islands from mainland countries. As a result, seven Greek islands have been removed from the safe list.