The change comes ahead of the half-term holidays and offers a "huge boost to the travel industry", according to the health secretary, Sajid Javid.
Image: The relaxed rules have been welcomed by the travel industry
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Image: The aviation industry has been criticised by climate protesters for not doing more to tackle emissions
The hunt is on for ways to make air travel less carbon-intensive, especially with demand set to soar as...
Image: The Bahamas has had its 'against all but essential' travel advice removed
Passengers going to those countries and territories will now be able to get travel insurance as most companies will not provide cover if...
COVID-19: Travel traffic light system scrapped – and changes to coronavirus tests for fully jabbed holidaymakers announced
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From 4am on 22 September, eight countries will be moved off the government's red list. These are: Turkey, Pakistan, the Maldives, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Oman and Bangladesh. ...
Turkey could come off red list, PCR test requirements set to be scrapped for double-jabbed, and green and amber lists to be replaced
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Grant Shapps will make an update on international travel rules today. The traffic light system is set for an overhaul amid reports of a new two-tier system, ditching expensive PCR tests for double-jabbed holidaymakers and...
Heathrow says it has slipped from number one to tenth place among Europe’s busiest airports
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Passenger numbers last month were the strongest since the start of the pandemic but the London hub says it is now less busy than the likes of Istanbul, Mallorca and Athens.
Heathrow blamed UK travel restrictions...
From 31 August, double-jabbed visitors from the UK can show a negative COVID-19 test to avoid hotel quarantine.
Image: Italy is a popular holiday destination for British tourists
Travellers from the UK will no longer have to...
The UK government updates its green, amber and red travel lists, with Turkey staying on the red list and being joined by Montenegro and Thailand - while Canada, Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Switzerland and the...
COVID-19: Which destinations are on green and amber lists – and which nations will let UK travelers in?
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Countries are moved around the list depending on the COVID situation there - but many holiday destinations are not allowing in UK travellers, or require them to quarantine.
Image: UK passengers can now return from amber...
Paris Syndrome is real: Tourists’ high expectations of Paris make them feel underwhelmed
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Paris tops the list of the most overrated major cities, a new study by luggage experts Radical Storage has found. Stockholm was the city most positively reviewed by travelers. Cape Town was found to be...