According to new data released on Wednesday (9 February) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 87% of UK residents and 92% of overseas residents surveyed in December said testing before arrival was important.
The survey, which was carried out when travel restrictions had been reimposed amid a surge in Omicron cases, also found that 92% of UK and 89% of foreign arrivals had received at least two doses of a Covid vaccine.
Meanwhile, 28% of UK residents and 18% of overseas residents arriving in the UK had received more than two vaccinations.
