Skip to main content

'No reason travel should be illegal if Step 2 rules return'

Government
Tom Parry
22 December 2021

The UK government must confirm international travel will not once again be made illegal should Step 2 Covid restrictions be put in place post-Christmas.

A ban on international holidays, with a potential £5,000 fine for unnecessary overseas travel, was in place earlier this year

That was the call of Sunvil boss Chris Wright, who said the clarification was the “biggest thing” ministers could do to support travel firms given “no sign” of financial support on the horizon.

Rumours and predictions have swirled in the national press as to the lengths Boris Johnson will go to curb the spread of the Omicron variant over the festive break.