Meanwhile, travel is continuing to open up as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, with the UK’s red list now empty after the final seven countries were removed at 4am on Monday (1 November). These include Peru and the Dominican Republic.

In another positive development, Australians are finally being allowed to travel abroad again, while New York is preparing for an “invasion” of Britons after the ban on visiting the US ends next week.

Thailand has also eased its entry rules for international visitors.

Here are the headlines travel woke up to on Monday (1 November)

Boris: We can’t let Cop26 be a cop-out

Prime minister Boris Johnson is to warn the world is “one minute to midnight” on taking measures to curb global warming, as a deal between global leaders hangs in the balance during the Cop26 summit on climate change in Glasgow this week. (The Daily Mail)

Support rail travel by charging ‘fair’ price for emissions

Eurostar boss Jacques Damas has called for a new regime that charges a “true” price for carbon emissions to encourage consumers to travel by train – rather than taking a flight – on routes such as London to Amsterdam. Damas also dismissed the threat of a rival company operating trains through the Channel Tunnel because such a move would “take years”. (The Independent/The Telegraph)

Final seven countries removed from UK’s red travel list

The red list is now empty after the final seven countries, including the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Peru, were removed at 4am on Monday (1 November). But the red list, which requires quarantine in government-arranged hotels, could still be used again as a “precautionary measure to protect public health” in the future. (Sky News)

Thailand reopens to vaccinated tourists from more than 60 nations

Tens of thousands of travellers are expected to arrive in Thailand this week as the country reopens to holidaymakers. Vaccinated tourists from more than 60 “low-risk” nations, including the UK, will be allowed to enter the country and avoid hotel quarantine from Monday (1 November). (BBC News)

Ban on Australians travelling abroad finally lifted

Australians are being allowed to travel internationally again after the ban on leaving the country was removed on Monday (1 November). Fully vaccinated Australian citizens aged 12 and over can travel abroad without having to apply for an exemption to leave the country. (The Guardian)

New York set for tourist invasion as US lifts Covid travel ban

Airlines and hotels in New York are predicting a boom in transatlantic business after the US ban on UK visitors ends on 8 November. The city is expecting to welcome 750,000 UK leisure and business travellers in 2022 after nearly two years of Britons being unable to visit due to the pandemic. (The Times)

First-class air travel recovers slowly as Covid curbs ease

The number of passengers flying in first or business class cabins is recovering more slowly from the Covid crisis than for those travelling in economy. Premium class travel was down 56% on 2019 levels this summer, while journeys in economy dropped by 46% over the same period, according to Iata figures. (Financial Times)