Scotland’s alignment with the UK government’s new testing rules for international travel is "hugely welcome" but the delay in announcing the changes "does nothing to instil confidence" for consumers, according to SPAA president Joanne Dooey.
Scotland is set to relax its testing rules from next month – following the blueprint set out by the UK government a week ago.
Pre-departure testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving from non-red list countries will be scrapped with proof of vaccination.
Scotland will also align with the UK on post-arrival testing and is likely to lower its the Day 2 testing standard from PCR to lateral flow.
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