The rules are expected to be eased for fully vaccinated travellers, in particular, and could lower the testing standard required upon returning to the UK. There are also reports the traffic light system will be simplified to comprise just a green list and greatly reduced red list.
Meanwhile, the first legal action over an outbreak of Covid in a resort is to begin in Austria.
Here are all the latest travel headlines making the national press on Friday 17 September.
Overhaul of international travel rules expected
The UK government is expected to announce changes to international travel rules today. Ministers are considering scrapping PCR tests for the double-jabbed and simplifying the traffic light system. (BBC News)
Tougher travel rules for the unvaccinated
The government will incentivise people who have not yet had both jabs by insisting on 10 days’ quarantine when they arrive back in the UK. The rule will apply regardless of which country they return from. (The Telegraph)
Holiday hotspots to reopen next month
Many destinations, including Turkey, will be reopened in time for the October half-term. The number of red list countries will be slashed, with the amber category disappearing. (The Times)
Covid legal case begins following ski resort outbreak
The first civil lawsuit following a notorious outbreak of Covid at the Austrian resort of Ischgl is to begin. Thousands of people from 45 countries were infected at the party resort in March 2020. Proceedings will take place in Vienna. (The Guardian)
Faroe Islands to review whale and dolphin cull
A review is to take place into the annual whale and dolphin cull in the Faroes after almost 1,500 dolphins were killed in a single evening. The islands’ government has launched an investigation at a time when the Faroes’ tourism profile is growing. (Metro)
