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Travellers could face restrictions without boosters and Cancun hotel shootout

Government
Rob Gill
5 November 2021

Britons could face more travel restrictions if they don’t get a booster jab before travelling abroad, while prime minister Boris Johnson comes in for widespread criticism after a U-turn on protecting MP Owen Paterson.

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Meanwhile, holidaymakers staying at a resort in Cancun were forced to run for cover when armed men opened fire in what is believed to have been a gang-related incident.

Elsewhere, the president of a key Spanish tourism region is calling for a change in the post-Brexit rules about how long UK residents can stay in the country.

And in another sign of a rebound in travel, home rental platform Airbnb made a record profit this summer as Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.

Here are the headlines travel woke up to on Friday (5 November).

Holidaymakers face travel restrictions without Covid booster jabs