Covid testing concessions and business rate relief for airports will help travel “take off once again,” the transport secretary has said.
In a video posted on Twitter, Grant Shapps said the latest measures – which include a new “test and release” quarantine regime – allowed the government “to bolster international travel now while keeping the public safe”.
The new rules apply from 15 December.
“This reduction of self-isolation by up to two-thirds will help give people confidence to book international trips, knowing you can return to England and self-isolate for a shorter period of time once you have that negative test,” Shapps claimed.