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Travellers formally released from hotel quarantine

People will be refunded for the days not used and can leave if they test negative for Covid-19

Flying off the shelves: Can suppliers keep up with demand?

Pent-up demand for travel finally started translating into bookings in the autumn, but can suppliers keep up with the sheer volume? Gary Noakes reports

France poised to impose tougher Covid rules on Brits

Country expected to take action in an attempt to counter a rise in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19

South Africa 'ready for inbound visitors' after red list reprieve

Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed the UK government’s decision to remove South Africa from its red list, and said the country was ready to welcome British travellers

'We can't close down the economy every time there's a variant of concern'

Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye says temporary testing measures should be lifted immediately after the government emptied the red list with the Omicron variant becoming dominant

'Yo-yo' decision-making harming 'fragile' travel industry

Advantage Travel Partnership boss Julia Lo Bue-Said has urged the government to ’stick to a process and make rational and reasonable responses’ after the latest changes to the UK’s travel rules

'Scrap testing too', pleads travel after red list mothballed

Industry reacts to government decision to empty the UK’s red list for a second, but retain the more stringent testing measures introduced last month

All 11 countries on UK red list to be removed – Javid

South Africa, along with 10 other southern African countries, will be removed from the red list from 4am on Wednesday (15 December)

Jamaica ‘well prepared’ to meet pre-departure testing requirement

The island’s tourist board said it has established "ample" testing locations

Javid: Need for international travel restrictions 'minimised'

Health secretary Sajid Javid says he hopes the government can ’act quickly’ to reverse international travel curbs

Operators and airlines reduce Christmas holiday prices due to Omicron impact

The move comes amid a sales ’stall’ due to concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19

Amazon to sell PCR travel tests for £34.99

The government-approved tests will be valid for the UK’s day-two, day-eight and ’test to release’ arrivals programmes

NHS Covid Pass for travel extended to 12 to 15-year-olds

A person with legal responsibility for a child can request the vaccination proof on their behalf

Nevis removes quarantine for vaccinated arrivals

The new mandate applies to fully inoculated visitors to the Caribbean island who have a negative PCR test

Red list to be scrapped and replaced by testing – reports

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has reportedly convinced government colleagues to ease the UK’s stringent red list rules, the Mail on Sunday reports

Airlines criticise UK govt's 'disproportionate' travel restrictions

Bosses of eight UK carriers called for an ’urgent meeting’ with the prime minister to discuss the travel rules

Covid tests for teens 'putting families off of travel'

A study of 2,000 UK adults carried out between 23 and 26 November saw more than half of parents (53%) with teens say the cost of tests for their children before, during and after their holiday prevented them from booking last minute getaways.

Travellers from Britain to Ireland advised to take Covid tests for five days

Arrivals will also have to self isolate immediately and take a PCR test if they develop symptoms

Virgin Atlantic backs Covid-19 vaccine equity campaign

All onboard donations during December will go towards the WHO Foundation’s Go Give One campaign

Javid: Travel restrictions could be rolled back 'very quickly'

Health sec says that if, as is likely, Omicron becomes the dominant variant of Covid-19, ‘there will be less need to have any kind of travel restrictions at all’

Travel 'wasting its time asking for sector-specific support'

On the Beach boss Simon Cooper tells TTG he doesn’t believe the government is likely to show any greater willingness to support travel given its scant support over the past 20 months

Johnson hints at red list regime update

The prime minister said the government will look at the red list and the way it works

MAG: Passenger numbers down by a fifth since Day 2 testing return

Initial data shows a 10-20% decrease in the number of passengers across the group following the reintroduction of the testing regime

MAG calls for urgent review of UK travel rules

The group’s half year results reportedly highlights the "continuing major effect" the measures are having on the travel sector