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Following a move to restrict methods of visa application for UK travellers last month, India announced over Twitter yesterday (Tuesday the 1st of November) that they will introduce new methods to speed up visa processing.   Previously, India had stepped in with a sudden change and banned postal applications for visas in the UK. This…

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Recent news important for British travellers has come out this week as it was reported that there will be a tourist visa required for any UK traveller that has visited Cuba in the last 11 years and intends to visit the US.  According to the report from The Independent this week, the former president of…

Following a lot of changes in restrictions, rules, warnings, and bookings over the past couple of months, the FCDO have lifted their Sri Lanka travel ban again, allowing UK travellers more confidence in entering Sri Lanka again.  The Sri Lanka travel ban was lifted on Friday the 26th of August, announced by the FCDO and…

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Excellent news came out today, Friday the 12th of August, as mainland China has lifted the restriction against direct flights from the UK to the mainland.   In late 2020, after the rise of the Covid pandemic, all direct flights from the UK to China were banned by Chinese authorities. This was in reaction to…

Following the recent developments in Sri Lanka and the subsequent updates to FCDO advice for consumers, the Foreign Office has released another update this week advising travellers already in Sri Lanka during the current state of emergency.   Previously, the FCDO had lifted advice against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka in May but…

It has been announced recently that Greece has removed quarantine requirements for all tourists, regardless of their vaccination or Covid status.   This means that travellers visiting Greece for a holiday will not be required to quarantine in a quarantine hotel after Greece has removed quarantine requirements, even if they have become infected or tested…