Travel Updates

Following an announcement on Friday the 19th of November, Tunisia is allowing under-18s to enter the country exempt from self-isolation and quarantine restrictions when they arrive with a fully vaccinated adult for a package holiday booking. Before, under-18s were required to follow the restrictions of unvaccinated travellers and quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 7…

With the effects of Covid on travel, it's easy for consumers to be distracted from other travel requirements. From passport requirements, to visas, to other documentation, and the effects of Brexit, it's important to keep these things in mind. With these things comes the recent FCDO advice for consumers to check passport stamps before visiting…

After Grant Shapps announced on Monday, November 1st that the NHS Covid Pass is now officially merged with the EU Digital Covid Certificate, there have been further announcements with FCDO advice on the new covid pass informing UK travellers to reprint any printed pdf passes. Now that the UK travel system for Covid has been…

After the speculation in the news this week surrounding the travel red list, Grant Shapps announced on Twitter on the 28th of October that the red list will be reduced to zero at 4 am on Monday the 1st of November, but the red list will remain for emergencies. The travel industry had been expecting…

As October has brought waves of great news and progress for the travel industry, it is fantastic to see consumer confidence and optimism for travel returning full force. And, as winter approaches and the start of the colder days begins, it's no surprise, but a great delight to see ski bookings rise ready for some…

A great bucket-list destination is soon to become available as Barbados ends testing restrictions for vaccinated travellers. Not only will vaccinated UK travellers to Barbados not have to test on arrival anymore but quarantine requirements have also been lifted from the 24th of October. Barbados is a fantastic addition to the long list of countries…

After almost 2 years of the pandemic without letting in visitors, we're excited to see Fiji opening to travellers from December 1st, and we're not the only ones who are excited for this awesome news. Faiyaz Koya, the Minister of Tourism in Fiji, said, “It’s been almost two years since we welcomed international visitors. And…

In September we were graced with the awesome news that the US would be opening their borders in early November. The travel industry and travellers alike have been anticipating a confirmed date since, and on Friday the 15th of October it was finally announced that the US open to vaccinated travellers on the 8th of…

After the first mention of the introduction of lateral flow tests for vaccinated travellers in early October, Grant Shapps has finally announced when we can see a switch from PCR day-2 tests to cheaper lateral flow. There is a lot of excitement as the switch will come on the 24th of October, in time to…

A popular winter destination, Thailand will be allowing vaccinated UK travellers in from the 1st of November. This is great news for the coming months after the recent restriction lifts for UK travellers. After the UK government announced 47 countries coming off the red list last week, and a massive 83 countries and territories had…