Red list slashed as latest travel update comes into force

11 October 2021, 00:01

Journey between the UK and dozens of long-haul locations resembling Mexico and South Africa opens up from 4am on Monday as almost 50 international locations are faraway from the UK’s pink checklist.

A complete of 47 areas will probably be taken off the pink journey checklist, which means arrivals from these areas will not must spend 11 nights in a quarantine lodge.

Simply seven international locations will stay on the checklist, all in Latin America – Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.

Learn extra: Supply chain crisis: Thousands more HGV drivers to be trained – but not before Christmas

Learn extra: La Palma volcano partially collapses, spewing ‚explosive bombs‘ of molten rock

In the meantime the overseas workplace has lifted its steerage advising towards non-essential journey to an additional 42 international locations.

This follows the removing of comparable journey advisories to 41 areas final week, which have been in place on account of the coronavirus pandemic.

The adjustments will make it simpler for individuals to get journey insurance coverage for journeys to these locations and are a part of a brand new coverage to cease advising Britons to keep away from all however important journey to non-red checklist international locations on Covid-19 grounds besides in „distinctive circumstances“, resembling if the native healthcare system is overwhelmed.

International Secretary Liz Truss has mentioned this permits individuals to „train private duty“, whereas Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has claimed „restoring individuals’s confidence in journey is essential to rebuilding our financial system“.

International locations affected by each the easing of journey advisories and the discount within the pink checklist embody Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, the Philippines, South Africa and Thailand.

The journey business welcomed the adjustments and reported a spike in demand from prospects, after it blamed quarantine and testing necessities for limiting its restoration.

Nevertheless individuals arriving from the restricted variety of remaining pink checklist areas will nonetheless be topic to strict guidelines.

They are going to be required to enter a quarantine lodge at a value of £2,285 for solo travellers.