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Austria to drop extra travel requirements for Brits | The Independent
Austria will scrap its "virus variant list" - which currently subjects Britons to extra travel restrictions - from Monday 24 January, the tourist board has announced .
The UK has been on the list since 25 December, along with countries including Denmark and the Netherlands.
Italy travel restrictions: Everything you need to know about tests and the Super Green Pass |
In December, Italy tightened its restrictions for all travellers in response to the rising threat of the Omicron variant.
Arrivals from other European Union countries now have to take a COVID test before arriving into the country. You can show a negative PCR result taken within 48 hours or a negative antigen test taken within 24 hours of arrival.
Travel tests have virtually no impact on spread of Covid variants, study shows | The Independent
Covid -19 tests taken by travellers have little to no impact on the spread of new coronavirus variants, recent analysis shows.
To contain the spread of a new variant like Omicron, new restrictions would have be imposed within one day of the strain first being imported to a country, according to research from Edge Health and Oxera, two specialist research consultancies that work with the NHS.
Ditch Covid tests for vaccinated travellers entering UK, Theresa May urges Boris Johnson
Travel testing for vaccinated arrivals must be ditched with the rest of Plan B rules , Theresa May, the former prime minister, has warned.
Dropping the tests - which add £120 to the cost of a family of four's holiday - is being backed by Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, and it is thought Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, is on board.
Thailand travel rules to ease with quarantine-free holidays back from next month - Mirror Online
Fully vaccinated travellers - including UK arrivals - will be able to apply through the 'Test and Go' scheme 60 days before their trip on the Thailand Pass website, which allows them to visit without having to undergo a lengthy quarantine.
At the time, it kept the Phuket Sandbox open, which allows tourists to visit Phuket without quarantine, although under the scheme you must remain in the destination and can't travel to other parts of Thailand.
‘Gendarmes turned up at my house even after France’s UK travel ban was lifted’
For just over a month, travel between France and the UK was strictly limited, with most types of travel banned altogether and those who could make the journey subject to strict rules including a quarantine on arrival in France.
However last week came the happy announcement that most restrictions have now been lifted for fully vaccinated travellers.
World Health Organization updates recommendations to say travel bans don't work | The Independent
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its recommendations to state that travel bans "do not provide added value".
Earlier this week, the WHO's Emergency Committee changed its guidance on tactics when responding to the Covid-19 pandemic in the wake of the Omicron variant, which has quickly spread around the globe.
Half-term holiday drives UK aviation recovery | News | Breaking Travel News
New data from Cirium has revealed international flights from the UK are up by 591 per cent this February half-term when compared to last year as the recovery from Covid-19 continues.
However, the overall figure remains 38 per cent down on February half-term 2020 – prior to most countries imposing harsh travel restrictions.
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