More Travel Safely - COVID19 - Travel Producer

March 16, 2021
By Debbie Suenson-Taylor
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Travel Safely – COVID19

In these are challenging times we want to help you keep abreast of how the travel horizon is changing and how you can travel safely. To that end we are commencing a regular update to help keep you informed of developments.

Travel corridors suspended

Travel corridors were suspended 4am, 18 January 2021.

If you arrive in England from anywhere outside the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man you will need to self-isolate for 10 days. For arrivals from a non-red list countries, you require a pre-departure test, and 10 days’ self-isolation at home with tests on day two and day eight. Arrivals can use 'test to release' to cut the self-isolation period to five days, although you will still be required to take a test on what would have been the eighth day of your quarantine.

More than 30 countries were placed on a red list earlier this year owing requiring 10 days compulsory government hotel quarantine on arrival. Check the list for the up-to-date list of countries

You must have proof of a negative coronavirus test to travel to England.

See a list of countries from where travel to the UK is currently banned.

for full information please follow through to FCO Coronavirus Updates

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For more historical information and further advice please see FCO travel advice

Keep yourselves updated with the ever changing rules and relaxations by following this list of Coronavirus Travel Corridors. This list is specific to England only and will continued to be up-dated as countries open up. To view the complete list by country then please follow Scotland Travel Corridors and Wales Travel Corridors

With so much confusion right now, it is essential that you receive the correct and most up to date information with regards to each individual country’s entry requirements. Reopen Europe is a very useful tool and it is being updated daily.

Once you choose which country you need, please check the Health and Safety section, to get answers to the following questions:

May I enter this country without being subject to a mandatory quarantine?
Are there any risks areas under lockdown in this country?
is physical distancing required?
what are the health protocols for tourism services and tourists eg. wearing of masks?

Another very useful tool that offers guidance on staying safe and healthy abroad is with Travel Aware

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