Quarantine free holidays for travellers who have received both Covid-19 vaccinations
Quarantine free holidays for travellers who have received both Covid-19 vaccinations.
The sun is as hot as ever, the beaches are as golden as ever and the restrictions are easing. Now is a great time to grab a late summer getaway from our fantastic range of quarantine free holidays. As long as you have had a double COVID-19 vaccination you can travel to Green and Amber countries without the need to isolate on return. The full guidelines, including testing requirements are available here: Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Please make sure you follow the Government guidelines carefully as they are enforced at check in, and check individual country entry requirements at Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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Current travel restrictions are determined by the UK government’s traffic light system, whereby countries and territories are designated green, amber or red depending on their current Covid-19 numbers.
The traffic light system supports the safe return to international travel, with different rules and restrictions in place depending on the category of the country or territory travelled from. Each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may have differing lists and requirements.
What you have to do if you travel to England from a country or territory on the green list.
Applicable to only those who have been in or travelled through a green list country to the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man in the previous 10 days.
You must follow these rules even if you have been fully vaccinated.
Before you travel to England you must:
After arrival in England you must take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2.
You do not need to quarantine if returning from a Green or Amber list country unless the test result is positive.
Children aged 4 and under do not need to take this test.
If you will be in England for less than 2 days you still need to book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test. You only need to take the test if you are still in England on day 2.
You must quarantine if NHS Test & Trace informs you that you travelled to England with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
What you must do if you have been in a country or territory on the amber list in the 10 days before you arrive in England.
Before you travel to England you must:
You must do these things whether you are fully vaccinated or not.
After arrival in England you must take a COVID-19 test on or before day 2.
This applies if you’re fully vaccinated under either:
It also applies if you are:
If you will be in England for less than 2 days you still need to book and pay for a day 2 COVID-19 test. You only need to take the test if you are still in England on day 2.
Then you do not qualify under the fully vaccinated rules, on arrival in England you must:
Read about the fully vaccinated rules, quarantine and taking COVID-19 tests after arrival in England.
If you are in England for less than 10 days, you need to quarantine for the time you are here. You need to book day 2 and day 8 travel tests. You only need to take the tests if you are still in England.
The amber list rules for France changed 4am Sunday 8 August. The normal amber list rules now apply to France, including the rules for people who are fully vaccinated. If you arrived in England before 4am on Sunday 8 August, you must follow the rules that applied when you arrived.
If you need to quarantine, you may be able to end quarantine early if you pay for a private COVID-19 test through the Test to Release scheme.
If you have been in a country or territory on the red list
If you have also been in or through a country or territory on the red list in the 10 days before you arrive in England, you must follow the red list rules.
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