Important travel information and
recent travel & tourism updates (COVID-19)

Latest travel updates

• Changes to international travel rules FROM 11 February 2022 (25/01/22)

  If you arrive in England AFTER 4am, 11 February, the following rules will apply.

  
  

  Fully vaccinated – from 11 February

  If you qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, you:

  • will NOT need to take a COVID-19 test before you travel to England or after you arrive
  • will NOT need to quarantine when you arrive

  Check if you can follow the rules for people who are fully vaccinated – includes people aged 17 and under.

  
  

  Not fully vaccinated – from 11 February

  If you do not qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England, you will need to:

  • show proof of a negative COVID-19 test – to be taken in the 2 days before you travel to England
  • book and pay for a COVID-19 PCR test – to be taken after you arrive in England

  You will need to book the PCR test before you travel.

  You will not need to quarantine, unless the result of the PCR test is positive.
  
  

  Read more here - FCDO travel advice

• International travel rules UNTIL 11 February 2022 (25/01/21)

  Before you travel to England – fully vaccinated

  Before you travel to England you must:

  • book and pay for a COVID-19 test – to be taken after you arrive in England
  • complete a passenger locator form – to be completed in the 48 hours before you arrive in England

  You will need to enter the booking reference for your COVID-19 test in the UK passenger locator form.

  If you’re in England for less than 2 days, you still need to book and pay for a COVID-19 test to take after you arrive.

  When you arrive in England – fully vaccinated

  You do not need to quarantine when you arrive in England.

  You must take a COVID-19 test. This is the test that you booked before travel. You can book either a lateral flow test or a PCR test.

  You can take the test any time after you arrive and before the end of day 2 at the latest. The day you arrive is day 0.

  If your test result is positive, you must self-isolate.

  If your lateral flow test result is positive, you must also take a PCR test.
  
  

  If you are not fully vaccinated

  Before you travel to England – not fully vaccinated

  Before you travel to England you must:

  • take a COVID-19 test – to be taken in the 2 days before you travel to England
  • book and pay for day 2 and day 8 COVID-19 PCR tests – to be taken after arrival in England
  • complete a passenger locator form – to be completed in the 48 hours before you arrive in England

  You will need to enter the booking reference for your day 2 and day 8 tests in the UK passenger locator form.

  Read more about taking a COVID-19 test before you travel to England.

  When you arrive in England – not fully vaccinated

  After you arrive in England you must:

  • quarantine at home or in the place you are staying for 10 full days
  • take your COVID-19 PCR tests – you must book these tests before you travel

  You must take the first test on or before day 2 and the second test on or after day 8. The day you arrive is day 0.

  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 PCR tests. You only need to take the tests if you are still in England on those days.

  
  Read more here - FCDO travel advice

• Getting in touch (07/01/22)

  Our customer service team are receiving more enquiries than you can fit in an A380.

  To manage the demand we have implemented a queue busting process so you’re not hanging around on calls all day.

  Once you have spoken to a member of the team they will record your request and get back to you, to assist with any changes. However this might take a few hours or a few days depending on when you are due to travel. We need to prioritise customers in departure date order so no-one misses a flight. If we have your details and you have spoken to a member of our service team then THEY WILL CONTACT YOU.

  Please understand that each and every booking is important to us and our customer service team are running on jet fuel to get to you. Thanks for your patience!

• PCR tests for passengers travelling from the UK to Dubai (31/12/21)

  The COVID 19 PCR test requirements for passengers travelling from the UK to Dubai have changed: Effective 04.00am Dubai local on Sunday 2nd January 2022, all passengers travelling from the UK to Dubai (arrival & transit) must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate for a test conducted at an approved facility within 48 hours of departure.
  
  Read more here - FCDO travel advice

• New US testing requirements (03/12/21)

  From 5:01am GMT on 6th December 2021, all air passengers aged 2 years or older with a flight arriving into the USA are required show a negative COVID-19 viral test result taken no more than 1 day before travel, or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days, before they board their flight.
  
  The type of tests accepted are:
  • Lateral flow (antigen)
  • PCR tests
  
  Home testing kits are acceptable but the test must be observed and confirmed by the testing provider either over the phone or video.
  
  Please continue to check the CDC Website before you travel for the latest entry requirement information.
  
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• Check FCDO travel advice before travel

  Please check FCDO travel advice for your destination frequently as changes can happen without notice.
  
  https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice