UK journey guidelines for Egypt and Maldives ease however Overseas Workplace warns in opposition to holidays

Egypt, Maldives and Sri Lanka at the moment are on the amber record however the Overseas Workplace continues to advise in opposition to all non-essential journey – what it means for holidays

Egypt, the Maldives and Sri Lanka have formally joined the amber record for Brits at the moment, however the Overseas Workplace continues to advise in opposition to all non-essential journey to the three locations.

Which means that not solely are corporations extremely unlikely to function holidays, however anybody who travels in opposition to recommendation dangers invalidating their insurance coverage, amongst different components.

The Overseas Workplace continues to advise in opposition to journey to Sri Lanka and the Maldives “primarily based on the present evaluation of COVID-19 dangers” – regardless of each locations having been taken off the crimson record.

In the meantime, it continues to advise in opposition to non-essential journey throughout Egypt, and outright advises in opposition to ALL journey to sure areas of the nation.

It is value noting that Overseas Workplace recommendation has by no means been purely Covid-related. It additionally takes into consideration different components comparable to a rustic’s political scenario, pure disasters and terror threats.

Often, when a rustic is faraway from the crimson record, the journey recommendation is modified accordingly to permit for non-essential journey.

It isn’t the primary time that the Overseas Workplace recommendation has been at odds with Covid-related journey lists. Again in 2020 there was confusion for holidaymakers when the Canaries have been positioned again on the quarantine record in place on the time – however the Overseas Workplace continued to permit non-essential journey.

Eight international locations have been taken off the crimson record as of 4am at the moment (September 22); Turkey, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Oman, Kenya and Sri Lanka.

At the moment, solely Turkey and Pakistan are open to Brits with no requirement for quarantine, though the Overseas Workplace does advise in opposition to journey to sure areas in each locations, in addition to areas in Kenya and Bangladesh.

Nonetheless, it isn’t all unhealthy information for Brits searching for holidays – there are many international locations open to Brits the place the Overseas Workplace does permit for non-essential journey, together with common hotspots comparable to Spain, Greece and Portugal.

In the meantime, the USA just lately introduced that it will raise its journey ban for vaccinated Brits from November, marking the tip of the 18-month-long restrictions for UK travellers.

Holidaymakers can be required to point out each proof of vaccination and a destructive PCR Covid check taken inside 72 hours of journey earlier than they’re allowed to board US-bound flights.

Beneath the present guidelines, the US has stored its borders closed to anybody who had been within the UK throughout the earlier 14 days, that means holidays have been off the playing cards together with common locations like Orlando and New York.

Journey guidelines are additionally set to vary for Brits, with the amber record being scrapped from October 4, with international locations positioned in two classes – the crimson record and the ‘remainder of the world’ record.

For these coming back from crimson record locations, there can be a compulsory quarantine lodge keep. For ‘remainder of the world’ locations, the principles again within the UK will rely in your vaccination standing.

Absolutely vaccinated Brits will not require a pre-departure check, and from later in October – though there is not any confirmed date but – they’ll be capable of take a lateral movement check on day two of being again within the UK as an alternative of the present PCR check requirement.

In the meantime, all unvaccinated arrivals within the UK might want to self-isolate for as much as 10 days, and take Covid assessments on day two and eight.

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