France goes to amber+ and testing changes for unvaccinated Yesterday the UK government was considering adding France to the red list due to the high proportion of the Beta variant first detected in South Africa. Instead, they have gone for an odd decision which some are calling amber+ or “dark…
Usually, we would have expected there to be an update to the green and amber list tomorrow. For some reason, it was decided that these would be announced early. The move from amber to green only really has a bearing for those that are not fully vaccinated since from 19…
FCDO advice eased for a number of destinations The UK has some of the most complicated and confusing rules for travel (though Thailand can definitely give us a run for our money!). One of the things that confuses people is FCDO advice versus amber list. The government red, amber, and…
This was a very last-minute trip in terms of location as we had been due to go to Portugal, but only found out with 6 days to go that it would not be possible due to entry restrictions. Fortunately, my flights had been on Avios, so I quickly cancelled our…
Malta confirms ban on unvaccinated + AZ India Malta has been causing confusion with its constantly changing entry rules from the UK. In the latest updates it announced that from 14 July, tourists aged 12 and above must have proof of two doses administered at least 14 days or…
Within a couple of hours of this morning’s Government statement around the elimination of quarantine for Britons who are double vaccinated, BA had seen a 96% increase in the number of views on its website as compared to the same day last week. The top destinations being searched included Barbados,…
Today’s article is by reader Cate who owns a home in Turks and Caicos. Hurrah! Turks and Caicos is on the Green List! I’ve heard no one say. Isn’t that about as useful as the Pitcairn Islands? Aren’t they some politically unstable backwater, impossibly located, unused to the needs of…
Today Grant Shapps finally announced some sensible steps to allow those fully vaccinated to travel with fewer restrictions. From 19 July, those UK citizens/residents who are 14 days or longer since being fully vaccinated in the UK will now not have to abide by the same rules for an amber…
Malta changes their minds again! I previously wrote about how Malta was refusing to accept the digital NHS app vaccination proof or even the certificate that comes with a scannable code that you can download. Frankly, I would think faking an app would be far harder than a bit of…
Spain confirm slightly different entry requirements from 2 July Today has confirmed how ridiculous some government’s behaviour is making announcements that are not correct and then changing the detail again with only 2 days to go! If you are heading to Spain including the Balearics this weekend, you will need…
