Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been dreaming of some time in the sun or a pool to dive into, but sadly it’s not been that easy.
Government restrictions have made it difficult to commit to foreign travel plans with multiple restrictions in place.
At present it’s strictly advised that Brits should not be travelling to any country on the red list – the toughest tier in the Government’s travel traffic light system – due to the current Covid situation in countries and territories currently on the list.
Read more: All the green and amber list countries you can fly to direct from Stansted
Anyone travelling from a red country, or who has been to one in the 10 days before arriving in England, will only be allowed into the country if they are a British or Irish National or have residence rights in the UK.
Even if you’re fully jabbed, you have to take a Covid-19 test before you travel to England, book a quarantine hotel package and two further tests, as well as complete a passenger locator form.
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You also have to pay for the quarantine hotel and then quarantine in it on arrival.
At the moment there are 60 countries on the red list, these are:
Red list
Afghanistan
Angola
Argentina
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
…