The UK Government has further tightened its overseas travel measures and warned British holidaymakers that they could face fines of 200 pounds as their journeys do not fall within the coronavirus lockdown valid travel exceptions.
As part of measures laid out by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in the House of Commons on Wednesday, all outbound and inbound passengers will be expected to justify their reasons for travel as part of measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
She also confirmed a compulsory 10-day hotel quarantine requirements for any inbound passengers into the UK from high-risk “red list” countries with high rates of Covid infections and new variants are to be confirmed in the coming days.
“There are still too many people coming in and out of our country each day. The rules are clear — people should be staying at home unless they have a valid reason to leave. Going on holiday is not a valid reason,” said Patel.