UK travel testing will soon be a thing of the past – ‘removing all Covid tests’ | Travel News | Travel

Britons can look forward to a greatly easier half-term holiday. Transport minister Grant Shapps is said to be in favour of ending all testing requirements.

While this is good news for holidaymakers, the new rules – or lack thereof – will not be announced straight away.

As part of the possible end of Plan B, fully jabbed travellers will no longer need testing.

However, only the fully vaccinated will enjoy a return to pre-Covid ease of travel.

They will no longer need to undergo testing when travelling.

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Reports indicate they will be able to return to the UK without taking a Covid test.

Fully vaccinated is understood to mean double jabbed.

But the definition could change to include the booster vaccine.

Scrapping test when coming back into the UK would be a huge boost to the travel industry.

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He also removed the need to self-isolate while waiting for test results.

The travel industry widely welcomed the move, with Alistair Rowland, Chief Executive for long-haul tour operator, Blue Bay Travel, and Chairman of ABTA saying: “The scrapping of the restrictive travel testing measures imposed by the UK government in December, in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, is a relief for the travel industry and great news for holidaymakers.

“The pre-departure test, which has been scrapped in England and Wales, was a major worry for British travellers who feared testing positive on holiday, getting stuck in quarantine abroad and landed with a hefty bill for the privilege.

“Ditching the pre-departure test and switching the post-arrival Day 2 PCR tests for cheaper lateral flow tests, which could save families hundreds of pounds in testing fees, will help the travel industry enormously and give customers the confidence to book that well-earned getaway.”