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Brexit: Travel expert Simon Calder warns of passport changes Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Spain is a holiday hotspot for Britons, with 18.5 million visiting the nation in 2018 alone according to the latest figures from The Industry, Trade and Tourism Ministry. However, with the potential of a no-deal Brexit looming on the horizon, there is a growing fear around what this may mean for tourism. Talk of potential European visas and changes to border regulations could make travel to Spain less straightforward for Britons. However, the Spanish government has concocted a plan to help save British tourism in a post-Brexit world. Related articles …

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The government’s rules – about what kind of Covid test you need to take when you first land on English soil – are due to change shortly . Just in time for the half term holidays, too, meaning it should save families desperate for a break abroad some cash. Right now, PCR tests that cost a pretty penny are the standard – adding an extra expense to any holiday you might fancy. Here, we’ll explain everything you need to know about the new changes – plus the latest rules for the rest of the UK. Can you use a lateral flow test for travel to England now? Yes, you can, but only from Sunday, October 24 – and with conditions. Previously, vaccinated travellers from most countries were required to take a PCR test before day two of their arrival back into England. Now, they can opt for the cheaper lateral flow tests instead. These lateral flow tests can be booked online at gov.uk from Friday, October 22 – and prices should start from around £20. You’ll also …

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The White House on Friday will reportedly announce it will lift travel restrictions for foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus beginning on November 8. Travelers will be required to show proof that they have completed their Covid-19 vaccines as well as a negative test within three days of departing, a White House official told Reuters . White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz on Friday morning acknowledged Reuters’ report and tweeted : ‘The US’ new travel policy that requires vaccination for foreign national travelers to the United States will begin on Nov 8. This announcement and date applies to both international air travel and land travel. This policy is guided by public health, stringent, and consistent.’ The announcement comes two days after the Biden administration announced it would reopen its land borders with Canada and Mexico to fully vaccinated travelers. Those travelers would also need to produce a negative test within three …

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It's about 11.30am Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu time (which is an hour ahead of the mainland Maldivian capital Malé; the private island having taken the brilliantly hedonistic decision to literally alter time to allow for more sunset cocktails) and I'm sat cross-legged on a cream chaise longue in robe under a thatched hut roof surrounded by old books and sipping green tea. I've been barefoot for four days now, and in that time I think I've seen every colour of blue on the spectrum, including, yes, that otherworldly cerulean of the sea that it turns out doesn't only exist in brochures (on day one, I spent a solid 15 minutes splashing it with my hands like a toddler just to check it's real). I couldn't tell you what day of the week it is and frankly I don't care. Nearly 99% of the Maldives is water, and flying over it via seaplane to the resort, having been on the infinitely more prosaic method of transport that is the London Underground a few hours before, it looks like a …

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An incredible video captured on the Spanish island of La Palma shows what officials have described as a lava "tsunami" traveling at "amazing" speed. The video, posted by the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan) on Thursday, shows lava flowing out of the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano. The volcano, which is located in the Canary Islands archipelago off the coast of northwest Africa, has been erupting since September 19 , with lava flows causing widespread destruction on La Palma. "Today one of our crew was able to film a truly lava 'tsunami.' Amazing speed and overflow of the lava channel," Involcan said in a Twitter post on Thursday. Lava flowing out of the volcano toward the Atlantic Ocean forced the evacuation of more than 300 people on Thursday, according to the Cabildo de La Palma—the governing body of the island. In total, more than 7,000 people have had to flee their homes on the island, which has a population of around 85,000, as a result of the ongoing …

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Foreign nationals will need to be fully vaccinated to travel to the U.S. beginning November 8, according to a White House official. The Biden administration is announcing the official start date of the new policy Friday. Fully vaccinated travelers will still need to show a negative test taken within 72 hours of traveling. The policy applies to both those traveling by plane and over land from Canada and Mexico. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified airlines that all Food and Drug Administration approved and authorized vaccines, as well as those authorized under emergency use from the World Health Organization, will be accepted. The CDC and other federal agencies will be providing more information ahead of November 8. "This policy is guided by public health, stringent, and consistent," tweeted White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz on Friday. The Biden administration had already announced the new vaccine requirement , but hadn't given a …

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WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday said it will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals effective Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that barred much of the world from the United States. Restrictions on non-U.S. citizens were first imposed on air travelers from China in January 2020 by then-President Donald Trump and then extended to dozens of other countries, without any clear metrics for how and when to lift them. Curbs on non-essential travelers at land borders with Mexico and Canada have been in place since March 2020 to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters first reported Friday's announcement of the Nov. 8 starting date earlier in the day. U.S. airline, hotel and cruise industry stocks rose on the news, including American Airlines (AAL.O) , up 1.9%; Marriott International Inc (MAR.O) , up 2.2%; and Carnival Corp (CCL.N) , up 1.3%. The United States had lagged many other countries in lifting such …

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“They’re all criminals!” “They’re vermin and leave mess everywhere they go!” “It is a lifestyle choice, not an ethnic minority.” “They should all be sterilised.” “How can you be racist to Gypsies and Travellers, they’re not even human.” This is what us Gypsies, Roma and Traveller (GRT) people usually have to put up with when it comes to 95 percent of articles or TV shows about us. But thanks to Tyson Fury, people are talking more about GRT people in a positive way, allowing space for a discussion to get to know us and respect our history within the world. While it may be short-lived, it has been refreshing. Tyson Fury is proud to talk about his ethnicity - and GRT people are just as proud he's one of us Refreshing that a Gypsy man, proudly talking about his ethnicity and who is unabashed, has been received positively in the media and by the world. We knew back when he started that he was going to go far, and he had a big following of us. …

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Lewis from Melbourne couldn't believe his luck when he found himself in business class on a recent flight from Australia to Italy. It's every traveller's dream - a lie-flat bed, giant TV, flight attendants at your beck and call. Not only that, but the alternative for Lewis wasn't just flying in economy class. It was flying in the cargo hold. Lewis, an adopted greyhound, was given the opportunity to fly in Singapore Airlines' business class with his owner, Mary Meister, who relocated to Italy from Melbourne last month. Meister, originally from the US, had been living in Melbourne for five years but decided to leave after being stood down from her jobs working in hotels. She was also finding the city's lockdowns were affecting her mental health. READ MORE: Feel the width: A guide to economy class aircraft seating Big brother providing in-flight entertainment When she adopted Lewis in 2019, her intention was to stay in Melbourne, but after deciding to relocate to …

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Ministers have been urged to ditch “illogical, unnecessary and damaging” Covid travel tests for under-11s, which no other countries impose on children. England is the only country in Europe to require under-11s to be tested on their return and to exempt only those aged four or under. It can add nearly £150 to the cost of a holiday for a family of four. However, public health experts and children’s groups say it is an unnecessary burden on healthy children when Covid infection rates among returning travellers are lower than those in the UK. ‘If you have high vaccination rates, why are you doing this?’ Allyson Pollock, professor of public health at Newcastle University, told The Telegraph: “Testing young children is illogical and unnecessary. If your background rates are low in the population, then there is no logic to testing in any case. “If you have high vaccination rates, why are you doing this? It comes down to what is the evidence in support of testing. “We know the …

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