Twelve passengers from Qatar test positive for coronavirus upon arrival in Greece 

Greece has suspended all flights from Qatar after 12 passengers tested positive for coronavirus. Qatar Airways claimed the passengers who tested positive after landing in Athens on Monday were healthy when they left Doha five hours earlier. A dozen of the plane’s 91 passengers tested positive for the deadly virus – which has officially killed … Read more

Twelve passengers from Qatar test positive for coronavirus upon arrival in Greece 

Greece has suspended all flights from Qatar after 12 passengers tested positive for coronavirus. Qatar Airways claimed the passengers who tested positive after landing in Athens on Monday were healthy when they left Doha five hours earlier. A dozen of the plane’s 91 passengers tested positive for the deadly virus – which has officially killed … Read more

Searches for holidays in Spain and Greece increase more than 50 per cent says TravelSupermarket

Searches for package holidays to Spain this summer have increased by 52 per cent, Greece by 51 per cent and Portugal by 38 per cent in the past fortnight on the back of news that European tourism is reopening and quarantine-free air bridges can be established. There have been 40 per cent more price comparison … Read more

Portugal ready to offer quarantine-free holidays to Brits from this weekend and Greece could follow

Viva Portugal! Holiday hotspot is ready to offer quarantine-free holidays to Britons from this weekend… and Greece could follow suit within days Officials in Lisbon want quarantine-free travel between Britain and Portugal Greece’s tourism minister says the country could allow Britons in from June 15 Automatic 14 day quarantine for anyone entering the UK set … Read more

Airlines call for top holiday destinations to be spared 14-day quarantine rule

Ministers have been sent a list of 45 countries to prioritise for quarantine-free ‘air bridges’, it emerged last night. Airlines drew up the index last week at the request of the Government amid mounting fury over ‘unenforceable’ plans for a 14-day quarantine imposed on all arrivals. The list, agreed by airlines including British Airways, Easyjet … Read more

Airlines call for top holiday destinations to be spared 14-day quarantine rule

Ministers have been sent a list of 45 countries to prioritise for quarantine-free ‘air bridges’, it emerged last night. Airlines drew up the index last week at the request of the Government amid mounting fury over ‘unenforceable’ plans for a 14-day quarantine imposed on all arrivals. The list, agreed by airlines including British Airways, Easyjet … Read more

Ministers consider rapid coronavirus tests at airports in bid to restart holidays abroad

Britons could take rapid coronavirus tests before flights to and from the UK as ministers consider ways to restart holiday trips abroad in time for the summer months.  Scientists and officials are looking at whether coronavirus tests could be taken both before leaving and re-entering Britain to avoid quarantine that could help give a boost … Read more

Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine plan

MPs’ quarantine rebellion: Team of Tory politicians including seven former ministers are urging the Government to scrap plan to order all arrivals into UK to self-isolate for 14 days New border regime will force travellers to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival   Group of 40 MPs revolted against the plans and called for PM to … Read more

Seven former Tory ministers join group of MPs urging the PM to rethink travel quarantine plan

MPs’ quarantine rebellion: Team of Tory politicians including seven former ministers are urging the Government to scrap plan to order all arrivals into UK to self-isolate for 14 days New border regime will force travellers to self-isolate for two weeks on arrival   Group of 40 MPs revolted against the plans and called for PM to … Read more