COVID19: People will be able to go on holiday 'without looking over their shoulders the whole time', Grant Shapps has said, as he promised that the next set of travel changes will not come 'for another three weeks'
Mr Shapps said the changes will allow"more travel during the summer".
In a surprise move, the government also announced in the latest travel update that the cost for solo travellers staying at aThe charge for an additional adult sharing a room will increase from £650 to £1,430.All those returning from a red list country will have to stay in a quarantine hotel for 10 days.
Returning from amber list countries has usually meant a 10-day period quarantining at home - but under-18s and those fully vaccinated in the UK are now exempt, as well as those who have received both jabs in the EU and US. But the green watchlist, which gives travellers notice of countries whose green status is at risk of changing, remains in place and is unchanged with 16 countries on the list.
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