The UK Government has today announced that from 4am on Friday 11th February 2022 international travellers arriving in England will no longer have to take a Covid test, if they are fully vaccinated.
Commenting on the changes, UKinbound’s CEO Joss Croft said –
“We warmly welcome today’s announcement, which will come as a huge relief to England’s tourism industry. The removal of testing for vaccinated international arrivals shows that England is truly open for business and for the first time in almost two years, inbound tourism businesses can start trading their way to recovery.
Additionally, we hope to see the aligning of international restrictions across all four nations in the coming days. International visitors often visit more than one country when here in the UK, which is why a four nations approach to re-opening is very important.
However, we can’t be complacent. The UK’s inbound tourism industry has been decimated for almost two years and we are not out of the woods yet. Inbound tourism businesses are counting the cost of survival with rising debt and staffing issues. To bolster recovery, we need Government to put in place targeted support which will bolster demand and encourage international visitors to spend their money on a holiday to the UK, rather than elsewhere.”
