The Transport Secretary for the UK Government, Grant Shapps, has announced that a new traffic light system is going to be introduced to categorise countries based on risk, and he says the UK will work with the travel industry and private testing providers to reduce the cost of foreign trips and holidays, which could lead to free Covid tests before departure, and less expensive tests when holidaymakers return home.
A report by the Global Travel Taskforce suggests that international travel could resume from May 17th "in an accessible and affordable way", and passengers would no longer need to prove they have a valid reason to leave the UK to travel abroad. But firmer details of what will be allowed under the new measures, and when they will take effect, may only emerge over the next few weeks.
