Unveiling his four step roadmap for exiting lockdown yesterday, the Prime Minister said international travel will undergo a review in April and will only resume from 17th May at the earliest.
This good news for holidaymakers has seen a surge in bookings with Easyjet, Tui and Thomas Cook.
In what could be even better news for those already booked on travel before May 17th. The health secretary Matt Hancock has hinted that international travel could return sooner than May 17th if available vaccines work against emerging Covid variants.
Speaking with Sky News he said: “We do have to protect against these new variants, and that is a big challenge,
“One of the reviews announced yesterday is a review into international travel. And that review will be informed by the evidence that we’re currently collecting on the impact of the vaccine on the so-called South Africa and Brazil new variants.
“If the vaccine works well against them, then we can be much more relaxed about international travel. If the vaccine doesn’t work against them, then that will be much, much more difficult.”
