Travel

Update: 19 December, 7pm. While the information in this article was correct at time of writing (and still is for tier 3 areas), even tougher restrictions have since been put in place for much of the UK. Our Coronavirus Travel Rights guide will include the latest info as it is released by the Government (though as we wrote this update, some of those rules were still to be confirmed). Here's the original story... Millions of people across the UK have been left uncertain as to whether they're allowed to go on a foreign holiday, after more areas were plunged into England's top level of coronavirus restrictions today.

Travellers arriving in the UK from today can cut mandatory quarantine if they get a negative coronavirus test result from one of the Government's list of private Covid-19 test providers. But with prices ranging from £90 to almost £300 a test, here's a round-up of what you could end up paying.  

Around 44,000 Loveholidays customers whose trips were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis are in line for refunds worth a combined £18 million after intervention from the competition watchdog.

UK holidaymakers could be banned from visiting EU countries next year as Brits may fall under non-EU travel restrictions - in place to help stop the spread of coronavirus - when the Brexit process is finalised. 

Millions of EU citizens who live in the UK will soon be able to apply for a new European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which will give them access to free or discounted healthcare across Europe next year – but the situation for most Brits still remains unclear with less than a month to go until the end of the Brexit transition period.

Easyjet passengers will soon only be able to take a single small bag which fits under the seat in front of them into the cabin unless they pay extra, as the airline's slashing its hand luggage allowance.

Over 9,000 Lastminute.com holidaymakers will finally receive refunds for package trips that were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, after intervention from the competition watchdog. 

Travellers arriving in England will soon be able to cut the 14-day mandatory quarantine period by more than half if they take a coronavirus test five days after coming into the country and get a negative result.

Rail passengers with cheap advance tickets have been left furious after being refused cash refunds despite being unable to travel because of the English coronavirus lockdown.

Refund credit notes issued up until 31 December 2020 for cancelled holidays will be protected by the ATOL scheme after it extended cover put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic - so if you accept one and the travel firm were to then go bust, you will get your money back.