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UK mandatory quarantine – decision delayed to Tuesday, and what happens when the hotels are full?

January 25, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty

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Decision on UK mandatory quarantine delayed to 26 January

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Nectar to BA Avios conversion live and working

January 24, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 1 Comment

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The Avios to and from Nectar points transfers are live

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So what’s the mandatory UK quarantine going to look like?

January 24, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 6 Comments

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The British papers are speculating, based I am sure on leaks from different sides of the Government that the decision on mandatory hotel curfews will be made tomorrow. But the shape of them looks to be a point of contention between the ‘doves’ and the ‘hawks’ in the UK Government. It appears that the options…

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Lufthansa to require FFP2 or surgical masks from 1 Feb to/from Germany

January 22, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 2 Comments

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LH specifies type of mask required to and from Germany.

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Posted in COVID-19, Lufthansa

Decision next week on UK mandatory quarantine, with possible GPS Tag

January 22, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 3 Comments

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Arriving in the UK could change significantly next week if government ministers decide to force arrivals in to approved hotels.

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Welcome to the UK. No e-gates and a 90 minute wait at UK Border

January 18, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 3 Comments

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Long, non-socially distanced queues have been happening through the change to UK’s arrival requirements from yesterday.

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Posted in COVID-19, Heathrow

Welcome to the UK. Here’s your quarantine hotel bill for £1,500

January 17, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty 3 Comments

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UK arrivals to be detained in designated hotels suggests UK Government Minister

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UK to close all Travel Corridors at 04:00 on 18 Jan – all arrivals require negative COVID tests

January 15, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty

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UK to require pretty much everyone arriving in to the country to show a negative COVID test before departure. Several months after other countries did this.

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UK blocks travellers from most South American countries from 15 Jan (04:00)

January 14, 2021 by MilesFromBlighty

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A new list of primarily South American countries has been published. No visitors from them will be allowed after tomorrow morning in to the UK, unless you have a right to be resident here.

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Netherlands to require COVID test for all arrivals and transfers from 00:01 on 29 December

December 25, 2020 by MilesFromBlighty

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Amsterdam will require COVID tests for passengers and transfers from 29 December

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Posted in Amsterdam, COVID-19

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