If you're double-vaccinated or under 18
Before your holiday
- Check your destination's entry requirements
- Check UK government guidance on your destination and the Covid rules of the destination you’re travelling to
- Make sure that you've been double-jabbed for at least 14 days before travelling
- Download the NHS COVID Pass (or the NHS Scotland COVID Status App or COVIDCert NI Mobile App) to prove your vaccination status. It's a good idea to have a PDF or printout too, just in case the app crashes!
- Check whether / how many tests are required for your destination
- Arrange the tests you’ll need before your holiday
- Check if the destination you're travelling to requires you to complete a form
- Check your passport is still valid
- Check if your insurance policy includes Covid cover
- Make sure you have your proof of payment, ATOL certificate, and travel insurance policy
When you get back
- From 18th March, you will no longer need to fill out a UK Passenger Locator Form, or prove your vaccine status to come back to the UK
- You are no longer required to take a lateral flow test before your return to the UK
- You do not need to self-isolate or wait for a negative result when you return to the UK
Note that foreign governments decide the testing and quarantine rules for you going abroad. UK rules only apply for returning back home.
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If you're not double-vaccinated
Before travelling
- Check your destination's entry requirements
- Check UK government guidance on your destination and the Covid rules of the destination you’re travelling to
- Arrange the tests you’ll need before your holiday
- Check if the destination you're travelling to requires you to complete a form
- Check your passport is still valid
- Check if your insurance policy includes Covid cover
- Make sure you have your proof of payment, ATOL certificate, and travel insurance policy
When you get back
- From 18th March, you will no longer need to to take a pre-departure test, Day 2 test, or fill out a Passenger Locator Form to return to the UK
- You no longer have to self isolate after you get back
Note that foreign governments decide the testing and quarantine rules for you going abroad. UK rules only apply for returning back home.
Find out moreAll our travel advisors are clued up on all the latest rules and regulations around travel and can help answer any questions you might have on testing or entry requirements. You can contact us via Live Chat from 10am-10pm or by phone on 020 8016 3295 from 10am-7pm.
We’re constantly monitoring guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and will contact you if travel restrictions affect your holiday.
We’d always recommend you take adequate travel insurance that covers you if you fall ill and are unable to travel. We can also help you change your holiday to a different date or destination with no additional amendment fees from us.
We’d always recommend you check your travel insurance will cover you if you fall ill with Covid on holiday. If you need some help, you can contact us 24/7 and we will be on hand to offer some advice or support.
If you’re unable to quarantine after your holiday, please give us a call or chat to us online and we’ll be happy to help you amend to a different date or destination so you can still get away.
However, if your flight is cancelled by your airline, we can help you amend to a new holiday or you can cancel and receive a full refund.
If the country you’re travelling to introduces a travel ban on UK visitors, we will help you amend your holiday with no additional fees from us. Please check your airline’s terms and conditions as they may charge amendment fees. Alternatively, chat to us online or give us a call and we’ll be happy to help you understand their current policies.
You can amend the date or destination of your holiday any time it is impacted by Covid-19. While there are a number of ways your holiday may be disrupted, here are some examples of the sort of situations where we’d offer to make a fee-free amendment:
• If you are told to self isolate by NHS Test and Trace
• If you catch Covid before you are due to depart and can no longer travel on the dates you have booked
• If someone you live with or are travelling with falls ill with Covid and this means you can no longer travel on the dates you have booked
If there is a requirement for you to quarantine in a hotel on your return to the UK and this is in place 2 weeks before you travel, then we will allow you to amend your holiday (with no charges with us) or cancel with a full refund.
If there is a requirement for you to quarantine at home on your return to the UK and you are unable to do this, then we will allow you to amend your holiday with no admin fees from us.
While we will do our best to get you a refund for your flights, it will depend on the policy of the airline. Here's a summary of the amendments process in this scenario:
• You will receive a refund on your hotel and transfer as long as it’s requested before the cut-off date, which will vary depending on the hotel you’ve booked. The cancellation policy for the hotel will be clear before booking
• If your holiday includes a flight with EasyJet and you are due to travel in over 14 days you can make a free amendment. This means you can move your flight to another destination or time, and we can help you find and book a new hotel
• If your holiday includes a flight with EasyJet and you are due to travel within 14 days, you can make one free amendment up to seven days after a government announcement of a travel ban
• If your new airfare costs more than your original EasyJet flight, you will have to pay the difference
Just give us a call or chat to us online and we’ll be happy to help you amend your holiday to a later date. And because it’s Covid related we won’t charge you an admin or change fee. Please note that this will be subject to your supplier’s terms and conditions which may mean a price increase payable by you.
If your holiday is cancelled by us or your airline, we'll try to find you somewhere else to go. And if we can't, you'll get all of your money back, including your deposit, within 14 days of cancellation.
If you've booked a flight with Ryanair, we can process the refund for the rest of your holiday once you’ve first contacted them to claim the cost of your flights
While the term is subject to change, a travel ban currently means situations in which it is illegal for tourists to travel. You'll get a full refund in the following scenarios:
• If your destination is added to the red list
• If your holiday is cancelled by us or the airline
• If there's a national lockdown
• If there’s a lockdown in the area of your departure airport or the area in which you live
• If it’s illegal to travel from your departure airport or the area in which you live
• If the country you're travelling to has announced a travel ban for UK visitors
You will receive a refund within 14 days of cancellation. In the case of Ryanair flights, we can process the refund for your holiday after you've first contacted Ryanair to claim the cost of your flights