travel front. absolutely, it looks like grant shapps is travel front. absolutely, it looks like grant shapps is trying - travel front. absolutely, it looks like grant shapps is trying to - travel front. absolutely, it looks| like grant shapps is trying to end the lateral flow test to take on the second day of entering the uk from outside, in time for the half term holiday in february, so a big boost to many families who want to take the opportunity during that week to head off overseas, and they have really been welcomed by travel companies today. they say there is a surge in demand, a lot of bookings as soon as that was announced. it is not confirmed yet, but it looks like it will be confirmed next week. this is probably the short haul destination that has little but of sun around it, february time they expected to be very popular. they are certainly very, very pleased about this expected decision, and many families i m sure will be too. james, are you getting the trucks
nobody wants. that did by him other bit of extra time. i think one thing i would say is, for labour, they need to reckon with the fact they need to reckon with the fact the public art suffering with the cost of the crisis, and so on, and so they might start looking to the bigger issues that really are hurting people in the pockets rather than just stick to this. eventually, people want to know parties are looking out for them, want to know parties are looking out forthem, notjust want to know parties are looking out for them, notjust to score points. that would be a good opportunity to talk about the front of the mail, but we will come to that little later. let s go with something a bit more cheerful of assam. the front of the ft. good news at last on the travel front. travel front. absolutely, it looks like grant shapps
2020. the administration certainly prepares like it s march of 2020. they re sending medical military personnel to overrun hospitals. fema teams to six states. prepositioning supplies across the country and sending at-home rapid tests to anyone that wants one. the president defended their vaccine mandates. i know vaccination requirements are unpopular for many. they re not even popular for those that are anxious to get them. my administration has put them in place not to control your life but to save your life. the lives of others. some news on the travel front. the president announced just a few moments ago, he may lift the ban on south africa and neighboring countries that was intended to slow the spread. listen. does the travel ban work and will you reverse it now that
this variant, but it is a variant of concern, and the scientists and manufacturer need two to three weeks to have a full picture about the quality of the mutations of this omicron variant. reporter: so there is some time needed for the manufacturers or scientists to really investigate this new variant. european leaders here and in the ku are taking really strong measures, particularly on the travel front. a number of countries banning travel from the southern african region like here in the uk. ten african nations now on the red list requiring passengers to quarantine for ten days in a government-approved hotel at their own expense, but there are stricter measures coming in across the borders in the european union, too, and we ve seen that across the globe now. other countries taking the tighter mushures, but that has been a call for some backlash. we ve heard from the world health organization calling these decisions hasty warning against tough travel restrictions without the
this morning we are trying hard to get back to normal on the travel front. just on time for memorial day weekend. the tsa screened more than 1 actually, 1.5 million people yesterday. aaa predicting 37 million people will travel this weekend. that includes 2.5 million on flights. that s up 600% from last year. remember where were we last year? locked down. if you were flying from miami, you can get vaccinated before you board a plane. shaq brewster is at an international airport. this is the definition of going to where people are. an airport. tell us how it works. reporter: especially during this holiday weekend. anyone traveling through miami airport depart organization arriving can come and get that one shot johnson & johnson vaccine. what we ve been seeing, people