before they set off. ministers say the move is necessary, because of the new omicron covid variant which has been linked directly to foreign travel. but industry groups say it s another devastating blow for them. meanwhile nigeria will be added to the travel red list from tomorrow, meaning arrivals must quarantine in a hotel for ten days. here s our business correspondent, katie prescott. once in a lifetime holidays to snowy destinations. people flying to lapland for these christmas breaks are now desperate for information from the travel agent who organised them. it s the predeparture test, you know, the questions are, you know, what happens if any of us test positive in the resort? what happens? where do we go? are we stuck here? who do we go to? it s just that whole loss of confidence again. travellers contacting the bbc say it s all adding to uncertainty around going away. we know we have to take a predeparture test so the fact we have to take
downing street says the measures are necessary because of the rise in cases of the new variant of coronavirus. the latest country to be added to the travel red list is nigeria. from tomorrow, travellers to the uk from nigeria will have to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. happy memories of holidays gone by. denis and his partner were looking forward to many more smiling pictures, but because of the changes to travel rules, he s thinking of cancelling their upcoming trip to tenerife. when they announced that we d have to have a pcr test on the way back and wait, let s say, two days, i sort of thought, ok, that s manageable, but now they want you to do another one 48 hours before you return from holiday. and it s just the extra cost. and to be honest with you, a lot of it is the uncertainty as well. do you go on holiday and something changes dramatically again? and it s those sorts of concerns that are worrying the travel industry. we
the latest changes for travellers arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry, who warn that firms will be devastated . under the changes, passengers will be required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk. the changes come into effect early on tuesday morning. downing street says the measures are necessary because of the rise in cases of the new variant of coronavirus. the latest country to be added to the travel red list is nigeria from tomorrow travellers to the uk will have to quarantine in a hotel for ten days. our business correspondent katie prescott reports. happy memories of holidays gone by. dennis and his partner were looking forward to many more smiling pictures, but because of the changes to travel rules, he s thinking of cancelling their upcoming trip to tenerife. a lot of it is the uncertainty as well. do you go on holiday and something changes dramatically again?