new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. more soaring temperatures are predicted in turkey where authorities are battling a series of devastating wildfires. coronavirus travel restrictions have been eased in the uk this morning, to allow people arriving in britain from the us and most of the eu to avoid having to self isolate, if they ve been fully vaccinated. but backbench mps are worried about plans for what s being called an amber watch list , which would identify countries likely to require stricter quarantine measures in the future. ministers insist they re taking a cautious approach, to avoid importing covid variants of concern. here s our business correspondent katy austin. limits on international travel affect more than holidays. jenna is looking forward to finally bringing her baby from los angeles to the uk to meet his grandparents. bringing her baby from los angeles
closer to the pattern for customers and booking. because of confidence, of course, the booking and changes in travel restrictions. for some other british businesses which depend on tourism, including this central london hotel, today s move is encouraging. as soon as that announcement was made, we had many, many bookings, particularly from the us. the europe market is slower but particularly from the us. so we wish it could have happened earlier. the fact it has happened is a positive for us and the industry as a whole. uk airline bosses welcomed today s changes but said ongoing restrictions could threaten the aviation sector s recovery and called for more countries to be put on the green list. the government s next review of the travel rules is due later this week. katie austin, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our chief political correspondent adam fleming, and he told me that there are still a lot of unanswered questions about the prospect of this amber watchlist.
that they will keep the traffic light system are sympas possible. presumably, you understand the argument that the government wants to take a cautious approach to avoid importing any kind of covid variants of concern? of concern? yes, of course, and i think that s of concern? yes, of course, and i think that s why of concern? yes, of course, and i think that s why we of concern? yes, of course, and i think that s why we have - of concern? yes, of course, and i think that s why we have the - of concern? yes, of course, and i i think that s why we have the testing think that s why we have the testing in place that we do. when i went to portugal recently, when that was on amber and i took a pcr before i left and a test before i came back to the uk, took a day two test, a day under day eight test, obviously, returning from the us, i only had to take a predeparture test to come back to the uk and then a day two test, but i feel like the testing is in the uk and then a day two test, b
it will certainly provide a lifeline for millions of businesses and jobs that depend on the sector and have been hanging on a thread. as i said, it is really a positive move. most of the key source markets travelling into the uk come from either eu countries or the us and we must not forget that international visitor spending brings a lot to the economy, only in 2019, more than 36 billion was accounted for from this. yes, that is true that the us in particular tends to be big spenders in comparison to people from the uk travelling around their own country but america itself is telling people not to come here. but america itself is telling people not to come here. yes, in order for us to see not to come here. yes, in order for us to see benefits not to come here. yes, in order for us to see benefits of not to come here. yes, in order for us to see benefits of that not to come here. yes, in order for us to see benefits of that measure | us to see benefits of that measure we need