within two days of arriving. from sunday, post arrival pcr tests are being replaced by lateral flow tests. joining me now is stephaniejepson, partner at courtney world travel in tewkesbury. is it looking like because of the various relaxation of the rules around travel, bookings are going up? around travel, bookings are going u - 7 , y around travel, bookings are going u? , , ,, . , , up? definitely. since yesterday, we have seen a up? definitely. since yesterday, we have seen a huge up? definitely. since yesterday, we have seen a huge increase - up? definitely. since yesterday, we have seen a huge increase in - up? definitely. since yesterday, we have seen a huge increase in the i have seen a huge increase in the calls we are getting and we are actually booking holidays again, thank goodness! i actually booking holidays again, thank goodness! thank goodness! i think lift of britain was thank goodness! i think lift of britain was one thank goodness! i think lift of britain was
sure that they aren t allowed to fall off the radar again and the child protection system has resources they need to do theirjob. anna edmonson, thank you so much. let s get more on the latest travel restrictions which come into force on tuesday. anyone coming to the uk will have to show a negative test for coronavirus, taken in the 48 hours before they set off, regardless of their vaccination status. joining me now is stephaniejepson, partner at courtney world travel. stephanie, thanks so much for joining us. some people might say this the pandemic moves quickly, it is unpredictable. as a result, restrictions have to move quickly. do you understand the logic behind that? ido, i do, totally. and it s really difficult because we totally understand that you ve got to. but
her case is expected to last six weeks, after which herfate is in the hands of the jury. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. heathrow airport s red list arrival facility at terminal four, will come back into place on wednesday having been previously wound down. heathrow said: we are reopening terminalfour as a dedicated arrivals facility for red list countries and in the meantime, there will be no direct flights arriving from affected areas. passengers travelling to and from all other destinations should continue to travel as planned and with confidence. joining me now is stephaniejepson, partner at courtney world. thank you for your time. tells about how your customers are being affected by south africa at the number of other surrounding countries being added to the red list. it countries being added to the red list. . .,. , countries being added to the red list. , .,. , ., countries being added to the red list. , .. , ., ., list. it is the fact they have got to have pcr list. it is
which is powering its bargaining position, too. mark lobel, bbc news. the transport secretary has defended changing the number of red list countries to seven, saying vaccination has reduced the risks. grant shapps also said he hopes pcr covid tests can be replaced with lateral flow tests for people arriving in the uk, which will make the process both quicker and cheaper. and that s why we are so keen to get it back to a lateral flow test, only possible because so many people are vaccinated, both here and abroad now. and i know that there is real, you know, everyone is really keen to see that done as quickly as possible. and i know that, as i say, my colleagues over at the department of health are working very hard on that and we will be able to say more about it soon, i think. let s hear from a representative of the travel industry about the changes. stephaniejepson is a partner at courney world travel. thank you forjoining us. for those