Removal from the UK’s quarantine list a ‘huge boon’ to UAE tourism

  • Date: 13-Nov-2020
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:UAE
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Removal from the UK’s quarantine list a ‘huge boon’ to UAE tourism

The UAE has been removed from the UK's quarantine list, so travellers will not have to self-isolate for two weeks upon arrival in Britain from 4am on Saturday.

The announcement on Thursday also saw Bahrain, Turks and Caicos islands, Laos, Iceland, Chile, Cambodia and Qatar added to the government's travel corridor following a decrease in risk from coronavirus in the listed countries.

Petition to include the UAE on list of UK travel corridors currently stands at more than 21,000 signatures

From November 14, passengers arriving into the UK from these destinations will no longer need to self-isolate if they haven't been in or transited through any other non-exempt countries in the 14 days preceding their arrival.

International travel from England has been banned since November 5 when the country was placed under a national