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American and European Union travellers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will no longer need to spend 10 days in quarantine after they arrive in England.
Under plans backed by British ministers on Wednesday, international leisure cruises will also resume after being put on hold for more than a year.
The reforms to travel rules will allow visitors from the US and most EU countries to enter the UK on the same basis as Britons who have received two Covid shots. UK residents are are no longer required to self-isolate when returning from most medium-risk countries.
More details are expected to be announced later on Wednesday. The rule change initially applies to England, but other nations in the UK have generally followed the same regimes for international travel.
The plans will deliver a significant boost to Britain’s aviation and travel sector, which has lagged the recovery in continental Europe.
This summer, American tourists on European holidays have largely bypassed the UK to avoid quarantines. And while vaccinated Britons can travel with less hassle to Spain or Portugal, EU residents haven’t been able to easily get to tourist attractions like the Tower of London. While the UK decision will ease the barriers to travel from the US, the Biden administration isn’t likely to reciprocate any time soon.