England, Scotland and Northern Ireland relax travel restrictions for vaccinated Americans
World Travel News 31 july 31.07.2021 Travel news
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Fully vaccinated Americans can visit England, Scotland and Northern Ireland without quarantining beginning Monday, a long-awaited change for travelers.
"We're helping reunite people living in the U.S. and European countries with their family and friends in the UK,'' Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Twitter.
The updated travel requirements from the U.K. government were initially only announced for travel to England, but authorities from Scotland and Northern Ireland – which set their own policies – said they would also waive their 10-day isolation period requirement for fully vaccinated people from the European Union and U.S. starting Monday.
Wales had yet to announce plans to end its quarantine mandate as of Thursday.
The lifting of the quarantine requirements comes just a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. State Department recommended against travel to the United Kingdom due to rising COVD case counts.
U.S. citizens have been allowed to travel to the U.K. during the pandemic but faced travel restrictions, including coronavirus testing requirements and quarantine.