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Hotel quarantine may leave passengers stranded abroad as airlines warn they could refuse flights to those who have failed to book a room in advance Ministers are considering asking if passengers have booked into a hotel in UK It is unclear whether carriers will be expected to bar travellers who answer no A booking system … Read more
Melbourne hotel quarantine worker is confirmed to have highly-contagious UK strain of Covid – forcing over 100 of her close contacts into isolation Melbourne hotel quarantine worker has contracted the UK strain of Covid-19 Tested positive after shift on Sunday at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport Those forced into isolation include 12 ADF workers … Read more
Ministers have yet to secure a single hotel room for use in a new enforced quarantine plan that is due to come into force in just a week’s time, it was revealed today. A new scheme forcing all UK arrivals to self-isolate at Government-designated accommodation for a fortnight is due to come into effect next … Read more
Scientists have floated GPS tracking of phones to help secure UK borders amid rising fears over importing Covid variants – as ministers said details of the ‘quarantine hotels’ plan will finally be revealed in the ‘coming days’. SAGE experts cited the option as a way of increasing compliance with isolation, with fears many are simply … Read more
A multi-millionaire used to the finer things in life is forced to spend a week at a rainy campsite as he and his friend swap holidays with two unemployed single mothers in Channel 5’s Rich Holiday, Poor Holiday. Sunil, 32, who splits his time between the UK and Dubai, is joined by best friend Nilesh … Read more
Could THIS be one of Britain’s quarantine hotels? West London three-star offers government its rooms for traveller forced to spend 10 days in isolation Government is in the process of reserving thousands of rooms for passengers St Giles Hotel’s site near Heathrow could be among those chosen to host people Chief executive Abigail Tan said … Read more
‘Beautiful and inspiring’ mental health nurse, 26, who was reported missing by her family died from cardiac arrest after she was found collapsed inside locked Premier Inn hotel room, inquest hears Bronwen Morgan was just days away from her 27th birthday when she vanished Loved ones raised the alarm when they weren’t able to reach … Read more
Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass community testing operation in Liverpool last year, has been drafted in to oversee the delayed project. Last night, … Read more
Boris Johnson’s hotel quarantine plans have been savaged by an industry boss who claimed his firm is yet to hear from the Government on how the policy will actually work. Rob Paterson, the UK chief executive of Best Western Hotels, said his company is being ‘kept in the dark’ by ministers and ‘we simply haven’t … Read more
It’s as cool as ever. These amazing pictures show the 2021 version of Canada’s incredible ice hotel, Hotel de Glace, which opened last month and has been rebuilt annually for 21 years using snow and ice. It is the only hotel of its kind in North America and this year it includes a grand hall, … Read more