England’s traffic light system: what does it mean for holidaymakers?

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People in England can start thinking about booking foreign holidays and trips to see overseas relatives this summer, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said.

But the blueprint set out by the government still raises a lot of questions – including about the potentially high cost of tests for holidaymakers. The consumer group Which? said: “Holidaymakers will still face the eye-watering costs of Covid tests, which … risk pricing people out of taking a holiday.”