For fortnight quarantine on arrival from Spain

ute disappointment to the end of the holiday but we’re going to get on with it.

“There has to be a cut-off, I guess, and we were just on the unlucky side of it.”

“It was a different type of holiday than we’ve had, you don’t kind of expect to be walking along the seafront wearing a mask in 30-degree heat,” she added.

Mrs Wood said she had experienced some “smug” responses from people at home and online after the measures were announced.

“I think it works both ways; I don’t think people can complain about the quarantine necessarily because we knew we were taking risks, but I think people’s joy at other people’s misfortune is a bit sad.”

Sophia Fadil, from Brighton, 32, works in retail after being made redundant during lockdown from her job in the travel industry.

She is currently on holiday in the

Alicante region with her partner and son.

She said the measures are a “slap in the face” for the travel industry and said she would likely not have travelled.

“I think this was outrageous that the Government finally confirmed it three hours before it was implemented so that didn’t give anyone enough time to travel home if they needed to,” she said.

Laura Martin, a 27-year-old au pair who lives in London, is unable to return to work for 14 days after she returned from Madrid.

“The quarantine is not a problem. I think it’s just for people’s safety,” she said.

Celia Gonzalez, 30, returned to London from Madrid after visiting family in Spain.

She said: “People are upset because they were on holiday, but you take the risk when you travel in the middle of a pandemic anyway.”