England overhauls

ENGLAND has streamlined its overseas travel protocols, scrapping the need for vaccinated travellers to take mandatory COVID tests upon entry from “safe list” destinations.

Although International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh labelled the decision a “move in the right direction”, he blasted the United Kingdom for lagging behind the rest of Europe with regard to its travel protocols.

“Across the entire pandemic, the UK’s travel rules have been two steps behind...this has devastated its travel industry with countless job losses,” he said.