‘Travel should work’ but book your PCR tests advises agent
A travel agent has urged people to get ahead with their testing if they plan to travel overseas after new COVID rules were brought in this week.
Mark Pollard, whose business
Tony Sheldon Travel recently closed down its Maidenhead shop, added it is too early to tell what sort of impact the new rules will have on his industr y.
The travel agent now works from home in Twyford under the banner of ‘Where Would You Rather Be? and hopes that the latest restrictions will not extend further than the initial three-week period.
Anyone arriving into the UK from overseas will now need to take a
PCR test and isolate until they receive a negative result, as fears are raised over the new Omicron variant.
Mark has urged people to organise their testing before they fly to ensure they take one as soon as they arrive back into the UK.
“As soon as you get back, have the test,” Mark said.
“You have got to have the test booked before you come back here anyway.”
The travel industry has been hit hard by the pandemic and Mark
added he hopes restrictions will not worsen beyond this into the new year, which he said could ‘cause problems’.
“It is too early to tell the impact,” he said, adding that this time of year is not the busiest for his sector anyway.
“Travel should be able to work through testing.”