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Nine out of 10 people in Scotland say they are ‘very unlikely to take a holiday abroad this year due to the requirement to isolate in a hotel for 10 days’; inset, first minister Nicola Sturgeon
Quarantine quells Scots’ desire for overseas trips
Research in Scotland shows crushing impact of self-isolation rules. By Ian Taylor The Scottish government
The appetite for flying on holiday this summer appears lower in Scotland than last August, according to a Scottish Tourism Index survey in March. The survey found an increase in
the proportion “unlikely to consider travelling by air during 2021” from 60% last August to 72% in the latest poll. This greater reluctance to fly appears
tied to the risk of hotel quarantine, with 90% of respondents agreeing: “I’m very unlikely to take a holiday abroad this year due to the requirement to isolate in a hotel for 10 days.”
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introduced 10-day hotel quarantine at the traveller’s expense for all arrivals from overseas in February. There is a £1,750 charge for the first adult, £650 for other adults and children over 12, and £325 for children aged 5-12. Travellers also have to pay for
Covid-19 tests on day two and day eight of the 10-day self-isolation, with test kits costing £210 per person. The researchers concluded:
“The travel and holiday behaviours of Scots are very unlikely to be back to anything close to normal with
a majority rejecting air travel.” When Index researchers asked
about overseas trips in May and June last year, they found “the appeal just below that for other parts of the UK”. But the appeal of overseas holidays this March was six points below that of holidays in England and Wales and 23 points below breaks in Scotland. However, three in 10 respondents
(29%) said they were still likely to travel in Europe this year and 11%
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