Travel opens up between Britain and dozens of long-haul destinations including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines

In this file photo, a passenger arrives from a flight at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in London. The British government from Monday (Oct 11, 2021) will relax travel rules in a move that will open up many long-distance holiday destinations to travellers for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year and half ago. - AP

LONDON/BANGKOK, Oct 11 (dpa): Travel between the UK and dozens of long-haul destinations such as Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines opens up from Monday.

Forty-seven countries will be removed from the red list at 4am (0300 GMT), meaning arrivals from those locations will no longer need to spend 11 nights in a quarantine hotel.