Hotel quarantine is 'frustrating' and 'expensive', says couple on day two of 10-day stay
Telegraph, 17 Feb 2021
A couple returning home to Britain from Brazil have described their mandatory 10-day stay in a quarantine hotel as "frustrating" and unaffordable.
Elaine and Wagner Araujo, who were away in Brazil on family business, had hoped to return before the requirement to isolate in a hotel entered into force.
But after two cancelled flights, they missed the cut-off point, and had to book a stay in a designated hotel at a cost of over £1,750.
Read: UK quarantine hotels - how do they work and what do the new rules mean for holidays? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/quarantine-hotels-uk-rules-who-pays-what-2021-countries/
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Elaine and Wagner Araujo, who were away in Brazil on family business, had hoped to return before the requirement to isolate in a hotel entered into force.
But after two cancelled flights, they missed the cut-off point, and had to book a stay in a designated hotel at a cost of over £1,750.
Read: UK quarantine hotels - how do they work and what do the new rules mean for holidays? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/quarantine-hotels-uk-rules-who-pays-what-2021-countries/
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