Businesses providing holiday accommodation (including hotels, campsites and caravan parks) should remain closed for leisure related stays, Government has stressed. No person should stay overnight away from their own home for a holiday or similar purpose.
The Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden nevertheless stated that he is keen get the tourism sector going as “rapidly as possible” with the government sticking to what it describes as an “ambitious target” to get England’s tourism sector back by 4 July – “as long as it is safe to do so”.
“Self-contained accommodation has a lower risk than other areas,” Mr Dowden told the Commons, “I would hope that that will be at the front of the queue.”
Where businesses are currently open to provide essential accommodation, all guidelines on social distancing and cleaning should be followed.
Included in the updated guidance is advice for businesses who provide holiday accommodation and how they can accommodate those required to self-isolate. From 8 June, most individuals travelling from overseas will be required by law to self-isolate for a period of 14 days. Businesses providing holiday accommodation can provide for those required to self-isolate because they have arrived in England from outside the UK.
Employers and employees can read how to play their part in the NHS test and trace programme to slow the spread of the virus, protect the health and care system and save lives. The service ensures that anyone who develops symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) can quickly be tested to find out if they have the virus. This will help trace close recent contacts of anyone who tests positive.