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Kate Lally

Cyprus holidays have just been made easier for UK tourists

With the summer holidays now clearly on the horizon, many of us are keen to get away.

All covid travel rules were drawn to a close in the UK in March and many other nations have also eased restrictions in recent weeks and months. There are now dozens of countries people can travel to without being vaccinated or having to take a test.

After so much time at home, many of us are clearly keen to get away. Airlines such as Jet2, TUI and Ryanair have already said bookings for places such as Spain and the Canary Islands have increased over the past few months.

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Cyprus eased most travel restrictions for tourists last month and now the nation's government has scrapped all its entry rules. This means vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers can visit Cyprus without needing to show proof of vaccination or having to take a test.

As of Wednesday (June 1), passengers travelling to Cyprus were not required to present any sort of vaccination or recovery certificate nor a negative covid test result.

These rules are valid for most of the country with North Cyprus being the exception. North Cyprus is the top half of the island of Cyprus, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey.

Most UK tourists visiting Cyprus holiday in the south of the country.

Foreign Office advice says unvaccinated travellers visiting the north of Cyprus from the UK must provide a negative result from a PCR test, taken within 72 hours or a rapid test taken within 24 hours prior to entry. Unvaccinated travellers are also required to take an additional Covid-19 test within 72 to 120 hours after entry.

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