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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Travel news: domestic holidays get the go-ahead

Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
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It’s getaway day! According to the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, domestic travel to “self-contained accommodation” is permitted from today, 12 April.

It means, after more than three months of lockdown, overnight stays in Airbnbs, campsites and caravan parks and some holiday parks – including Center Parcs – are permitted for one household or social bubble only.

Thousands of holidaymakers are expected to head off on trips today.

Follow as The Independent’s travel desk heads off on domestic adventures...

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