New travel guidelines have been issued for those visiting other countries.

From October 24, fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, instead of a PCR test, on or before the second day of their arrival into the UK. these can be booked from 22 October.

Change will come into effect for those returning from half term breaks with lateral flow tests available to book through private providers listed on gov.uk.

Passengers will need to take a photo of their lateral flow test and booking reference supplied by the private provider and send it back to them to verify the result. Passengers are also able to book to have a test which they can take on their arrival into the UK at testing centres located in some airports.

Those that have already bought a PCR do not need to buy another test. The arrival test must be taken as soon as possible on or before the second day of a passenger’s arrival in the UK. Lateral flow tests for international travel must be purchased from a private provider as NHS Test and Trace tests cannot be used for international travel.

In response to the news, a spokesperson from Graham's Travel in Workington said: "It is a good thing to do.

"I think it will be good for business, but it's too early to tell.

"It would have been better sooner to better coincide with the school holidays."

Also responding to the news, Jackie Lowther, who is the manager of Cockermouth Travel, said: "At the moment, with the recent news, everything seems to be moving towards the right and a better direction.

"The initial requirements, which were more costly, did put off people, and the PCR tests are not cheap, especially with families when you have to buy several to account for children.

"People are desperate to book a holiday and get away; we have had a massive increase in sales over the last three days."