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Where to find the cheapest PCR tests and how you can save hundreds of pounds on your holidays abroad

BRITISH families jetsetting this Christmas now have to keep in mind the new rules around testing once they return from their holiday.

From today, November 30, you’ll need to take a PCR test when returning to the UK, even if you’re fully vaccinated.

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Holidaymakers need a series of tests before they go and when they get back to the UKCredit: Alamy

Throughout the pandemic Brits have been subjected to series of PCR tests that prove they're fit to fly and when returning to the UK - rules have been relaxed over recent weeks, but they are back to being a requirement of travel now.

It's all because of the new covid variant, Omicron, that is

It could even will knock as much as £2billion off the economy through new ";pings" that would restrict Brits from showing up to work and traveling around the country or abroad.

Later today, The PM will lay out how the booster jabs programme will be ramped up in an effort to prevent more restrictions over Christmas too as this new variant persists.

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But for now, the travel rules have been put in motion.

Before now, travellers were able to use a rapid lateral flow or an antigen day two test, once they returned from holiday, but it's now a PCR that's required.

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Making sure you have the right Covid-19 tests though can often cost thousands of pounds.

The cost of these tests varies wildly, and you need to make sure you buy from the right companies otherwise you could end up paying for something that won't be accepted.

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says that the cost of the right tests for an unvaccinated family of four could cost an eyewatering £876.

Meanwhile says the four tests could cost as much as £1,000.

ABTA research has suggested that UK travellers going to the EU pay £306 each on average for all the tests they need.

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