Greece placed on the quarantine list on September 1 by the Scottish government, while Welsh government has added Zante

Greece was placed on the quarantine list on September 1 by the Scottish government, while the Welsh government has added Zante.

It means Scottish holidaymakers currently in Greece, or who decide to travel anyway, will also have to self-isolate for 14 days upon their return if they arrive after 4am tomorrow, September 3.

Meanwhile, Welsh travellers returning from Zante will have to self-isolate for 14 days with immediate effect.

Greece currently remains off the English list, although Boris Johnson is facing pressure to follow suit and make self-isolation mandatory for English holidaymakers too.

The shake-up has left many passengers no longer wanting to fly, although many holiday firms are continuing to operate as normal.

Currently, quarantine measures exist for UK passengers returning from countries including Croatia, France, and Spain.

We explain what the latest quarantine rules mean for you below.

Tui – change booking or get refund

Tui has cancelled trips to the Zante resort of Laganas in Greece from September 3 onwards.

This means if you had a trip booked to Laganas, you’ll be able to get a full cash refund.

Make sure you wait for Tui to cancel your trip first, as you won’t get a refund if you cancel your trip yourself.

Tui told The Sun its other resorts in Greece are operating as normal, but if you had a trip booked from Scotland, you’ll be able to amend it for free following the quarantine change.

Alternatively, you can cancel the trip and get a full refund too.

If you decide to rebook and the new trip is more expensive, keep in mind that you’ll have to cover the price difference yourself.

The Sun has asked Tui if the same rules apply for travellers from Wales, and we’ll update this article once we hear back.

Love Holidays – amend booking or get voucher

As the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) hasn’t yet changed the official travel advice against going to Greece, you aren’t entitled to an automatic cash refund.

Love Holidays also says on its website that flight change options and refunds for cancellations are subject to individual airline policies.

If you have a trip booked to Greece and you no longer want to travel, contact Love Holidays for more information.

The holiday firm said some airlines are offering customer vouchers or the option to amend bookings, but not all of them.

If your flight is cancelled, you’ll receive a refund within five days of Love Holidays receiving this from the airline.

To change the dates of your stay or cancel a hotel reservation, go to “manage my booking” on the Love Holidays website and check your options.

Love Holidays hasn’t yet confirmed whether customers can do this for free and get a full refund, so we’ll update this article once we hear back.

Lastminute – cancellation fees apply

If your Lastminute trip has been cancelled, you’ll be able to get a cash refund or credit voucher.

The vouchers will be valid for summer 2021, meaning you have plenty of time to find suitable dates for your trip.

If your trip is still going ahead, any requests to cancel will be subject to Lastminute’s standard terms and conditions.

This is because there are currently no official travel restrictions to Greece from Scotland or Wales.

Lastminute says it’ll notify you of these fees before you proceed.

The Sun has asked the firm whether customers can get a refund or if they’ll be able change the booking for free, and we’ll update this article once we get a response.

On the Beach – partial refunds

If your holiday is cancelled, you have the right to a full cash refund.

Holidaymakers requesting refunds for hotel stays should get the money within two to four weeks, according to the On the Beach website.

It warns that flight cancellation refunds may take longer though, as the holiday firm has to receive the money back from the airline first.

On the Beach told The Sun it’s unable to offer change of date requests as standard and added that these may incur an additional fee if flight and hotel prices have changed.

Currently, if the hotel is still open and airline flights are still operating, it’s also unable to offer full refunds.

However, a spokesperson said it tries to be as flexible as possible by giving customers the option to cancel their holiday and get a refund of all the money it holds (hotel and transfer costs).

Unfortunately, as airlines typically won’t refund money for flights if they still operate, this cost is non-refundable.

Teletext holidays – rebook for free

If your holiday has been cancelled, you can either get a full cash refund or rebook the trip for later this year or 2021 for free.

Travel firm Teletext Holidays says refunds should take less than 14 days to process, and you can find the date within your cancellation email.

For existing bookings, teletext holidays has removed all the fees it’d usually charge if you want to amend or cancel a booking up to seven days prior to departure.