Hotel chain has had no "discussions" with UK government on travellers quarantining

This comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced back in January, that all UK nationals returning from high-risk COVID-19 countries would have to quarantine for ten days in government-supported hotels without specifying a start date.

It is thought that the health secretary, Matt Hancock, will reveal the policy's details in the coming days.

However, hotel executives have revealed that talks surrounding this policy have come to a halt.

Rob Paterson, the CEO of Best Western Hotels, has said that they have "yet to hear anything" despite offering support for the discussions.

This comes as Downing St has been under pressure to implement harsher border restrictions due to the emergence of new variants of the virus, such as the Brazil variant and South Africa variant, coming into the UK.

The move of mandatory quarantining for travellers, a policy implemented for all arrivals in countries such as Australia and New Zealand, has been limited to a list of 30 countries known as coronavirus hotspots.

While it is currently disputed which countries are on the list, many reports suggest that countries in South America, southern Africa and even Portugal, could be on the list.

Although the policy has been criticised for lack of clarity and toughness needed to control the emergence of new variants of COVID-19, the PM said that it would not be practical to "completely" close off the country.