Will we ring in the new year in Tenerife as planned?

Simon Calder answers your questions on changing restrictions, the fate of the EHIC and how duty-free allowances are about to change

The new variant of the virus has triggered a series of travel bans (Getty)

Q We are due to travel to Tenerife on 31 December. We are based in Liverpool, which is tier 2 at the moment. Are there likely to be problems with border patrol in Tenerife once we land? The hotel don’t know. Ryanair are still saying we are flying.

Mary K

A The new variant of coronavirus that came to light in the UK in the third week of December has triggered a series of bans across Europe and the world – either for travellers arriving direct from the UK, or those who have been in the UK at any time in the previous two weeks.