Today Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will set out details of the Government’s plans to end the requirement for travellers from amber-list countries to self-isolate on arrival.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to favour easing the controls from 19 July when other Covid lockdown restrictions in England are due to be lifted.
Currently passengers returning from amber-list countries must isolate for up to 10 days.
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The change is expected to come in as early as 19 July, and will open up Europe’s top holiday destinations including France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Here’s what you need to know about where you’ll be able to go holiday.
What do the new rules mean for fully vaccinated travellers?
The changes mean fully vaccinated Britons will be able to travel to more than 140 countries on the amber list without quarantine on their return.
Instead, holidaymakers will have to take PCR tests on day two of their return.
Children will be exempt from quarantine even though they are not vaccinated, but will also tests on day two of their return.
Mr Shapps told travel industry chiefs: “Day two testing will remain for arrivals from amber countries, regardless of vaccinated status, as this provides genomic sequencing capability to identify the risk of importing variants.”
PCR tests for holidaymakers returning from quarantine-free green list countries, such as Malta and the Balearic islands, will also remain in place until at least 31 July, when the traffic light travel system will be reviewed for a second time.
Those who have not had both jabs will still have to quarantine when they return from an amber list country, or face a fine of up to £10,000.
What are the key destinations on the amber list?
For those who are not fully vaccinated, travellers will only be allowed entry for essential reasons – for example, if they have French residency. They must complete a certificate of international travel…