Holidaymakers will be pleased to see a number of countries have moved to the green list as part of the government’s latest travel update.
Switzerland, Canada and Azores are among several countries moved from the amber list to green – meaning people who aren’t fully vaccinated yet will no longer need to self-isolate on their return to the UK.
Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein and Lithuania have also moved from amber to green.
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For residents who have already had both jabs, there will be virtually no difference to their travel plans as they already didn’t need to self-isolate on return.
Moving from the amber to red list are Montenegro and Thailand meaning anyone travelling there must quarantine for ten days in a hotel on their return with the hefty price tag of £2,285 per adult.
Despite hopes from many it would move onto the amber list, Turkey remains firmly in the red list among many others until the next travel review.
The changes announced by the government today will come into force at 4am on Monday, August 30.
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A spokesman for Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said the “small number of green destinations” is making international travel from the UK “more expensive, burdensome and uncertain compared to our neighbours”.
He went on: “Too many families are having to look over their shoulders for rule changes and pay through the nose for tests, with no sign from Government that this will change.
“As has already happened across Europe, it’s time for a more proportionate system where tests are dropped for the fully-vaccinated and from destinations where Covid risks are low, with tougher measures targeted at a small number of high risk countries.”
Every country on the red list
Afghanistan
Angola
Argentina
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
French Guiana
Georgia
Guyana
Haiti
Indonesia
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Maldives
Mayotte
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Réunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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