Will the changes to travel rules mean I can go on holiday?
A passenger arrives at Heathrow  The rules around foreign travel are being updated in the coming days. The Government is using a traffic light system to determine the quarantine and testing requirements for returning travellers. Green means no quarantine and one post-arrival test, amber mean a 10-day quarantine at home and two post-arrival tests, red means hotel quarantine costing 1,750 for solo travellers. There are no viable major tourist destinations on the green list. The Government is expected to update the lists on Thursday, and review the rules for each list on Monday. Some travel industry experts say destinations such as the US, Malta, Spains Balearic Islands and several Greek islands should all go green, but they do not expect that to happen this week. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News the Government is working on plans for quarantine-free travel from amber list countries for fully vaccinated travellers. There is speculation that could be introduced in August. Restrictions on overseas travel are unlikely to be significantly eased until after all domestic coronavirus restrictions are lifted. That is not expected to happen in England until July 19. Tour operator Tui has described the Governments handling of the travel lists as inexplicable, while industry association Abta asked ministers to put aside any misguided prejudices against outbound travel.