Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reinforced a new traffic light system for foreign holidays & international travel. However, this comes with a warning, stating that it is too early for the Government to allow foreign holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
International travels are banned until 17th May according to the Government’s roadmap back to normality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But at the Prime minister’s latest Downing street coronavirus briefing, he said “Obviously we are hopeful that we can get going from 17th May, we are hopeful…”<\/em> <\/strong>prompting out that it is not realistic at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As updated by the Prime minister: “Given the state of the pandemic abroad, and the progress of vaccination programmes in other countries, we are not yet in a position to confirm that non-essential international travel can resume from 17th May”<\/strong><\/em>. However, he also stated that more information will be given later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Government is informing people not to book foreign holidays yet. In his briefing, Boris Johnson said, “For the moment, the government advises people not to book summer holidays abroad until the picture is clearer.”<\/strong><\/em> It was also mentioned that the Government is hopeful but doesn’t wish to see the virus being reimported into this country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The traffic light system will add green and amber categories of the current red list countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Countries on the green list will not require quarantine upon returning to the UK, but a PCR test will be taken before leaving and when returning. According to the Government, the green list will include countries judged as lower risk based on vaccinations, infection rates, the variants of concern, and their access to genomic sequencing. It is not clear the conditions for a country to be placed on the amber list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Government reported that it is too early to say which countries will be on the green list when non-essential international travel reopens. These judgments will be made by the data and evidence shortly. In advance of non-essential international travel resumption, an initial assessment of which countries will fall into which category will be set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the UK and Irish citizens and residents must quarantine for 10 days at a government-approved hotel once they return from the below nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25aa Angola \u25aa Bangladesh Travel for foreign holidays remains banned by the UK government, with fines in place for those caught breaking restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malta<\/em><\/strong> has announced it will welcome UK tourists from 1st June. To enter, people will need to show proof of an entire course of vaccination administered at least 10 days before arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Turkey<\/em><\/strong> is looking forward to welcoming Britons without proof of vaccine or negative test when foreign holidays & travel is allowed, although a review is due on 15th April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greece<\/strong> <\/em>will require international tourists to have vaccine passports, had a recent negative COVID-19 test or have coronavirus antibodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyprus<\/em><\/strong> said they are hoping to welcome UK holidaymakers from 1st April, provided they supply a negative PCR test. Although, from 1st May, this could be replaced with vaccine passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen will it be possible to go on foreign holidays?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When is the best time to book a foreign holiday?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How will the traffic light system work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What countries are suitable for foreign holidays?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Red list countries:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u25aa Argentina
\u25aa Bolivia
\u25aa Botswana
\u25aa Brazil
\u25aa Burundi
\u25aa Cape Verde
\u25aa Chile
\u25aa Colombia
\u25aa Ecuador
\u25aa Eswatini
\u25aa Ethiopia
\u25aa French Guiana
\u25aa Guyana
\u25aa Lesotho
\u25aa Malawi
\u25aa Mozambique
\u25aa Namibia
\u25aa Oman
\u25aa Panama
\u25aa Paraguay
\u25aa Peru
\u25aa Qatar
\u25aa Rwanda
\u25aa Seychelles
\u25aa Somalia
\u25aa South Africa
\u25aa Suriname
\u25aa Tanzania
\u25aa The Democratic Republic of the Congo
\u25aa United Arab Emirates (UAE)
\u25aa Uruguay
\u25aa Venezuela
\u25aa Zambia
\u25aa Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nMore countries to be added to the red list at 4am this Friday 9th April:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u25aa Kenya
\u25aa Pakistan
\u25aa Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n\nStatements from other countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n