Those hoping for a holiday abroad this summer were dealt a blow this afternoon with the announcement of the government’s travel list update. A few weeks ago, there had been talk that this would be the moment that more tourist-friendly countries would be added to the green list which allows for quarantine-free travel. Instead, the opposite has happened.
Not a single country was added to the green list, while Portugal – one of the few countries on the list accepting UK tourists – was moved to amber. This means Brits travelling back from Portugal from 4am on Tuesday face quarantine on return.
Meanwhile, seven countries were added to the red list, resulting in hotel quarantine for 11 nights. The affected countries are: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Trinidad & Tobago.
As one official puts it:
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