Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced UK holidaymakers will no longer need to quarantine when returning from amber list destinations after July 19th.
Mr Shapps announced the news in the Commons yesterday morning.
He also confirmed children under the age of 18 will not need to quarantine.
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A pre-departure lateral flow test will still be required, as well as the gold standard day two PCR test.
The transport secretary went on to say that people will still need to pay for Covid tests before and after their return.
He also added: “A full vaccination means 14 days have passed since your final dose of the vaccine" - and only vaccines given by the NHS will count.
Travel industry leaders have said the change was a “positive step” but called for the amber list to be expanded.
John Holland-Kaye, chief executive of Heathrow, said: “The change was excellent news that will give a much-needed boost to millions of people across Britain looking forward to a more normal summer".
"But the job isn't done.
"The UK should open up travel to fully vaccinated people from more countries - particularly our key partners in the US - by the end of July."
However, not everyone is in favour of this move.
MP Caroline Lucas - vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus, said: “The government are in danger of repeating the same mistakes that allowed the Delta variant to take root in the UK.
"Dropping quarantine without additional protections in place risks leaving the country dangerously exposed to new variants that could undo our hard-won progress against the virus.”
The amber list sets the rules holidaymakers must follow on their return but it is important to also remember to check their destinations entry requirements.
The full 'amber' list, as of June 30
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Indian Ocean Territory
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Czechia)
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece (including islands)
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar (Burma)
Naura
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal *The autonomous region of Madeira moved to the green watch list on June 30.
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain *The Balearic Islands moved to the green watch list on June 30.
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Maarten
St Martin and St Barthélemy
St Pierre and Miquelon
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United States (USA)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
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