Double-jabbed Brits could jet off to amber list countries without the need to isolate on their return from next month, it has been reported.
People desperate for a summer holiday were given hope on Tuesday night over moves to replace quarantine with daily testing for those with two vaccinations.
Initially it was understood that the new scheme would come into force from August.
It has now been reported that the double-jab travel exemption could be rolled out from July 19 - the new date lockdown restrictions are supposed to be lifted.
The move would me destinations currently on the list would become much more accessible to those without large amounts of money and days to take off work.
Taking the traffic light system as it currently is, self-isolation requirements for France, Italy, Greece, Spain and the US would be dropped.
Children would also be able to avoid quarantine if travelling with their parents.
Ministers including Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are pushing for curbs on international travel to be lifted from July 19, Mail Online reports.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove are said still to be cautious about lifting the restrictions too early however.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to issue an update for the “traffic light” regime for international travel tomorrow.
But travel bosses warned it could come too late to save battered firms and accused ministers of failing to capitalise on the success of the vaccine to boost the industry.
TUI’s Andrew Flintham said No10 was not making the most of the vaccine programme to boost beleaguered holiday businesses.
Association of British Travel Agents chief executive Mark Tanzer blasted ministers for telling people not to travel to amber list countries, despite the jab successes.
He told Monday's Travel Matters conference: “This general, ‘Don’t travel’ is damaging to the industry.
“The Government has further damaged the immediate prospects for international travel by warning against leisure travel to amber list countries, despite having its own system of testing and quarantining, adding another major customer disincentive to the hurdles already in place.
“The danger we face is here and now. The wolves are at the door.
“Every day counts in regaining this summer season, getting customers confident to book and to travel, and getting money into cash-starved businesses.
“We come together at the darkest hour in recent travel history. They say the darkest hour is right before the dawn.
“This dawn has been a long time coming, and we desperately need to see day breaking soon.”
