Holidays abroad to a small selection of countries have resumed but there's confusion surrounding rules for nations on the 'amber' list.
Green list countries include Portugal, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand, but many of the countries we Brits often holiday to, such as Spain, France, and Greece, are on the amber list.
Travellers coming back to the UK from green list countries will need to take a Covid test before departing, followed by another test on day two after arriving in the UK. They will not need to quarantine or self-isolate unless they develop symptoms or test positive.
If you're travelling to the UK from amber list countries, the UK government requires you to take a test before you fly home. Once you arrive in the UK, you'll be required to self-isolate at home for 10 days, taking tests on day two and eight.
If you take a test that comes back negative any time after day five, you will be released from quarantine.
Home secretary Priti Patel has also announced that holiday police will carry out doorstep checks to make sure people who return from 'amber list' countries are following quarantine rules.
While the rules on what travellers must do on their return from these countries are clear, the government is being somewhat less precise when it comes to whether you should travel to amber list destinations at all.
It is legal to go on holiday to amber list countries, that much is clear.
But yesterday, May 17, health secretary Matt Hancock said that despite it being legally allowed, Brits should not travel to amber list countries unless you have "an exceptional reason".
He said: "The answer is no. The official government advice is very clear that people should not travel to amber or red list countries or territories. People should not travel to amber list countries for a holiday.
"If it isn’t on the green list, then unless you have an exceptional reason you shouldn’t be travelling there."
Today, however, environment secretary George Eustice said Brits were free to travel to amber list countries if they were visiting friends or family.
This comes after the Mirror reports nearly 300,000 Brits will travel to 'amber' list nations by Sunday.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The reason we have the amber list is there will be reasons why people feel they need to travel - either to visit family or indeed to visit friends.
"They can travel to those countries but they then have to observe quarantine when they return and have two tests after returning. So people can travel to those areas, yes, but they then have to subject themselves to quarantine requirements on their return."
The official advice on the government's website, written by the department for transport, is clear, however. It says: "You should not travel to amber list countries or territories."
Perhaps it might be best to stay in the UK for now.
If you're leaning in that direction, you might be interested in our guide to booking a staycation in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
