The first sun-starved Brits have landed in Ibiza after the party island was put back on the government's green travel list.
Planes touched down from around the UK after the thumbs-up was given to visit the Balearic Islands without having to self-isolate on their return.
Thousands of holidaymakers will finally be able to get some summer sunshine abroad after the amber restriction was lifted from 4am this morning.
Much of the Caribbean, Madeira and Malta have also opened up but all the new additions except Malta will be on a special "green watchlist" - meaning things could change at any point.
Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados and Grenada have all now also been shifted on the green list.
Airports were busy despite some airlines hiking up prices following Ibiza's status change to a quarantine-free zone.
Travellers packed on to planes in search of warmer weather following months of living under a travel ban.
Flight prices to the Balearic Islands 'tripled within hours' of green list changes - leaving many angry and having to pull the plug on a get-away.
The cost of travelling to Ibiza, as well as Majorca, Menorca and Malta, had all reportedly increased by up to 200 per cent.
Tickets for a return flight to Ibiza on July 3 and July 10 were up from £149 to £314 with the same journeys to Majorca up from £153 to £478.
That hasn't stopped many from leaving the UK today, with Island tourism bosses welcoming Brits back with open arms.
Currently, Spain allows UK holidaymakers to visit without the need for a PCR test. However the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced this week that the rules are being changed.
Brits visiting Spain will now need to either show proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid, or have a negative PCR test result.
The new legislation is expected to come into force from July 2, and will encompass Spain, the Canaries and the Balearics.
Mr Sánchez said the decision comes as data from the UK shows infection rates "well above 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants based on the prior 14 days."
Some Travel bosses have welcomed the changes, and Virgin Atlantic chief Shai Weiss called the decision on Antigua, Barbados and Grenada as a 'constructive step' to allow 'much needed holidays'.
But she also criticised the decision to leave the US on the amber list, and said: "Today's announcement fails to go far enough.
"We urge the UK Government to move the US to the UK's 'Green list' and for the Biden administration to repeal the 212F proclamation for UK travellers."
Others have been critical, saying the changes are "not enough to save summer" given Italy, France, Greece and mainland Spain remain on the amber list.
Portugal has meanwhile confirmed that children under the age of 18 will be exempt from its quarantine rules for unvaccinated Brits - but they will still need to meet other entry requirements
Six countries - Eritrea, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda - were added to the red list, forcing arrivals into £1,750-a-head hotel quarantine.
Any person travelling to an amber list country must take Covid tests before departure and after their return, along with quarantining for 10 days once back in the UK.
Malta is only allowing double-vaccinated people in from Wednesday.
