The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Spain after the Balearics were removed from the green list.
Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will be added to the amber travel list due to a surge in coronavirus cases, a little over a fortnight after they went green.
The change for those returning to England, Scotland and Wales from Spain's Balearic Islands will take place at 4am on Monday, potentially sparking a rush for holidaymakers to return to avoid the need to quarantine.
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Younger adults will mainly be impacted because the alteration coincides with the end of the need to quarantine for fully-vaccinated UK residents and under 18s when returning from amber list nations.
Since the announcement, the Foreign Office has updated its travel advice.
They said: "Spain, including the Canary Islands, is on the amber list for entering England.
"The Balearic Islands are on the green list for entering England. From 4am on Monday, July 19 the Balearic Islands will move to the amber list for entering England."
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office highlighted that after July 2, the Spanish government required all arrivals to Spain from the UK to present on entry one of the following:
- a negative COVID-19 test;
- or proof of vaccination
All passengers entering Spain are still required to complete a pre-travel declaration form.
