Trips to destinations on the Government's green travel list are set to cost 35 per cent more than other resorts - even before extra charges for PCR tests are added to the bill.
Research by buy-now-pay-later travel agency Butter has revealed that holidaymakers face a higher cost when looking to jet away to Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal and others on the quarantine-free list.
Butter analysed the average cost of a seven-day holiday for both hotels and flights before looking at the average cost based on their current designated traffic light colour.
It found that with an average of £981 for a seven-day trip, green tier destinations were 35 per cent more expensive than the average cost of a seven-day holiday in amber resorts (£727).
At £833 on average, red tier destinations cost more than those in the amber category but still 18 per cent cheaper than green.
At £833 on average, red tier destinations cost more than those in the amber category but still 18 per cent cheaper than green.
Timothy Davis, co-Founder and chief executive of Butter, said: “Holidaymakers will now be climbing over each other to book a trip away to a green tier destination this summer.
"This greater level of consumer confidence is that green tier locations are likely to cost them more than locations currently listed as amber or red.
"With any luck, we’ll also see some more amber destinations hit the green list before the summer comes and this will give consumers even more choice when looking to travel.”
There may be a dozen countries on the UK's green list for safe international travel, but only four will actually allow British tourists to go there for a quarantine-free holiday.
Of those, only Portugal - including the Azores and Madeira - and Gibraltar will allow British tourists to travel there without a quarantine or vaccination requirement, while Iceland and Israel will let UK tourists in but only if they are vaccinated against Covid-19.
