Boris Johnson is expected to announce quarantine free holidays with 'dozens' of countries, according to reports.
The Prime Minister is set to give the green light to foreign holidays to holiday hotspots today, sources have told the Telegraph.
'Air bridges' to countries such as Spain, Turkey and Greece are set to be some of the first to be announced, with travel set to resume on July 4.
This will mean Brits can travel abroad for a summer holiday this year without having to quarantine.
And tourists from those countries will be able to enjoy a holiday here, in a much needed boost for the domestic tourism industry.
A fuller list of up to 50 nations and the criteria set out by Public Health England to determine which countries the UK will have 'air bridges' with is set to be published on Monday.
A government source told the Telegraph: "If you look at countries where there isn't any Covid, and that is the metric, you capture dozens of small countries and you can expect them to be published in the first air bridges.
"Not all of them are places you would consider to be holiday destinations but will be island nations."
The list is expected to include most western and northern European countries such as Belgium, Germany and Norway.
The news will give a huge boost to the travel industry which has been crippled by the pandemic.
But with Portugal reportedly left off the list, campaign groups have called for the whole of Europe to be opened up.
Paul Charles, spokesman for the pressure group Quash Quarantine, which represents 400 UK travel and hospitality businesses, said the measures were not enforceable.
He told the newspaper: "You are not going to be able to stop British people flying in to Madrid, driving over to Portugal and then going back via Madrid.
"That's why it needs a pan-European travel corridor."
Henry Smith, the Conservative chairman of the all-party Future of Aviation Group, said the decision to not include Portugal was a "mistake."
He continued: "EU countries have had a similar, if not better, coronavirus experience than us.
"I think that is the most straightforward and eloquent way to approach it."
