Under a new 'traffic light system' for foreign travel only a dozen countries could be safely opened up to Brit tourists by June, it has been reported.
Boris Johnson is preparing to unveil plans for the resumption of foreign travel.
A task force led by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is looking at the possibility of re-opening international travel, with a report said to be handed to the Prime Minister in the coming days.
Reports say that on Monday he is expected to announce plans for a return to travel abroad using a 'traffic light' style system.
This would reportedly see travel to 'red' countries banned, holidays to 'amber' nations needing a negative test and quarantine, with 'green' countries giving some form of exemption but with testing.
Now, the Daily Telegraph reports that only about a dozen destinations could be categorised as 'green' and therefore safe to travel under Covid restrictions by June.
The paper claims that Malta, Gibraltar, Portugal, Israel, Canada, Barbados, the UAE and the US could all be put into the lowest category because of their plans to vaccinate half the adult population by mid-May.
Three other popular destinations, Spain, Greece and Turkey, would reportedly be on the amber list, which includes quarantine measures.
It is likely that huge popular holiday destinations in France and Italy will be off limits, as both countries battle spiralling Covid cases and deaths amid a third wave.
A government source reportedly said: "It is still too early to say where and when people will be able to go on holidays but there will be detail about what that will look like."
Summer holiday plans are in serious doubt with a third wave of Covid afflicting many European countries, also struggling with vaccine rollouts.
