A Government minister has suggested a date for when Brits may be able to travel abroad for a holiday.
Last month, Boris Johnson revealed his roadmap out of lockdown, with restrictions set to ease over the next few months.
Currently, it is illegal for people to leave the UK to go on holiday, with fines for those breaking the rules.
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But there has been pressure on the Government to reduce restrictions after Greece said it is aiming to reopen its borders by mid-May in a boost for UK holidaymakers.
The Government's Global Travel Taskforce will provide a report to the Prime Minister on April 12 setting out recommendations for how and when overseas leisure trips could resume.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he is "hopeful" that people will be able to travel abroad this summer but warned there were no "cast-iron guarantees".
Mr Shapps said that under the road map out of lockdown in England, the earliest people would be able to travel overseas was May 17 and he urged caution when it came to booking.
He told Times Radio: "We know you won't be able to travel until May 17. I would say that it makes sense to see how the course of the pandemic unlocks proceeds.
"I am hopeful but, as with everything to do with this virus, you can't say for certain.
"There are a lot of issues that we need to work around but I am working with international partners, both governments and organisations, to try to make it happen. We can't provide cast-iron guarantees on it."
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