Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is "optimistic" that people will be able to enjoy a holiday in the summer.
Mr Hancock appeared on Good Morning Britain today and told hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan about the chances of people going away later this year.
He said: "I'm optimistic that we will have a great British summer.
"The challenge we all still have is we have to keep control of the virus, so we have got to monitor progress.
"But the vaccine rollout is going well, the vaccines clearly work and so this is really, really good progress."
The Health Secretary spoke as it's been revealed that the Oxford vaccine could stop transmission of coronavirus by 67%.
Researchers said that the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab offers protection of 76% up to three months and may reduce transmission by 67% - with efficacy rising to 82.4% after the second dose 12 weeks later.
The data from the study by the University of Oxford, which has not yet been peer reviewed, supports the four to 12-week prime-boost dosing interval that many global regulators, including the UK's, have recommended.
Before these results, little was known about how effective the Covid-19 vaccines were at preventing transmission of the disease.
But these results show that people who have been vaccinated are protected from the disease and are unlikely to pass the virus on.
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It also suggests the vaccine eliminates severe illness, as none of those in the study were admitted to hospital with coronavirus.
Speaking about the news on GMB Mr Hancock said: "The news overnight in the Oxford vaccine demonstrates that the vaccine protects you and it helps cut the transmission of the disease across the whole community… it shows it works and it works well.
"This figure of 2/3s reduction in transmission is better than I expected.
"It’s really good news for everybody. It shows the strategy has been right backing these vaccines."
