Brits will be able to holiday in France this summer as part of a three-country 'safe corridor' travel plan, which also includes Ireland.
Boris Johnson has thrashed out a deal with French President Emmanuel Macron which would mean a 14-day quarantine period on return home can be bypassed in a bid to boost tourism.
However, the corridor will all depend on the UK and France having a similar 'R' infection rating and will likely not come into affect until at least mid-June.
A senior government source told The Sun : “There is a lot of work to be done yet, but the PM and the President both believe a travel corridor is possible, and desirable.
"We’re in a pretty similar situation to France at the moment, so keeping the channel tunnel and airports open to new arrivals shouldn’t increase the risk to us."
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Downing Street did not confirm reports there could be travel ‘corridors’ between Ireland, the UK and France.
The PM’s spokesman told journalists: “I’ve told you what the travel advice for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is.
“It’s very clear it advises against all but essential travel and that’s what people should be looking at.”
If confirmed the deal would also include business travel as well as truck drivers.
However, until at least June 15 travel to France requires the completion of a form clarifying the reason for visiting.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said that all travellers entering the UK would be quarantined for 14 days in a bid to stop re-infection from abroad during his address to the nation on Sunday.
But Downing Street later issued a statement saying Mr Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron had agreed quarantine measures would not apply between France and the UK "at this stage", according to a joint statement.
Downing Street issued the statement after the pair spoke over the phone on Sunday.
"The leaders spoke about the need to manage the risk of new transmissions arising from abroad, as the rate of coronavirus decreases domestically," it read.
"In this regard, the Prime Minister and the President agreed to work together in taking forward appropriate border measures. This co-operation is particularly necessary for the management of our common border.
"No quarantine measures would apply to travellers coming from France at this stage; any measures on either side would be taken in a concerted and reciprocal manner.
"A working group between the two governments will be set up to ensure this consultation throughout the coming weeks."
In his address Mr Johnson said he would soon be implementing the measure in order to prevent re-infection from abroad.
"I am serving notice that it will soon be the time – with transmission significantly lower – to impose quarantine on people coming into this country by air," he said.
Some people have criticised the government for not imposing this measure sooner with other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Singapore already having introduced similar measures.
However, Mr Johnson says it is only now that it will be effective.
He explained: "It is because of your efforts to get the R down and the number of infections down here, that this measure will now be effective."
While Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: "The reason that the measures are being introduced now is because the advice that we've always had is that there was little point, if any, in introducing quarantine at the border with the R level and the level of, the prevalence of the virus at a high level, particularly above the R1 level."
The PM is expected to give further details on this measure in the coming days.
The quarantine measure is one of a set of new rules, intended to help avoid a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections as lockdown restrictions are gradually eased.
Transport commissioner Adina Valean said: "It's been a very hard and unprecedented couple of months.
"But now we're getting signs we may soon emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
"It's a good time to look to the future of our transport system."
