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Neil Shaw

Travel traffic lights to be scrapped with new rules for holidays

The traffic light system that has stopped most people going on holiday or travelling outside the UK this year looks set to be scrapped at the end of this month.

New rules will be announced on October 1, according to England's Health secretary Sajid Javid.

The current system lists countries as red, green or amber - dictating what level of quarantine you need to carry out when returning to the UK.

Red countries mean you will need to stay in a hotel for 10 days - with the Government telling people to avoid travel to all but green list countries.

But those rules are set to be replaced.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is set to announce more details of this before the next Global Travel Taskforce review on October 1.

Speaking in the Commons, Mr Javid said the UK has had "strong defences at the border" and "we have already relaxed the rules for fully vaccinated travellers".

He added: "We will be providing a new framework for international travel. The Transport Secretary will be announcing details ahead of review point on October 1."

In its Autumn and Winter plan report, the Government states the "number of daily international and domestic flights has increased by 59% since step 4 compared to step 3 levels" but they are keen to increase this as it "still only represents 53% of 2019 average levels".

The review of rules come as part of the Government's international approach to tackling Covid during the autumn and winter months.

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