Brits could soon find themselves jetting off to favoured holiday destinations once more without the dark cloud of isolation on their return.
Tomorrow evening Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is due to deliver a long-expected update to the government's traffic light system.
People who have had both coronavirus vaccines will no longer need to isolate for 10 days on their return, he is tipped to say.
Children who have not been jabbed will also be exempt, while the number of PCR tests required on return will be cut from two to one.
The changes, which are expected to come into force from July 19, will make travelling abroad much more accessible and affordable.
Many of the countries favoured by Brits gasping to be abroad will suddenly become much cheaper and more time efficient to visit.
One nation which will find itself back at the top of a lot of people's holiday wishlists is Portugal.
The western European country was briefly classified as green - meaning no self-isolation was required following getaways - only to be bumped down to amber two weeks later.
The route to holiday big-hitter Spain will also become much easier, meaning long weekends spent wandering around Park Güell or in the knobbly shadows of Gaudi's Sagrada Família are back on.
Germany, which has just announced that a ban on British travellers is to be lifted, will also become accessible for the double-jabbed.
Other countries will remain tantalisingly out of reach however, due to travel restrictions on Brits on their end of things.
While the US is on the UK's amber list, a travel ban for non-citizens has been in place since March 2020 and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
Amber list countries including China, Japan and Thailand are also banning Brits.
Make sure to check the government's website about travel restrictions going the other way before you book anything
Below is a full list of amber countries which double jabbed people from the UK will be able to visit from later this month, if expected plans do indeed go ahead.
Full list
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece (including islands)
Greenland
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal (including the Azores) (Madeira is on the green watchlist)
Réunion
Romania
Russia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain (including the Canary Islands) (The Balearic islands are on the green watchlist)
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Maarten
St Martin and St Barthélemy
St Pierre and Miquelon
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United States (USA)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
