The latest travel traffic light reshuffle on 4 August saw seven countries and territories move to the green list: Austria, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
The total green list now stands at 36 destinations, but 16 of these are also on the “green watchlist” – an additional rating that signals which places could soon move from green to amber.
Where did the idea come from?
Holidays abroad were given the go ahead from the UK from 17 May, under a traffic light system that classifies each country or region as red, amber or green. This is dependent on coronavirus infection rates, the presence of any “variants of concern” and the progress of the vaccination programme in that country.
As well as the traffic light system, there is also a “green watchlist” to flag up countries where figures may be on the borderline of requiring a move to the amber list.
