Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. On Friday, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed the 12 countries where two week quarantine for those returning to England will no longer be necessary as of May 17. It included holiday favourite Portugal, which is now topping bookings and Google searches. The surge in interest prompted easyJet to add 80,000 seats, as well as restart a route from Newcastle to Faro in south Portugal. While Ryanair added 175,000 to the likes of the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto for the summer holidays.

Source: Daily Mirror May 10, 2021 09:19 UTC