Ministers have performed a U-turn on the Balearic Islands by removing the Spanish holiday destination from the UK’s quarantine-free “green list” after only two weeks, in a move which will force holidaymakers to cancel plans or self-isolate for up to 10 days upon return. However, summer holidays to budget holiday destination Bulgaria looked more likely after it was upgraded to the green list alongside Hong Kong. The popular holiday destinations of Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera as well as all the British Virgin Islands will be downgraded to the amber list in England from 4am on Monday 19 July. He also said he regretted the UK government’s decision to exempt double-vaccinated amber list arrivals from quarantine but that it was impractical not to follow suit – so the same policy would apply from Monday. Shapps was accused of ignoring continuous calls to publish the country-by-country data that informs changes to the traffic light system.

Source: The Guardian July 14, 2021 16:56 UTC