Holidays abroad will be permitted in just over two weeks, it was claimed tonight - but tourists to most parts of the world will have to quarantine when they return.
A government insider said that Downing Street will announce this week that international breaks are permitted from May 17. Non-essential travel is currently banned under Covid laws brought in to stop the spread of the virus.
A traffic light system is set to be introduced when holidays abroad are allowed again - with a "tiny handful" of countries on the green list - meaning people do not have to isolate when they get back.
Gibraltar, Iceland, Israel and Malta are expected to be included, while the United States could also be classed as green. Those classified as amber will
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