The latest update to the UK’s travel restrictions came in the first week of August, with the most movement yet on the three lists of the traffic light system.
Seven countries moved from the amber list to green, having demonstrated they posed a low risk to UK public health – Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Romania and Norway – and none went the other way.
However, many popular destinations remain on either the amber list (with quarantine for people who aren’t fully vaccinated) or the red list (mandatory hotel quarantine).
Attention therefore switches straight to the next review, which will take place at the end of August just as the summer holidays end – here’s what you need to know.
When is the next green list update?
Reviews of the countries on the green list of UK’s traffic light travel restrictions take place every three weeks, with the previous update on Wednesday 4 August.
The last two announcements have broken with what had…