Travel reopening ‘accelerating’ with end of traffic light system – Shapps

The amber and green categories were officially consigned to history on Monday (4 October) with just the red list of countries remaining, which still require arrivals to go through 10 days of hotel quarantine.

“We are accelerating towards a future where travel continues to reopen safely and remains open for good, and today’s rule changes are good news for families, businesses and the travel sector,” said Shapps.

The streamlined system also now allows fully vaccinated passengers to return to the UK without having to take a pre-departure test from all non-red list countries.

While the day two PCR test is set to be replaced by a cheaper lateral flow test later this month, with the government aiming to have it in place for when people return from half-term breaks.