Madeira and Malta are two popular holiday destinations that have been added to the green list of safe destinations by the UK Government on Thursday evening.
The announcement was made by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, who advised that the changes would take effect from 4am on 30th June. He also stated that the government was also looking at the possibility of allowing those who had been fully vaccinated to even enjoy quarantine-free travel from amber list countries later this summer.
Spain's Balearic Islands and Barbados were also among the places being added to the UK's green travel list, whilst six destinations have been added to the red list - Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Haiti, Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda.
The destinations added to the green list:
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
The Balearic Islands - Menorca, Majorca, Ibiza and Formentera
Barbados
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
The British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Madeira
Malta
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
See below for the green list.
Green list of countries and territories
| Green list | Green watchlist and upcoming changes to the green list |
|---|---|
| Anguilla | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Australia | |
| Balearic islands (Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca) | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Barbados | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Bermuda | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| British Antarctic Territory | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| British Virgin Islands | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Brunei | |
| Cayman Islands | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Dominica | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Falkland Islands | |
| Faroe Islands | |
| Gibraltar | |
| Grenada | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Iceland | |
| Israel and Jerusalem | Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber. |
| Madeira | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Malta | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Montserrat | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| New Zealand | |
| Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
| Singapore | |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | |
| St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Will move to the green list 4am, Wednesday 30 June. |
More details of the rules regarding travel to and from countries on the red, amber and green list can be found on the gov.uk website.
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