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New travel rules applied to Green and Amber countries's. [5th August 2021]

The latest list of green, amber and red list countries for travelers to England will create even more confusion and uncertainty for holiday travelers.
The 'Green' list now incorporates the new 'Green Watch list' meaning those countries could move to amber or even red at any time, depending upon the whim of the UK government (see below for a list of countries).

Its therefore understandable that many people looking at booking their holiday outside of the UK face a quagmire of confusion. As the predominate danger is that after all that expenditure and arriving in their holiday country of choice, at any time that country could move into an amber category leaving the unfortunate holiday makers faced with quarantine (at their expense) upon return in some sub standard quarantine hotel and cheap junk food in paper bags. In addition to needing tests (again at your expense).
And, despite what the government have been saying that get 'vaccinated and get freedom', its just a load of bull. Because vaccinated or not, travel freedom will not be forthcoming and you will still have to quarantine should the country be moved from the green list while you are on holiday.

Meanwhile, here in the UK there is an absolute boom in local tourism and many popular beach resort areas are busier than the worlds top beach favourites! As more people desperate to travel after the lock downs chose not to risk going abroad, green list or not, decide to be safe and holiday locally.

The following is the governments present list of countries on the 'Green list' and 'Green watchlist' (at risk of moving from green to amber):-
Anguilla: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Antigua and Barbuda: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Austria: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Australia: Green List
Barbados: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Bermuda: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
British Indian Ocean Territory: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Brunei: Green List
Bulgaria: Green List
Cayman Islands: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Croatia: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Dominica: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Falkland Islands: Green List
Faroe Islands: Green List
Germany: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Gibraltar: Green List
Grenada: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Hong Kong: Green List
Iceland: Green List
Israel and Jerusalem Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Latvia: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Madeira: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Mainland Portugal and the Azores: are on the amber list.
Malta: Green List
Montserrat: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
New Zealand: Green List
Norway: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Romania: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Singapore: Green List
Slovakia Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
Slovenia: Currently on the amber list. Will move to the green list 4am, Sunday 8 August. If you arrive in England before then, you must follow the amber list rules.
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands: Green List
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: Green List
Taiwan: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
Turks and Caicos Islands: Green watchlist � at risk of moving from green to amber.
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