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The Big Green List Holiday Guide: Everything you need to know In full: the confirmed green list countries In full: the confirmed amber list countries I’ve spent years ignoring mainstream destinations. Am I a snob? Comment: the UK’s travel ‘green list’ is laughably off-limits ​Bookings for Portugal holidays are surging, despite the country’s borders remaining closed

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Beaches are what Portugal does best, closely followed by whitewashed medieval villages and the country’s wine. Fine golden sands run all along the Algarve coastline, in long

The ban on foreign holidays will be lifted on May 17 and replaced with a ‘traffic light system’ to kickstart overseas trips in 2021, Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, confirmed on May 7.  “Today marks the first step in our cautious return to international travel, with measures designed above all else to protect public health and ensure

The NHS app will be ready to be used as a digital vaccine passport in time for passengers to go on their summer holidays from May 17, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed on May 7. NHSX, the digital arm of the service, is racing to enable the app to be used by holidaymakers to prove that they are fully vaccinated

The Government has announced the return of quarantine-free holidays abroad from May 17 under a “traffic light system” which dictates different restrictions for different destinations. The Telegraph’s Head of Travel Claire Irvin has answered some of our reader’s questions about the new travelling rules. Under this system, travellers will be able to visit countries under

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Queen of tarts, trams and tiles Lisbon is having a moment. It is the place on everyone’s lips and its breezy sea views, glossy tiled facades and

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. The Caribbean can be ideal for a romantic break – think memorable sunsets enjoyed à deux over a rum punch or two, and arm-in-arm strolls along dreamy, palm-shaded beaches. Importantly, you’re

This week, the UK Government is expected to announce a ‘green list’ of destinations to kickstart summer holidays. Overseas travel has been off the cards for months, but the traffic light system – due to come into effect on May 17 – will make them possible once again. British holidaymakers will be able to travel

Holidaymakers could need paper Covid vaccine certificates The destinations likely to be on the travel ’green list’ this summer The destinations most likely to be on the ‘amber list’ Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Australia will remain closed to the majority of international arrivals until at least the start of 2022, the Government has said. “We

Holidaymakers could need paper Covid vaccine certificates Portugal, Greek and Spanish islands declared safe by Foreign Office Europe to welcome British tourists for summer holidays The destinations likely to be on the travel ’green list’ this summer An extra bank holiday should be added at the end of September to make up for the poor weather of the May

Europe to welcome British tourists for summer holidays ‘My Greece holiday has been cancelled – so where is my £12,000 refund?’ Comment: The absurd cost of testing for holidaymakers is another insult to our freedom  The destinations likely to feature on the holiday ‘green list’ this summer Why Portugal should be the first country on the

British holidaymakers are eyeing up the potential travel ‘green list’ – the destinations to which Britons will be permitted to travel this summer without facing quarantine on their return, which could, initially, reach 30.  Malta, Israel and Gibraltar have all been placed under the spotlight in recent weeks due to their swift vaccine roll outs: immunisation rates are among

It’s finally happening: May 31 marks our first chance for a half-term holiday spent abroad in many moons. But where to book? Assuming Boris Johnson sticks to the roadmap and foreign travel is permitted by May 17, much hangs on the ‘traffic light’ system, expected to be unveiled by May 10, and which destinations will

The most hassle-free holidays likely to be on the green list What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday Can I travel to Spain? And will it open in time for summer holidays? How (and where) cruise holidays will return over the next year Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter There may only

September and October are lovely months for a short-haul holiday with a good dose of sunshine. This year, with questions surrounding when international travel will be able to start, they are also a smart choice. Follow our expert guide to find the best hotels for late summer sun in Europe – including the Greek Islands

Testing system for holidaymakers at risk of collapse, says Which? The most hassle-free holidays likely to be on the green list What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday Can I travel to Spain? And will it open in time for summer holidays? Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter A travel agent has

In non-pandemic times, I only take one holiday a year I usually go somewhere hot and sunny like Turks and Caicos. But in general, I travel a massive amount – I had already earned a million [air] miles on three different carriers before the pandemic. One of the most memorable places I’ve ever been to

The holiday big-hitters on the cusp of the green list What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday How far can I travel in the UK? Advice: Travel insurance and the traffic light system Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Holiday vaccine passports will be needed by British holidaymakers to visit Spain this

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. With its newly spruced-up beach scene where vegan cafés and cute horsebox saunas mix with indie galleries, yoga pavilions and cool cocktail bars, you could easily use

The holiday big-hitters on the cusp of the green list What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday How far can I travel in the UK? Advice: Travel insurance and the traffic light system Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Quarantine-free holidays to Portugal may be back on the cards this summer, as