Shapps ends quarantine rule for fully vaccinated amber-list travellers

New regime from 19 July could open up many tourist hotspots to English holidaymakers

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Holidaymakers from England travelling to amber list countries will not have to quarantine on return if they are fully vaccinated, the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced.

The rule change, which will take effect from 19 July, could open up swathes of European tourist destinations such as France, Spain, Portugal and Greece to travellers, though countries could impose their own quarantine rules on arrivals from England.