A FURTHER 12 countries could be added to the green list for travel later this week. 

A review on which countries should be added to the list, which means holidaymakers won't have to quarantine on their return, is due to take place on Thursday.

The review will also reveal whether there are any changes to new amber or red list countries, where holidaymakers do have to self-isolate as a minimum.

All travellers entering the UK from green list locations do not have to self-isolate. Those from amber list locations, such as the US, Jamaica, Spain, Italy and Greece, must have had both doses of a coronavirus jab as part of the UK’s vaccination programme to avoid the requirement to self-isolate for 10 days.

But the amber-plus list, containing only France at present, scraps that quarantine exemption for the double-jabbed.

READ MORE: Today's travel rule changes explained - quarantine, cruises and more

New travel rules meaning fully vaccinated travellers from the US, the EU and a handful of other European countries has led to a “300% increase” in bookings to the US, Airlines UK chief executive Tim Alderslade said as he welcomed the change.

But he said that adding more tiers to the travel system, as Cabinet ministers are currently considering, would over-complicate international travel, describing the amber list as a “red flag for travellers”.

Current Green List

  • 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.
  • Australia     
  • 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     
  • Bulgaria     
  • 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     
  • Faroe Islands     
  • Gibraltar     
  • Grenada - Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
  • Hong Kong    .
  • Iceland     
  • Israel and Jerusalem - Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
  • Madeira - Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
  • Malta     
  • Montserrat - Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
  • New Zealand     
  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands - Green watchlist – at risk of moving from green to amber.
  • Singapore     
  • South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands     
  • St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha     
  • 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.

The PC Agency has analysed Covid-19 infection rates in countries around the world and has identified up to 12 destinations that could be added to the Government's Green lsit due to having lower rates than the UK. 

The following countries have been mooted to be added to the Green list on Thursday:

  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Canada
  • Austria
  • Romania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • The Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia

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