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The Times says Spain will not be placed on the travel red list, because of a significant fall in cases and concerns that there are not enough hotel rooms to quarantine holidaymakers returning to England.

BBC News says a proposal to create an “amber watch-list” of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, a government source has told the BBC.

Morocco covid cases surge and as a result, the Morrocan government will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT)…

An extra 17 countries should be added to the travel green list at the next government review later this week.

Michael O’Leary could be set to secure a £85m payout despite the rocky 18 months for the travel industry. 

BBC News says people who were fully vaccinated in the US or European Union will no longer have to isolate when arriving in the UK from an amber list country.

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The i says Italy could be added to a new ‘amber watch list’ with Spain to warn British holidaymakers the country could join the red list

Saudi Arabia will officially reopen its borders to foreign tourists and lift off the suspension of entry for tourist visa holders starting August 1, the Kingdom’s tourism ministry announced.

France24 says France said it failed to understand why it was exempt from the rule allowing fully-vaccinated EU citizens to enter England without quarantining.

The Times says if you are considering France or Spain perhaps wait. An announcement on changes is expected on Wednesday or Thursday next week at the latest.

The Guardian says opening England’s borders to let millions of people arriving from the US and Europe avoid quarantine could risk importations of new Covid variants.

BBC News says senior cabinet ministers are to discuss allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine when they arrive in England. A review of the rules is due by 31 July.

The United States has confirmed US travel restrictions will not be lifted due to the growing threat of the highly contagious Delta variant. 

The i says up to 77 countries are in contention for the Government’s green list for travel giving hope for holiday-makers who are not yet fully jabbed, experts have said.

The UK’s largest airport Heathrow has wanted that it was falling behind its European rivals because of Covid restrictions on international travel. 

The i says quarantine-free travel to Spain could be impossible for most of the summer holidays following speculation the country may be placed on the “amber plus” list next week.

Arab News says the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, more than seven months after the countries normalized diplomatic relations.

The Guardian says New Zealand is shutting down the quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia for two months, as the country grapples with a number of serious outbreaks of Covid-19

The Balearic Islands  – including Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca – will be moved back to the amber list. 

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The i says the Government’s U-turn on arrivals from France is a “total disaster” and tourism operators face going bust if the “amber-plus” list grows, industry figures have warned.

Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca are being moved onto England’s amber travel list along with the Balearic Islands and other UK nations are expected to follow soon. 

Holiday options are opening up as the government will no longer advise travelling to amber list countries – such as France, Spain and Greece. 

The Daily Telegraph says twelve countries including Italy, Germany and Bulgaria are on course to join the quarantine-free green list this week