Yes! We’re going on Holiday! Spanish islands and more on the new green list

Great news, pirates! The newly updated green list of countries -- destinations that travellers can go to without quarantining on return -- has just been announced via Twitter and we are pretty pleased with the outcome. The change comes into effect from Wednesday 30 June at 4am.

The following countries will be added to the green list and won't require any form of quarantining on return to the UK:

• Anguila

• Antigua and Barbuda

• Balearic islands (Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca)

• Barbados

• Bermuda

• British Antarctic Territory

• British Indian Ocean Territory

• British Virgin Islands

• Cayman Islands

• Dominica

• Grenada

• Madeira

• Malta

• Montserrat

• Pitcairn Islands

• Turks and Caicos Islands

It was also announced that UK residents who are fully vaccinated will not have to isolate when travelling back from amber list countries, however there is no date currently set for when that will be.

The Transport Secretary Tweeted: "Thanks to our successful vaccination programme, our intention is that later in the summer UK residents who are fully vaccinated will not have to isolate when travelling from amber list countries."

Six countries will be moved to the red list, which include Tunisia and Haiti.

Don't forget, these countries currently still on the green list:

• Israel

• Singapore

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Brunei

• Iceland

• Gibraltar

• Falkland Islands

• Faroe Islands

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• St Helena, Tristan de Cunha, Ascension Island

How the traffic light system works - if arriving from:

• Green-list country: pre-departure test and a PCR test on the day after their return, but no self-isolation, quarantine or need to take any other tests provided test result is negative

• Amber-list country: pre-departure test, isolate for 10 days at home, and get tested on days two and eight when home. These travellers can do a test-and-release from day five

• Red-list country: pre-departure test followed by a 10-day mandatory hotel quarantine on return. No change to system that has been in place since January

For the most up to date information, visit the gov.uk website.