Britons hoping for summer holidays abroad were given a major boost last night as Boris Johnson confirmed they can resume this month – and Europe said it would throw open its borders in a bid to bring in vaccinated travellers.
For the first time, the Prime Minister confirmed 'some openings up' of international travel would get under way from May 17. A formal announcement will be made later this week.
The European Union revealed plans for dropping its blanket entry ban for non-EU countries with strong vaccine campaigns and low infection rates such as the UK.
A senior EU official singled out Britain's jabs rollout for praise and confirmed the aim is to drop the ban on Britons visiting for leisure travel from June.