there s been some speculation that malta could be added, along with the spanish islands ibiza, majorca and minorca. travel bosses are calling for an exemption to quarantine for fully vaccinated people from amber countries. transport secretary grant shapps has said ministers need to look at what the science says . but the prospect of european holidays could face another hurdle, save travel! the travel industry is frustrated and nervous. protesting yesterday around the country, were people whose jobs rely on international travel reopening. they want more countries on the green list and more financial support from the government. we don t want to be sitting idle, we want to be back at work, taking people on holiday or to see their loved ones overseas so it s hugely frustrating for us. when i m bringing seven people back from ibiza, that s just not sustainable. you know, for anybody. so something has to change and quickly. we need customers to be able to survive, so manyjobs- are at risk,
we need customers to be able to survive, so manyjobs- are at risk, thousandsl and thousands ofjobs. the westminster government is expected to announce the latest green list for england later today. scotland, wales and northern ireland have previously adopted the same list. green means that arrivals to the uk don t need to quarantine, although they do need to take a test before and after they travel. amber means that arrivals must quarantine at home and red means quarantine at a hotel. in the last week, some government ministers have suggested that it might be possible to remove quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers from amber list countries. that would make a big difference to rachel, who lives in switzerland and has had both jabs. her stepfather is ill in hospital and her 81 year old mum had covid over christmas. it would make such a big difference if we could get over to see my mum, just to give her a big hug because she s gone through so much. and, yeah, it s been a really diff