for an amber watchlist, which would have indicated which countries were likely to move to red. the decision has, however, been welcomed by the travel industuy in the uk. simonjones reports. getting away from it all, but safely. the british government, like administrations around the world, has been grappling with how to allow international travel in an age of covid. people want to go abroad, i understand how much people plan, prepare for the summer holidays, but we ve also got to remember that this is still a dangerous virus and that we must try and stop variants coming in and must stop importing variants from abroad, so we have to have a balanced approach. on monday, britain opened its borders to people from the us and most of the eu who ve been fully vaccinated, but further changes are also being looked at.