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The traffic light travel system has caused agony for wannabe summer holidaymakers across the UK, with a measly 11 places, most of which are not European, included on the green list. But this is due to change this week as the Government is due to review which of our favourite holiday destinations you could be jetting off to this summer.
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The Government is due to review the travel lists every three weeks, making the next most likely date for an update June 24.
While nothing has been confirmed as yet, Brits are hoping for more choice when it comes to summer travel later this year.
However, countries being added to the green list is highly dependent on Covid data.
So where might you be able to travel to later this summer?
Croatia
Croatia has a case rate of 14.69 per 100,000, one of the lowest in Europe.
Croatia’s daily case rate shows that its second wave is coming to a close, with only 58 people testing positive for the virus at the end of last week.
Cases in the country were down 38 percent last week, and with 25 percent of the population fully vaccinated, Croatia is likely to be downgraded to the green list.
Italy
Easily one of the most popular destinations for British holidaymakers, the country that was once one of the worst affected in the world has come out of the other side.
The weekly Covid-19 case rate in Italy is 12.7 per 100,000, considerably lower than that of the UK, and to boot, the vaccination drive is coming along nicely. with 30 percent of the population having received both doses of the jab.