Full list of 60 red countries where travel is banned for holidays

Anyone hoping to jet away for some summer sunshine will have been keeping a close eye on the Government\"s travel updates.

The traffic light system - which categorises countries based on their coronavirus risk, among other factors - has been a useful tool when it comes to assessing risks of foreign travel.

In the last update to the traffic light travel system, which takes place every three weeks, the UAE, Qatar, India, and Bahrain all moved from red to amber, while Georgia and Mexico, plus the French overseas territories of Mayotte and La Réunion, moved in the other direction to join the red list.

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No fewer than 60 countries are currently on the Government\"s red list, meaning travellers returning to England from these destinations will need to quarantine for 10 days in a Government-managed hotel.

On August 12, the Government hiked the price of hotel quarantine per adult from £1,750 to £2,285.

Germany, Austria, Norway, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were added to the green list in the last update, taking the total number of green countries to 36.

16 of these, however, including popular holiday hotspots such as Croatia and the Caribbean Islands, are all on the green watchlist. This means they could move to amber at short notice.

And even if a country is on the Government's green list, it doesn't necessarily mean they're welcoming British tourists. New Zealand and Australia, for example, aren't allowing holidaymakers despite being considered green, so it's important to check before you travel.

France was also removed from the amber-plus list - a category initially made just for the country - meaning fully jabbed travellers returning to the UK need no longer quarantine.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) says you shouldn't travel to red list countries or territories.

It advises against all but essential travel to these destinations based on the current assessment of Covid-19 risks there.

Full list of 60 red countries

Here\"s a full list of the 60 current red list countries:

Afghanistan

Angola

Argentina

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Cape Verde

Chile

Colombia

Congo (Democratic Republic)

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

French Guiana

Georgia (moved to red list from 4am, August 8)

Guyana

Haiti

Indonesia

Kenya

Lesotho

Malawi

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Travel restrictions are set to be eased in the UK following confirmation of Step 4 of the lockdown roadmap.

A number of foreign countries are being added to the Government\"s Green list and Amber list, which fully-vaccinated Brits can travel to and from without having to quarantine.

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Maldives

Mayotte (moved to red list from 4am, August 8)

Mexico (moved to red list from 4am, August 8)

Mongolia

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Réunion (moved to red list from 4am, August 8)

Rwanda

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Tanzania

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

Uruguay

Venezuela