Portugal is on green list from Monday but official travel advice is not updated
EU not expected to allow holidays from outside bloc until next week at earliest
On the Beach has no interest in selling holidays that are unlikely to happen
Greece is to join UK s green list from June 7, country s tourism minister reveals
Spain will open up from May 20 and will not demand anything from arrivals
Huge numbers could risk flying into Portugal and then driving into Europe
British Airways reveals world-first trial of Covid test that gives results in 25 SECONDS as travel is set to resume on May 17: Game-changer swab will be tested on cabin crew ahead of roll-out
British Airways today announced it will be the world s first airline to trial an ultra-rapid coronavirus test
The airline called the pilot scheme, where tests results are produced in 25 seconds, a game changer
Flight and cabin crew will be required to take a Pelican antigen test from tech company Canary Globalm
BA, Delta, Virgin and American Airlines, begged Joe Biden and Boris Johnson to reopen transatlantic travel
Travel giant Tui has recorded a £1.3 billion loss amid the pandemic and says holidaymakers are putting off their summer plans due to a lack of clarity from governments - but bookings for winter getaways have surged by 17%.
The German company told shareholders today that it has 2.6 million bookings for this summer - 69% down from pre-pandemic levels in the summer of 2019.
But customers are clearly raring to go once restrictions lift once and for all, as nearly three times as many Britons decided to book with the travel giant for the summer of 2022 compared with 2019.
And holidaymakers also seem optimistic that they will be able to travel abroad this winter, with UK bookings up 17% compared with before the pandemic.
Greece is to join UK s green list from June 7, country s tourism minister reveals
Spain will open up from May 20 and will not demand anything from arrivals
Pledge based on UK maintaining rate of infection below 50 cases per 100,000
But it may be on the amber list until end of June or even longer due to case rate
Portugal is on green list from Monday but official travel advice is not updated
Huge numbers could risk flying into Portugal and then driving into Europe