COVID-19: Govt will be ‘cautious’ with green list as Brits told don't book foreign hols yet

BRITS have been urged not to book foreign holidays until the Government has formally announced its plan to drop travel restrictions.

Trade secretary Liz Truss urged people to "wait a bit longer" before planning trips abroad so they know which countries are safe to visit.

The senior Cabinet minister said she expects details of the new "traffic light system" for opening up borders to be laid out imminently.

Her remarks come after the EU yesterday announced it will be ready to welcome back British sun seekers from the end of this month.

A number of top destinations like Greece, Spain, and Portugal have already vowed to forge ahead and open up to UK tourists within weeks.

And there are hopes of a "Big Bang" reopening with those countries, as well as France and US, on course to make the green list by the end of June.

Travel giant Thomas Cook has reported that its bookings for foreign holidays have leapt by 50% in the space of a week.

But the PM struck a more downbeat tone yesterday and insisted the UK must protect itself against importing new variants of the virus.

During a visit to Hartlepool he vowed to "very, very tough" and "as cautious as we can" when restarting international travel.

And today Ms Truss was similarly reluctant to give the green light for sun-starved families to book a trip away.

She said: "We won't have much longer to wait to get the full announcement from the travel taskforce. I would suggest that people wait for that.

"Of course we're doing all we can to make sure we follow our roadmap, that we open up the economy and travel gradually.

"But the really important thing is we don’t move too fast and jeopardise the progress we’ve made.

"People will have to wait a bit longer I'm afraid to hear the news on exactly what's happening on the travel front, but I can assure you the Government is working very hard."

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