He called for the regime to be simplified and made "less confusing" for holidaymakers, and urged the UK government to open up travel "properly".
His comments come following the Department for Transport’s (DFT) announcement on Thursday (26 August) which saw Canada, Denmark and Switzerland among the seven destinations to move from amber to green, while Thailand and Montenegro added to the red list.
Heapy welcomed the fact that travellers can now visit more than 40 green and amber destinations, but added the update "is still nothing like a meaningful return to travel".
