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Johnson: 'We've not given up on 17 May'

Government
James Chapple
6 April 2021

Boris Johnson has said the government has not "given up" on allowing people to travel overseas for leisure purposes from 17 May.

UNWTO secretary general Zurab Pololikashvili said blanket travel restrictions "are simply counterproductive" (Credit: Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)

According to the government’s roadmap, 17 May is the earliest date from which international travel will resume, subject to the forthcoming report by the Global Travel Taskforce.

On Monday (5 April), Johnson said that when travel does resume, it will be governed by a new traffic light system with different entry requirements for arrivals based on the Covid risk in destinations colour-coded red, amber and green.