A minister has defended a new watchlist for holidays after senior Conservatives and the travel industry said the plans were “inexplicably complicated”.
Matt Warman, the minister for digital infrastructure, said that the move would allow people to make “informed decisions” but critics warned it could cause bookings to those countries to collapse.
The new “amber watchlist” is set to be introduced on Thursday. It will warn holidaymakers that the country is at risk of moving to the red list, meaning travellers are subject to strict quarantine restrictions on return.
The government is considering adding Spain to the new list, which would be likely to cause an exodus of up to a million British tourists who are on holiday there now. There are fears that Greece
