All the countries on UK amber and red lists as Majorca and Ibiza no longer green

Popular Spanish destination the Balearic Islands have been removed from the UK's green list.

Holiday spots in the chain of islands, that include Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca, are now all on the UK's amber list.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the bombshell announcement updating the government's official travel traffic light system on Wednesday.

The changes kick in from 4am on July 19.

It now means some Brits currently in the Balearics have until Monday to race home if they wish to avoid quarantine.

However fully-vaccinated people will be unaffected by the rules, as double-jabbed people can return from amber list countries without quarantine from Monday.

Party spot Ibiza has been taken off the green list in the latest blow to travellers (Image: Getty Images)

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The changes to the amber list travel kick in on Monday as England takes its fourth and final step in the roadmap out of lockdown.

That means double-jabbed travellers to the Balearics can continue to visit the region as if it is still on the green list.

But in another update on Wednesday, Bulgaria and Hong Kong were added to the green list, and Croatia and Taiwan were added to the green watchlist.

Ministers said the Government had no choice after the Balearics recorded a case rate of 258 per 100,000 people over the past week.

Mallorca is also off the green list and will be on amber from Monday (Image: Getty Images/Westend61)

Meanwhile, four countries and territories - Cuba, Indonesia, Myanmar and Sierra Leone - will be added to the red list from 4am on Monday too in to safeguard the domestic vaccine rollout and public health, the Department for Transport said.

Visitors who have departed from or transited through these countries and territories in the previous 10 days will be refused entry into England.

Only British and Irish citizens, or those with residence rights â€" including long-term visa holders â€" will be allowed to enter and must stay and pay for their 10 days in a Government-approved hotel facility.

Travellers will need to be double-jabbed to return from Magaluf without quarantine (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

A statement from the Department for Transport urged Brits to plan international carefully.

Here is the latest full list of countries on the green, amber and red lists.

Check it now to see whether your planned holiday destination this summer is affected.

Green list countries in full

Anguilla (Green watchlist)

Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory (Green watchlist)

Antigua and Barbuda (Green watchlist)

Australia

Barbados (Green Watchlist)

Bermuda (Green Watchlist)

British Indian Ocean Territory (Green Watchlist)

Brunei

Bulgaria - Moves to green list 4am on Monday, July 19

Cayman Islands (Green Watchlist)

Croatia(Green Watchlist from Monday, July 19)

Dominica (Green Watchlist)

Falkland Islands

Faroe Islands

Gibraltar

Grenada (Green Watchlist)

Hong Kong - Moves to green list 4am on Monday, July 19

Iceland

Israel and Jerusalem (Green Watchlist)

Madeira (Green Watchlist)

Malta

Montserrat (Green Watchlist)

New Zealand

Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (Green Watchlist)

Singapore

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Taiwan (Green Watchlist from Monday, July 19)

Turks and Caicos Islands (Green Watchlist)

The change could bring Brit holidaymakers racing home (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Amber list countries in full

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Armenia

Aruba

Austria

Azerbaijan

The Bahamas

Balearic Islands (Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca) - from 4am on Monday, July 19

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Bosnia and Herzegovina

British Virgin Islands

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

China

Comoros

Cook Islands

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba - Moves to red list 4am on Monday, July 19

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

The Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece (including islands)

Greenland

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Indonesia - Moves to red list 4am on Monday, July 19

Iran

Iraq

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali

Marshall Islands

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mayotte

Mexico

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Myanmar (Burma) - Moves to red list 4am on Monday, July 19

Nauru

Netherlands

New Caledonia

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

North Macedonia

Norway

The Occupied Palestinian Territories

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Poland

Portugal

Réunion

Romania

Russia

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Sierra Leone - Moves to red list 4am on Monday, July 19

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Korea

South Sudan

Spain (including the Balearics and Canary Islands)

St Kitts and Nevis

St Lucia

St Martin and St Barthélemy

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Ukraine

United States (USA)

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Wallis and Futuna

Western Sahara

Yemen

Red list countries in full

Afghanistan

Angola

Argentina

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Cape Verde

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

French Guiana

Guyana

Haiti

India

Indonesia

Kenya

Lesotho

Malawi

The Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Trinidad and Tobago

Mozambique

Namibia

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Qatar

Rwanda

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Tanzania

Tunisia

Turkey

Uganda

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Uruguay

Venezuela

Zambia

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