Here is the full list of countries on the green list after the most recent update in restrictions:

The latest round of “traffic light” changes has opened up more European countries to travellers, but has also opened up plenty of questions.

Thankfully, travel correspondent Simon Calder has answers to them:

A Labour MP has accused the government of “blatant discrimination” against Pakistan after it left the country on the red travel list while moving India up to the amber list.

Yasmin Qureshi, shadow international development minister and MP for Bolton South, said: “Despite Pakistan not having any variants of concern, it remains on the red list.

“I have questioned the Govt directly, spoken in parliament, asked parliamentary questions, and coordinated letters, to no avail. India, where the delta variant originated, is now amber.”

She also tweeted: “The Government is seeking to penalise Pakistan in favour of potential economic benefit.

“This is clear and blatant discrimination towards Pakistan ... I have constituents unable to return to university, to see family or attend funerals. This has been the case for months.”

The government has also hiked the price of hotel quarantine required on return from a red list country, from £1,750 to £2,285 from 12 August. The charge for an adult sharing a room will increase from £650 to £1,430.

Ms Qureshi added: “Why has the price been increased? This makes it even harder and penalises those who need to get to Pakistan urgently.”

In response to the changes the travel government announced this evening, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said:

“As well as moving more countries to the green list, today’s announcement also demonstrates the need for continued caution.

“Further countries have been added to the red list to help protect the success of our vaccine rollout from the threat of new variants.”

Vaccines have prevented around 60,000 deaths and 22 million infections in England, he said, and at least 70 per cent of adults in the UK are now double-jabbed.

More criticism from the travel industry has been made following the government’s changes announced this evening.

Julia Lo Bue-Said, CEO of travel agent experts group Advantage Travel Partnership, slammed the changes to the government’s travel lists as not being ambitious enough, adding: “The summer has already been lost and any attempt to save summer is over.”

She urged ministers to simplify the testing regime for travel, “particularly for those who are double-vaccinated”.

Ms Bue-Said also said: “I just cannot understand how we have one of the highest vaccination rollouts in the world and yet we remain one of the most restricted when it comes to traveling internationally.”

She also raised concern over the increased costs for red list travellers to self-isolate on return in quarantine hotels to £2,285 from 12 August. The charge for an adult sharing a room has increased from £650 to £1,430.

Ms Bue-Said said: “Those who have no choice but to travel perhaps for overseas funerals etc. are the ones who will continue to be penalised regardless of their vaccination status.”

The government has been accused of having the travel industry in an “armlock”, following the moving around of some countries in its “traffic-light” system.

Paul Charles, chief executive of travel consultancy The PC Agency, said that more countries should have been put on the green list.

He said: “While there is welcome progress with the Gulf hubs moving to Amber, there are still many countries which should be on the green list; there is no guarantee that government won’t switch a country at short notice; and no cap on test costs.

“Travel remains in a government armlock.”

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India, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been downgraded from the red to the amber list, meaning arrivals from these countries will no longer have to fork out an eye-watering £2,285 to stay at a quarantine hotel.

But amber list arrivals still have to quarantine at home and undertake tests on the second and eighth day of isolation.

Mexico, Georgia and the French overseas territories of La Reunion and Mayotte are joining the red list.

The government has also hiked the price of hotel quarantine required on return from a red list country, from £1,750 to £2,285 from 12 August. The charge for an adult sharing a room will increase from £650 to £1,430.

France has shed its confusing “amber plus” status.

The category meant that travellers returning to the UK from France had to self-isolate and undertake tests, regardless of their vaccination status against the Covid virus.

France was the only country in that category, and the UK government said it was over concerns of the virus’ Beta variant in the country.

But France hit back saying that the UK’s decision was “politically motivated”, adding that the variant was only prevalent in the French overseas territory of La Reunion, which is located between Madagascar and Mauritius.