Britons seeking quarantine-free holidays will be able to travel to Dubai under new travel rules, but Spain is out.
Sluggish vaccination rates and Covid-19 variants have dashed hopes of a European getaway this summer.
Dubai, with its rapid vaccine programme, has been given a green light under plans due to be unveiled next week.
Summer holiday hotspots will be ranked under a new traffic lights system — letting Britons fly to “green” countries with low Covid-19 rates and strong vaccine rollouts.
But nations with high virus cases and slow vaccination rollouts will require more quarantining.
That could deter millions of Britons from heading to Spain, as well as other European favourites such as France and Greece.
Boris Johnson will also set out how Britons can use vaccine passports to travel abroad.
However, he will warn that June could be the earliest that borders can open.
The prime minister will publish the findings of the Global Travel Taskforce on Monday.
A source involved told The Sun: "Jab rates will play a crucial part in determining a country's status."
How the traffic light travel plan is likely to operate:
Green: Anyone returning from these countries must take a pre-flight lateral flow test at their own cost, then take a “sequencing test” within days of landing to check for new strains;
Amber: Like green but those entering the UK must isolate at home for ten days after arrival. They can get out after five days with a negative test paid for privately;
Red: Arrivals must isolate on their return in an authorised hotel at their own cost — as they do currently.
