Holidaymakers hoping for a summer break had their hopes put on hold by Boris Johnson tonight - after he failed to lift quarantine rules for double-jabbed tourists. The Prime Minister had been widely expected to announce fully vaccinated Britons would be able to visit amber countries without isolating on their return. But the rule change never came with jabbed families fretting over whether their summer holiday dreams would ever be realised. The disappointment was tempered by the PM promising it was working towards making this happen. He told the Downing Street press conference: 'We will maintain our tough border controls including the red list and recognising the protection afforded by two doses of vaccine, we will work with the travel industry for removing the need for fully vaccinated arrivals to isolate on return from an amber country and the Transport Secretary will provide a further update later this week.' An industry insider add to MailOnline: 'That Boris hasn't announced anything today will come as a blow to holidaymakers. The Prime Minister had been widely expected to announce new fully vaccinated Britons rules It was hoped double-jabbed people could return from amber countries without quarantine 'But the government is determined to make this happen so the message is watch this space.' The new measures would allow fully vaccinated tourists and their families to visit countries such as Spain and Greece without having to quarantine on return. One issue to iron out is whether children would also be exempt from quarantine under the new amber rules, given that under-18s are not yet being vaccinated. Treating them the same as fully vaccinated adults would unlock holidays to major hotspots for millions of families. The announcement by Boris Johnson appeared to be light on detail and had some holes in it What should happen from July 19 'Freedom Day'? No legal limits on social contact, all remaining businesses to open, one metre plus rule dropped. Masks will no longer be legally required, but guidance will recommend them in some circumstances. Advice to work from home where possible will be dropped, with individual firms able to decide the pace and level of return to offices. No legal requirement for use of 'Covid certificates' at bars and restaurants etc. The PM intends to remove self-isolation rules for double jabbed, but it remains a legal requirement for now and more details in due course Grant Shapps is working with the travel industry on 'amber list' quarantine rules for the double jabbed, with an update expected later this week. An update on plans to axe school 'bubbles' for isolation is also due later this week. Advertisement Mr Johnson insisted he had to 'balance the risks... the risks of the disease, and the risks of continuing with restrictions'. 'If we cannot reopen our society in the next few weeks... when will we be able to return to normal?' he said. The one-metre plus decree and advice to work from home where possible will be dropped, with mask wearing no longer mandatory - while pubs and other venues will not have to collect customer details and will again be able to serve drinks at the bar. Mr Johnson also said limits on gatherings are going and torpedoed the idea of legally requiring 'Covid certificates' at bars and restaurants, with the vaccination drive instead being trusted to do the heavy lifting of protecting the public. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick had this week confirmed ministers were aiming to make the changes to the travel traffic light system 'as soon as possible'. He told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that they were 'still looking at the data', adding: 'But it is our objective, yes, that those who are double vaccinated should be able to travel to amber list countries as soon as possible, including for holidays.' There were reports last week Boris Johnson was 'determined' to see the change in policy introduced from July 19, the so-called Freedom Day. Government sources had played this down, saying July 19 was seen as 'ambitious' and stressing no final decisions had been made. July 26 has also been mooted as a start date for the new traffic light rules, in time for the first full week of the school holidays – but they may not come into effect until August. Britain's vaccine roll-out has risen quickly with a millions now enjoying double-jab protection The current traffic light system has very few countries on the green list for Britons to visit Traffic lights court battle The Government faces a court showdown with the aviation industry this week over its traffic light system for travel. Manchester Airports Group accuses ministers of keeping ‘secret’ crucial data underpinning decisions about how countries are classified red, amber and green. MAG has been joined by five airlines for the judicial review. Charlie Cornish, MAG chief executive, said: ‘The Government’s secretive approach so far has left us with no choice but to seek a court order to force them to publish how they are making these decisions.’ The court hearing will take place on Friday. Advertisement Aside from the issue of whether children should be exempt, there are also concerns about border preparedness. Part of the overall plan is to open electronic passport gates at airports to avoid lengthy queues this summer, after seven-hour waits earlier this year. It came as 14 chiefs from the beleaguered aviation and travel industries wrote to new Health Secretary Sajid Javid, calling for the proposed amber list changes to be introduced no later than July 19. Doing so would throw businesses a lifeline, they said. They wrote: 'We implore you and your Cabinet colleagues to act decisively to save jobs and businesses, and to set the industry on the road to recovery in a risk-based manner. 'For example, today we are seeing other countries, many with lower rates of vaccination than the UK, begin to reopen their borders and enable their citizens to travel again particularly through recognition of vaccination status.' This was a reference to the EU, which last week launched its own system for allowing double-jabbed people to sidestep quarantine measures when travelling for holidays within the bloc. There are currently 27 destinations on the UK's quarantine-free travel green list. The new rules would effectively – for double-jabbed travellers – turn the more than 140 destinations that are amber into green. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility