French holiday boom: Rush for ski slopes after ban is lifted
From today British travellers who are double-jabbed can enter France if they have proof of a negative PCR or antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure.
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From today British travellers who are double-jabbed can enter France if they have proof of a negative PCR or antigen test taken within 24 hours of departure.
Pressure is mounting on the Government to reduce the testing burden on holidaymakers when international travel rules are reviewed on Wednesday.
The French president slapped the tough measures on UK tourists shortly before Christmas, claiming it was to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.
Britons desperate to reach mainland Europe queued for miles late into the night in a desperate bid to enter France before the strict midnight ban on all tourists was imposed.
Christophe Lavaut, resort director of Val d'Isere in the French Alps, said Britons make up 42 per cent of his custom and he is now facing a fight for economic survival after they were banned.