UK Travel Update UK Relaxes French Travel Restrictions
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UK Travel Update UK Relaxes French Travel Restrictions
On 04 August, the British government announced that travellers from France to England will no longer need to be quarantined upon arrival provided they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The UK Department for Transport said it had taken the decision after a drop in the proportion of cases of the Beta variant of COVID-19 in France. Experts fear the UK’s current vaccines could be less effective against this variant, which was first discovered in South Africa.
The move brings France in line with other countries on the UK’s “amber list” and allows the British government to simplify its travel restrictions by removing the controversial “amber-plus” category, which had only included France.
Those arriving from “amber list” countries do not need to quarantine, provided they are fully vaccinated and have tested negative to the virus, whereas “amber-plus” stipulated that travellers must quarantine at home for 10 days.
Travellers from “red list” countries are required to quarantine in a government-approved hotel.
Paris had complained about the U.K.’s decision to make an exception of France, with French Europe Minister Clément Beaune saying the move “discriminates against the French.”
Responding to the latest change, a French government advisor said: “If it’s the case then it is a good thing, it’s something the French government has been calling for. It means the French government has been heard.”
Under the UK’s plan, Réunion Island itself will be added to the red list as France moves into amber. The change is effective from 05:00 CEST on Sunday, 08 August.
Welcome Change to the Travel Industry
The rule change will be a boon for airlines and tourism companies that have been hit hard by the pandemic and objected loudly to UK travel restrictions. The British government was under growing pressure from French ministers, as well as industry bodies, to overturn its decision last month to put France in a newly created “amber-plus” category.
After Spain, France was the second most-visited country by British holidaymakers before the pandemic.
While airline travel has rapidly rebounded in Europe, the U.K.’s evolving restrictions deterred many in Britain from booking overseas trips.
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