France will lift its ban on UK holidaymakers from Friday morning, the tourism minister has announced, dropping a requirement for all travellers from the UK to show evidence of a “compelling reason” for their journey. “People will once again be able to travel for leisure between France and the UK, and to go skiing,” he said. A spokesperson for the firm said: “We welcome the safe reduction of travel restrictions which will allow our customers to travel more freely between the UK and France. “But with the relaxation of UK testing and the Alps open to the UK again, I’m feeling really optimistic. The transit ban was temporarily suspended on 30 December after UK citizens living in Belgium and Germany were refused entry to France.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2022 15:58 UTC