France will lift its ban on UK holidaymakers from Friday morning (January 14), the country’s tourism minister has announced.
The requirement to isolate on arrival will also be scrapped.
Travellers who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to enter France if they have evidence of a negative coronavirus test taken within 24 hours of departure.
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The decision to end the ban on non-essential travel is a major boost for travel firms and the thousands of people in the UK who have booked ski holidays in France.
France introduced a ban on non-essential travel to and from the UK on December 18 in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
The UK eased its own travel restrictions last week.
People who are fully vaccinated no longer need to take a coronavirus test before they arrive in the UK, and can take a cheaper and quicker lateral flow test rather than a PCR after they arrive.
The changes will save a family of four around £300.
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