UK tourists are to be banned from France amid concern over the rise in Omicron cases in the UK.
From Saturday morning, (December 18) France is banning travel to and from the UK without "compelling reasons".
Paris says the "compelling reasons" do not include travel for tourism and business.
French nationals and their spouses are exempt from the new rules.
"In the UK government's own words, the UK is facing a "tidal wave" of the Omicron variant in the coming days."
It added: "In response to the extremely rapid spread of the Omicron variant in the UK, the government is reinstating compelling reasons for travel to and from the UK, and strengthening the requirement for testing on departure and arrival."
It comes as the Prime Minister and England's chief medical officer have urged the public to be cautious if they socialise before Christmas, amid record UK Covid cases.
At Wednesday's news conference, Boris Johnson said he was not shutting pubs and restaurants but advised people to "think carefully before you go".
Prof Chris Whitty went even further than the PM, urging the public not to "mix with people you don't have to".
He warned more Covid records would be broken as the Omicron variant surges.
The UK recorded 78,610 new Covid cases on Wednesday - the highest daily number reported since the start of the pandemic.
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