From Saturday (December 18) UK travellers will not be allowed to enter France as part of tougher restrictions amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant.
The enforcement will come into place on Saturday morning though specific details are set to be announced later on.
BBC Paris travel correspondent Hugh Schofield confirmed that anyone visiting France must have a "compelling reason" in order to gain entry however "non-urgent work reasons and tourism" will not be classed as such.
Once in France, the travellers will have to self-isolate for a week but that period of quarantine can be ended after 48 hours so long as they have a second negative test once in the country.
These are all regardless of the individual's vaccine status.
According to the minister, only French citizens returning from the UK or British people living in France will be allowed to enter.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps tweeted to confirm that he spoke to his "French counterpart and hauliers will remain exempt" from the new rules.
In addition to the latest travel changes, since Wednesday (December 15), people aged over 65 in France will no longer count as fully vaccinated if they have not had a booster jab.
The news comes following growing fears over the transmissibility and danger of the omicron variant which is spreading rapidly in the UK with over 78,000 cases being reported yesterday - the highest since the pandemic began.
More information to follow...
