COVID-19: France bans British tourists over Omicron fears in 'hammer blow' to travel industry

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From 11pm on Friday, France barred travel to and from Britain without 'compelling reasons' - which do not include tourism and business.

From 11pm on Friday, France barred travel to and from Britain without"compelling reasons" - which do not include tourism and business.France's decision means it will be a bleak winter for many in the travel industry British tourists have been banned from France amid concern over the"extremely rapid" rise in Omicron COVID cases in the UK.

From 11pm on Friday, France barred travel to and from Britain without"compelling reasons" - which do not include tourism and business. It added that for those able to travel from the UK under a"compelling reason", there will be the obligation to register the address of their stay in France. Government spokesman Gabriel Attal told BFM television the measures include reducing the validity of pre-departure PCR tests to 24 hours from 48 for travellers arriving from Britain.Massive queues for Eurostar as France travel ban looms

They must now test again on arrival and isolate"in a place they choose" for at least 48 hours pending the result, Mr Attal added.Tourism companies have been left with a wave of cancellations as a result of the ban.

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