Presentation of this test is mandatory for travelers except those with a full vaccination schedule from the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, the Vatican and Switzerland.

How can tourism to France increase when there are signs of global pandemic development? For travel professionals, it is absolutely necessary to remove the restrictions associated with the presentation of the negative test upon arrival.

Keep in mind that since last November, the presentation of a 24 or 48 hour negative test has been mandatory for travelers except those with full vaccination schedules and those from Union countries. Europe, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Vatican City or Switzerland.

In a joint letter to transport and tourism ministers, the FNAM (National Federation of Aviation and its trade), which deals with key players in the tourism and transportation sectors, called for “following the example of many European countries and removing some restrictions.

Discouraged tourists

Therefore, “Ensure that trips to France are no longer subject to test liability, at least for travelers who have been fully vaccinated, as well as for those who have fully recovered from covid, regardless of their country of origin”.

Many professionals are discouraged from traveling due to current health obligations, the cost of inspections, difficulties in certain foreign countries, and fear of being trapped abroad, underlining these professionals.

The signatories call for the reinstatement of the so-called Orange Countries, such as the United States, which have begun to reduce the number of Kovid cases;

Online with the World Health Organization

The goal is to “adopt a strategy that is in line with the government’s timetable for the phased lifting of the emergency measures introduced last December, by February 16”, we can still read.

These reductions are required by the Council of the European Union, which seeks to assess the risk based on the passenger’s health status, not the country of origin, but the World Health Organization (WHO).

Especially since people who have been vaccinated in the United Kingdom and Sweden right after Germany, Spain, Ireland and Switzerland do not need or need a health checkup right away.