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Advantage chief calls for more traffic light stability after sudden France move

Government
Rob Gill
19 July 2021

Advantage Travel Partnership’s Julia Lo Bue-Said has called for “more stability” in the traffic light system after the last-minute change to quarantine requirements for people arriving from France.

Atout France

Paris topped Euromonitor's index (Credit: Chris Karidis / Unsplash)

The UK government announced on Friday (16 July) that travellers arriving in England from amber list France would still have to quarantine regardless of their vaccination status. This quarantine requirement was lifted for fully vaccinated travellers returning from other amber countries on Monday (19 July).

Advantage chief executive Lo Bue-Said told BBC Breakfast: “The biggest issue is the risk of change. It’s unfortunate what happened with France and that creates even more uncertainty.