As for traffic it may be busy but if you travel at the right hours you should not have problems. With the reopening of flights during the summer holiday season in Europe, many countries have started to see an increase in COVID-19 infections. And the summer holiday is taken very seriously by some 37 million people. This is obviously something I'd like to avoid due to traffic being busy and shops being closed.

Do you have a more precise idea where you are planning to go ?We haven't started properly planning yet, but we're probably going to come via the Eurotunnel then head south, stopping for some respite somewhere in central Loire/Burgundy before travelling onto Dordogne/Auvergne area. Three-quarters of French holidaymakers usually choose to take their vacations in France. This year, amid coronavirus restrictions, they could be joined by the 9 million who usually go abroad.That’s good news for a sector suffering from the loss of foreign tourists.Air France will be prioritising internal flights and the company says it hopes to be at 30 percent of capacity by July.Jean-Pierre Farandou, president of France’s national railway company, the SNCF, hopes that by the beginning of the summer there will be a full service of high speed TGV trains.The company says It’s likely that all passengers will be required to wear masks and hand sanitiser will be widely available at stations and on trains.As every year, the roads will be blocked with cars heading off for a well-deserved break.They will want to experience the great outdoors after being cooped up during lockdown but might prefer to stay away from busy beaches.France’s Caribbean islands could prove popular too, he thinks.There are 7,900 camping sites in France and camping holidays are likely to be one of the more popular holiday options.Nicolas Dayot, president of an organisation representing camping site managers and professionals, says the sites will be adapted. But this year, the coronavirus looks certain to cause disruptions during "les vacances". However, Greece has seen an increase in new daily confirmed cases of the virus, with lockdown restrictions eased and the summer holiday season is in full swing. Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on May 5. Boris Johnson yesterday declared Britain will be “absolutely ruthless” in deciding whether travellers must self-isolate for 14 days on arrival in the UK. “It’s not completely reasonable.”Keep up to date with international news by downloading the RFI appFrance unveils €18 bn rescue plan for tourism industryFrench fun parks reopen, desperate to regain revenue lost to Covid-19Eiffel Tower opens for business - with coronavirus restrictionsFrance honours aid workers killed in Niger by suspected jihadistsParis, Marseille move back into Covid-19 'red zone' as infections riseFrench unemployment down, reflecting Covid-19 lockdownTikTok bans controversial French anti-Semite comedian DieudonnéFrench territory of Guadeloupe reports 50 new cases of Covid-19 in 48 hoursFishing club files complaint against Nestlé for pollution in Ardennes riverFrance and Britain forge plan to make Channel 'unviable' for illegal crossingsFrench terror victims group to take legal action over brutal Niger attack photosFrench Polynesia sees spike in Covid infections since quarantine abolishedFrench farmers plea for government help as heatwave parches cropsDrowning remains principal cause of accidental death for children in FranceClose aide to French Resistance fighter Jean Moulin celebrates 100th birthdayThe content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. It creates confusion and fear, and puts off economic recovery.“It also suggests Britain is closed to the outside world in the run-up to Brexit. Local tourism body, Charentes Tourisme, which is behind the plan, stated: “This measure will allow 10,000 households to benefit from support for a visit in Charente between July 1 and November 1, 2020."

© 2020 Copyright RFI - All rights reserved. There were 153 new cases on Thursday, one of the highest daily spikes in Greece since the outbreak began. via Chiari 36 25033 … order back issues and use the historic Daily Express So not everything is closed.

The Prime Minister said the Government is prepared to axe “our closest and dearest friends and partners” from the quarantine exemption list just hours before deciding that France, the Netherlands and Monaco would all be removed from it.The Daily Express understands that quarantine rules will come into force from Saturday at 4am affecting the estimated 120,000 Britons currently travelling in France.Whitehall sources said the data showed France has “gone too far” as cases spread rapidly across the country this week.They said the infection rate is “rising rapidly”, prompting ministers to take the bold decision to order people returning from France to self-isolate for 14 days.France reported more than 2,500 new COVID-19 infections for the second day in a row on Thursday, levels last seen in mid-April when the country was in the middle of one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns.Experts say this is because more young people are being infected, who are less likely to need hospital care.Ministers were yesterday discussing removing as many as 14 countries from the Government’s “green list”.Mr Johnson said during a visit to Northern Ireland yesterday: “We’ve got to be absolutely ruthless about this, even with our closest and dearest friends and partners around the world.“We will be looking at the data a bit later on this afternoon ... looking at exactly where France and other countries are getting to, and you know we can’t be remotely complacent about our own situation.”Officials are said to be particularly concerned about Malta, a popular holiday destination for 500,000 Britons every year, after a spike in cases on the small island.Sources initially told the Daily Express that France may get a reprieve this week - despite being on the cliff edge because cases are rising.But after 2,524 new cases were reported by French health officials on Wednesday, a significant jump from the 1,397 seen on Tuesday, the UK government began reexamining their plans.And the 2,500 new cases on Thursday appeared to be the final straw for ministers and they the took the “ruthless” decision.Paul Charles, CEO of travel consultancy the PC Agency says: “The in or out system of quarantine has to change.