Tunisia to welcome tourists back from June 27 – which includes the UK
TUNISIA is opening its borders to tourists this month - and British holidaymakers are included.
The country is welcoming back visitors from Europe from June 27, after being forced to stop travel in March due to the pandemic.
Tunisia has just 1,087 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 49 deaths - compared to the UK's 286,194 and 40,542, respectively.
And as Tunisia reports no new cases of coronavirus for four days in a row, the country is looking at reopening its borders for the first time in three months.
Air, land and sea borders will open to international travellers from June 27, the Minister of Tourism, Mohamed Ali Toumi, confirmed.
Transport Minister Anouar Maârouf added: "We’re in discussions with all the countries we had direct flights with and talks are ongoing."
According to Nabil Bziouech, director general of the Tunisian National Tourist Office (ONTT) this will include the UK.
He said: "Tunisian borders will soon be open to welcome German, European, Algerian and other tourists."
However, he also warned that this depends on when EU countries open their own borders to Tunisia.
The UK is currently enforcing a two-week quarantine on anyone entering the country from today.
Not only that, but all non-essential travel abroad is still advised against, according to the UK government, although there are hopes that this could be lowered in days.
Despite this, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News: "I really hope people are going to be able to fly to go on summer holiday, but we’ve got to take an approach that starts with caution."
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Tunisia is popular with British tourists thanks to cheap holiday deals and hotels.
Last year, easyJet launched flights to Tunisia from London Gatwick - the first time since 2015.
Brits opted for destinations such as Tunisia and Turkey last summer over popular hotspots like Spain due to the bargain deals on offer.