PARIS, March 11, 2021 (AFP) - France on Thursday eased travel restrictions for seven countries outside the European Union, including Britain, saying trips to and from them would no longer need to be justified by essential reasons.
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EasyJet PLC said flight bookings jumped more than 300 percent and holiday bookings surged by more than 600 percent week on week, after the UK laid out plans for international travel to restart, hinting that borders could reopen from the middle of May.
The UK-based airline said trips from the UK to beach destinations such as Malaga, Alicante and Palma in Spain; Faro, Portugal; and Crete, Greece were the most popular destinations with holidaymakers keenest to travel in August.
July and September were the next most popular months.
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