This is one of the hot topics of the moment: will the French have to provide themselves with a vaccination passport in the future to regain their freedom to travel?
Obviously, the Secretary of State for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was no exception, this morning on
Sud Radio
, and like the vast majority of the political class on this subject, he remained very cautious about the implementation of 'such a device.
He preferred to stress the importance of developing rapid response saliva tests in airports.
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The future is more in rapid tests than in the vaccine passport
," he said.
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It is still too premature (to evoke a vaccine passport)
", he recalled, specifying that the scientists did not know if the vaccine prevented from transporting the virus.
In addition to saliva tests, therefore, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was in favor of putting a mobile application online that would make it possible to quickly see what was the result of a traveller's last test, and when.
Ski resorts under oxygen
Regarding ski resorts, whose lifts have been closed since the start of the season, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne recalled that the State would cover 70% of the costs of ski lift operators.
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We have already put 4 billion euros (on the table) for the mountain,
" he added.
Several mechanisms have been put in place, not only in the resorts but also in the valleys (with) repayable advances and EMPs.
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Asked then about the level of reservations in accommodation for these February holidays, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne welcomed a clear rebound in recent weeks.
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Two weeks ago reservations on a site like PAP were at -60% compared to last year, they are now at -20%
", he announced before promising that the government "
work to make the summer as normal as possible ”.
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Overall, the Secretary of State clarified that France had already disbursed 20 billion euros for its tourism, in particular with the help of 900 euros for the 400,000 seasonal workers and partial unemployment.
