A pass at the entrance, then freedom: faced with the puzzle that loomed in tourist structures in August, the government made the choice of development. He acceded to the requests of campsites, tourist residences, clubs and holiday villages which feared an unmanageable situation from the beginning of August, with customers accepted in their catering areas and others not. Tourists will finally have to present their health pass at the start of their stay, regardless of its duration, and will be able to take advantage of the facilities (restaurant, swimming pool, etc.) without having to present it again, confirmed at World the cabinet of Alain Griset, Minister Delegate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
This adjustment comes after the one already agreed on the vaccination of staff and adolescents: 12-17 year olds will be exempt from the health pass until August 29 and employees in the tourism sector should only have received one dose of vaccine on the 1st.er August.
Contrary to what had been announced initially, the health pass will be imperative to gain access to these tourist establishments for the first time. This seemed a lesser evil to professionals, who feared tensions during checks and the division into two categories of customers.
Since the presidential speech, they were doing their calculations: “The campsites have 3,800 swimming pools, at a rate of 1.5 to 2 employees per pool to take into account the days of rest, 8,000 people would have had to be hired … assuming that they were found”, says Nicolas Dayot, president of the National Federation of Outdoor Hotels.
“It would take 2 million tests in Hérault in August”
Moreover, if the proportion of non-vaccinated in the campsites was the same as in the French population and these holidaymakers wanted to obtain a negative test every two days, “We would need 2 million tests for our customers in August in the Hérault department alone”, explains Mr. Dayot. “Or 18,000 people to be tested every two days between Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Saint-Jean-de-Monts. “ Almost the equivalent of the local population on this very touristy little piece of Vendée coastline.
The professionals of the campsites, tourist residences and holiday villages urged the government to take a decision quickly, because all the reservation centers are overflowing with requests.
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