The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has revised its travel advice for Tunisia, softening its stance on travel to the country.
The move has been welcomed by tourist board, Discover Tunisia, which described the move as a “huge boost” for the country.
Tunisia was rocked in June 2015 by the devastated Sousse terror attack, in which 30 Britons were killed.
Since then, the FCO has persistently urged cautionwhen travelling to the north African state.
Charter flights from the UK were suspended following the attack, but resumed in February with the return of Thomas Cook. Tui has also since resumed flights to Tunisia.
The FCO on Thursday said it was now no longer advising against all but essential travel to the town of Jendouba, around 120 miles from capital Tunis.
It has also revised down the threat level for some areas of southern Tunisia, including Medicine, Tataouine and Douz.
Tunisia’s key tourist locations on its eastern Mediterranean coast, such Sousse and Hammamet, carry only an FCO advisory notice reminding visitors to read its advice before travelling.
Posting on Facebook on Thursday (June 14), Discover Tunisia said: “The FCO has changed its travel advice by extending the green areas to travel around safely in Tunisia.
“This news represents a huge boost for Tunisia confidence as a reliable [and] safe destination for tourists.”
The FCO has now advised against all but essential to Tunisia’s Biq region, and continues to advise travellers not to visit the countries southernmost border with Libya, as well as parts of its western border with Algeria such as the Chaambi Mountains National Park.
TunisianMonitorOnline (Source : ttgmedia)
