Spain Eager to Welcome Vaccinated British Tourists

SPAIN is ready to let vaccinated British tourists in from the first week of June, weeks ahead of the European Union, a top government official said.

“Spain will have the digital certificate ready in June. We hope that the EU regulation will be approved on June 21. But from the first week of June, Spain will be able to validate certificates on its borders and expedite certificates to its citizens,” said Deputy Tourism Minister Fernando Valdes.

Spain’s tourism sector was devastated by travel restrictions because of Covid-19 and is now eager “to accept citizens that can present a vaccine certificate,” Valdes added.

The UK Government will review its green and amber travel lists in early June which could be the first opportunity for British tourists to visit Spain.

Spain is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and in 2019 hosted 18 million British visitors.

Andalucia is hoping to attract nine million tourists this summer after last year’s disastrous season. Speaking at the Madrid Tourism Fair on May 19, the President of Andalucia Juanma Moreno said the region would have group immunity against Covid-19 by the end of June.

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