Spain to allow all vaccinated travelers in from June 7

  • Date: 22-May-2021
  • Source: Arab News
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Middle East
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Spain to allow all vaccinated travelers in from June 7

MADRID: Spain will allow all vaccinated travelers to visit the country from June 7, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Friday, as the tourism hotspot aims to revive its virus-battered travel industry. “From June 7, all vaccinated people and their families will be welcome in our country, Spain, regardless of their country of origin,” Sanchez said at an international tourism fair in Madrid. He also announced that British travelers would be allowed to visit Spain for holidays from next week. “From next Monday, the 24th of May, Spain will be delighted to receive British tourists again into our country,” Sanchez said. He said they will be allowed in “without restriction,” but he did not specify whether they would have to show a negative COVID-19 test. Britain has long been the biggest source of tourists for Spain, and until now British travelers have only been allowed into Spain for visits deemed essential. But for the time being, Britain has upheld restrictions on travelers from Spain, who have to quarantine on arrival, as well as showing a negative COVID-19 test. Japanese travelers will also be allowed to visit to Spain for nonessential reasons from Monday, the Interior Ministry said. The world’s second most