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08.08.2022 - 13:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Spain’s tourism industry is urging the country’s government to remove all entry requirements for UK visitors as the summer holiday season is underway. It comes as France was the most recent country to remove all Covid rules for Brits last week.
Only three EU and visa-free Schengen zone countries still have Covid measures in place for holiday makers coming from the UK. These are Spain, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Currently travellers arriving from non-EU countries who are over the age of 12 must show a vaccination, recovery, or negative test certificate upon their arrival. Spain does accept the UK Government’s Covid vaccine pass, WalesOnline reports.
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Current entry regulations are set to remain in place until September and individual areas also have their own restrictions when holidaymakers arrive. Each region of Spain has individual rules with regards to wearing masks, indoor hospitality and Covid passes.
But anyone aged six or above must wear a mask in enclosed public spaces like shops, bars, restaurants and hairdressers and on public or group transport, except when eating or drinking. This applies throughout Spain, including the Canaries and Balearic islands.
However, there are concerns that a feared UK recession will also hit travel plans with thousands of holidaymakers shelving plans for winter breaks in destinations such as Benidorm and the Canary islands.
President of Spain's confederation of hotel associations, Jorge Marichal, has claimed there is already a slowdown in hotel bookings, because of budget squeezes. However, this is yet to be felt in locations such as Magaluf and Palma Nova in Majorca, and various mainland
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