MADRID – Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez has said Spanish tourism will have two hallmarks in the future – health and safety and environmental sustainability.
Foreigners can return to Spain without undergoing quarantine from 1 July.
His comments came as Spain began to take the shackles off tourism with plans to restart domestic tourism from 22 June and follow with fewer restrictions on international tourism from July.
The prime minister emphasised that safety is paramount for tourism and the Spanish government will guarantee that tourists will not be exposed to any risks “and at the same time, will not bring any risk into the country”.
Foreigners can return to Spain without undergoing quarantine from 1 July.
The world's second-most visited nation closed its doors and beaches in March to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, later imposing a two-week quarantine on any overseas visitors.
Spaniards are to be allowed to travel domestically from 22 June to areas of the country which have completed ‘phase 3’ of a coronavirus de-escalation plan.
The challenge Spain faces is that many European nations still have travel restrictions in place – the UK government is due to introduce its own 14-day quarantine on arrivals into the country from 8 June, including British nationals returning from holiday – and airlines are operating very limited schedules.