Spain opens up to British holidaymakers from Monday – but stays on amber list
3 years, 10 months ago

Spain opens up to British holidaymakers from Monday – but stays on amber list

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As controversy continues in the UK about travel to “amber list” nations, the Spanish government has confirmed that British holidaymakers will be admitted from Monday 24 May. Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister, said: “From May 24 Spain will be more than delighted to receive British tourists back into our country without health controls.” An announcement from Madrid in the official state gazette said the UK would be added to the list of countries that are exempt from the “essential travel only” rule currently in force for non-EU nations. While the ban on international leisure travel from the UK was lifted last Monday, ministers have said British people should not go to amber or red list nations. A week ago Portugal, the only EU country on the UK’s quarantine-free “green list” opened to British holidaymakers.

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Is Spain banning UK tourists? What new rules mean for your holiday
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is Spain banning UK tourists? What new rules mean for your holiday

The Independent  

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Spain drops demand for Covid test or jabs
2 years, 5 months ago

Spain drops demand for Covid test or jabs

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At present all travellers to Spain from countries outside the EU who are over the age of 12 must submit …

Spain holidays to become more expensive under EU climate plan for air travel
2 years, 5 months ago

Spain holidays to become more expensive under EU climate plan for air travel

The Independent  

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Spain tightens immigration controls for British travellers at Gibraltar border
2 years, 11 months ago

Spain tightens immigration controls for British travellers at Gibraltar border

The Independent  

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Nearly three quarters of Brits holiday in the same place every year, study shows
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly three quarters of Brits holiday in the same place every year, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Norwegian Cruise Line’s survey of 2,000 British holidaymakers showed that 73 per cent have returned to the same hotel abroad …

Spain and Italy Covid travel restrictions before
2 years, 11 months ago

Spain and Italy Covid travel restrictions before

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Even as dozens of European countries drop all Covid-related travel restrictions, and Spain and Italy have …

Spain drops ‘fully vaccinated’ rule for teenage travellers – but too late for half-term holidays
3 years, 1 month ago

Spain drops ‘fully vaccinated’ rule for teenage travellers – but too late for half-term holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Consequently, it is considered appropriate to establish conditions specific to these people.” He has modified an order so that travellers …

Spain bans non-vaccinated Britons as Israel shuts borders to all visitors
3 years, 3 months ago

Spain bans non-vaccinated Britons as Israel shuts borders to all visitors

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No countries added to red list in latest travel update
3 years, 4 months ago

No countries added to red list in latest travel update

The Independent  

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Summer holidays at risk as ministers threaten to put Spain, France and Italy on a new danger list
3 years, 7 months ago

Summer holidays at risk as ministers threaten to put Spain, France and Italy on a new danger list

Daily Mail  

Families were in a fight to save summer last night with holiday hotspots in Europe facing new travel rules. The row came as: Boris Johnson faced pressure to end the 'pingdemic' early, after Wales said it was lifting self-isolation rules for the fully vaccinated on August 9; Mr Shapps warned that businesses would be allowed to insist that staff have …

Fury grows at mandatory quarantine from France to UK
3 years, 7 months ago

Fury grows at mandatory quarantine from France to UK

The Independent  

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Italy, Germany, Canada and Austria could be added to green travel list
3 years, 8 months ago

Italy, Germany, Canada and Austria could be added to green travel list

Daily Mail  

Another ten countries including Italy, Germany, Canada and Austria could be added to the green travel list from next week in a boost to summer holiday hopes, a leading travel expert predicted today. *Though France is on the amber list, those arriving in the UK from France will still have to self-isolate for 10 days from Monday - as per …

Red tape foul up for ‘amber list’ passengers
3 years, 8 months ago

Red tape foul up for ‘amber list’ passengers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers taking advantage of the latest relaxation of international travel rules are finding the passenger locator …

Spain at risk of joining France in ‘amber plus’ category, necessitating quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

Spain at risk of joining France in ‘amber plus’ category, necessitating quarantine

The Independent  

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Malta and the Balearic Islands could be added to green list
3 years, 9 months ago

Malta and the Balearic Islands could be added to green list

The Independent  

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How WILL Border Force cope when 'amber list opens to double-jabbed Brits'
3 years, 9 months ago

How WILL Border Force cope when 'amber list opens to double-jabbed Brits'

Daily Mail  

Questions are being asked over how Border Force will deal with policing double-jabbed Brits should amber list countries open up. British tourists at Portgual's Faro Airport as they were forced to interrupt their holidays in the Algarve to return home earlier this month Those who are fully vaccinated will need provide evidence via the NHS app at border controls and …

Amber list travel: Fully-vaccinated Britons could be exempt from quarantine
3 years, 9 months ago

Amber list travel: Fully-vaccinated Britons could be exempt from quarantine

The Independent  

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UK domestic delay could postpone foreign holiday unlocking until August
3 years, 9 months ago

UK domestic delay could postpone foreign holiday unlocking until August

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The four-week delay in removing coronavirus restrictions in England could lead to most European locations remaining …

France will allow fully vaccinated Britons in for holidays from June 9
3 years, 9 months ago

France will allow fully vaccinated Britons in for holidays from June 9

Daily Mail  

British tourists who are fully vaccinated against Coronavirus will be able to enter France with proof of a negative antigen test from next week and do not need a 'compelling reason' to be in the country, it was revealed today. Holiday HELL for 112,000 Britons left with four days to flee Portugal to avoid quarantine as flights home soar to …

Portugal labels UK green list decision ‘not logical’
3 years, 9 months ago

Portugal labels UK green list decision ‘not logical’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the travel industry continues to reel from yesterday’s decision to downgrade Portugal to the amber …

Holiday chaos as UK removes Portugal from travel green list
3 years, 9 months ago

Holiday chaos as UK removes Portugal from travel green list

The Independent  

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Everything you need to know about travelling to Spain right now
3 years, 10 months ago

Everything you need to know about travelling to Spain right now

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Should we go for a family celebration to Ibiza this weekend?” The urgent question from Judith …

What does a holiday to Spain look like now?
3 years, 10 months ago

What does a holiday to Spain look like now?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are enjoying eating out on the terraces and being let off the leash.” In the Balearic Islands, a curfew …

UK travel news: Holiday scam warning as lockdown eases
3 years, 10 months ago

UK travel news: Holiday scam warning as lockdown eases

The Independent  

✕ Close Holidaymakers prepare to jet off as Covid travel rules ease Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jetting off on a foreign holiday is now …

Vacation redux: British tourists return to Portugal beaches
3 years, 10 months ago

Vacation redux: British tourists return to Portugal beaches

The Independent  

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Is Spain ready to open its borders to British tourists?
3 years, 10 months ago

Is Spain ready to open its borders to British tourists?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It seems logical that British tourists should be allowed to come to the Balearic Islands “Spain is now vaccinating faster …

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers
3 years, 11 months ago

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tourism Minister Fernando Valdes told Sky News that the European nation “desperate” to welcome British visitors with open arms, and …

Portugal lifts flight ban, paving way for summer holidays
3 years, 11 months ago

Portugal lifts flight ban, paving way for summer holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Portuguese officials have said they hope to welcome back British tourists from 17 May, providing they have proof of full …

No details of ‘green list’ countries before early May, says aviation minister
3 years, 11 months ago

No details of ‘green list’ countries before early May, says aviation minister

The Independent  

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Spain to lift ban on British tourists from 30 March
4 years ago

Spain to lift ban on British tourists from 30 March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spain is the most-visited country by British tourists, and had previously signalled it was ready and willing to accept visitors …

‘Learn from last year’: Government adviser warns against allowing foreign holidays
4 years ago

‘Learn from last year’: Government adviser warns against allowing foreign holidays

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in Covid-19 infections is inevitable if Britons are allowed …

Slovakia bans foreign holidays
4 years ago

Slovakia bans foreign holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tourists must either present a vaccination certificate or a negative Covid-19 test to enter from 17 May, the country’s tourism …

Travel corridors closed: Toughest rules in a lifetime take effect for UK arrivals
4 years, 2 months ago

Travel corridors closed: Toughest rules in a lifetime take effect for UK arrivals

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anyone hoping to travel to the UK from a foreign country, by air, rail or sea must present a certificate …

Spain to demand negative Covid tests from ‘high-risk’ arrivals, including UK
4 years, 4 months ago

Spain to demand negative Covid tests from ‘high-risk’ arrivals, including UK

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The favourite overseas country for British holidaymakers is to demand evidence of a negative Covid test …

Travelers to Spain must provide negative COVID-19 test
4 years, 4 months ago

Travelers to Spain must provide negative COVID-19 test

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Spanish Health Ministry said …

Jet2 boss announces new Bristol base and predicts ‘people will book holidays in droves’
4 years, 4 months ago

Jet2 boss announces new Bristol base and predicts ‘people will book holidays in droves’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As UK airports grind to a halt and many airlines trim back their plans because of the collapse of demand …

Quarantine: the UK’s no-go policy looks increasingly baffling
4 years, 5 months ago

Quarantine: the UK’s no-go policy looks increasingly baffling

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The current assessment of Covid-19 risks,” booms the Foreign Office, apparently makes Liechtenstein so dangerous for British visitors that their …

Spain to introduce Canary and Balearic Islands travel corridors to boost tourism
4 years, 5 months ago

Spain to introduce Canary and Balearic Islands travel corridors to boost tourism

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All the countries on the government’s quarantine-free travel corridors list
4 years, 6 months ago

All the countries on the government’s quarantine-free travel corridors list

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Since the UK government first announced the introduction of travel corridors on 10 July, the list …

Spain set to negotiate travel corridors with UK
4 years, 6 months ago

Spain set to negotiate travel corridors with UK

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Will Portugal and Denmark be struck off UK’s safe travel list next?
4 years, 6 months ago

Will Portugal and Denmark be struck off UK’s safe travel list next?

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Many UK holidaymakers in Portugal, or booked to travel there, are watching anxiously to see if …

Portugal's return to quarantine list increasingly likely after new coronavirus infection numbers released
4 years, 6 months ago

Portugal's return to quarantine list increasingly likely after new coronavirus infection numbers released

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first set of infection figures for September is showing a continuing increase in the number …

Online travel agents claim they can send holidaymakers to Spain against Foreign Office advice
4 years, 7 months ago

Online travel agents claim they can send holidaymakers to Spain against Foreign Office advice

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Spain quarantine decision taken after 10 Brits infected with coronavirus on return from holidays
4 years, 7 months ago

Spain quarantine decision taken after 10 Brits infected with coronavirus on return from holidays

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ministers also heard that Spain’s overall infection rate per 100,000 people was running at three …

Everything you need to know about visiting Spain this summer
4 years, 8 months ago

Everything you need to know about visiting Spain this summer

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spain has long topped the list as one of the UK’s favourite holiday destinations, with more than 18 million British …

Spain quarantine: Travel industry furious at UK government’s decision
4 years, 8 months ago

Spain quarantine: Travel industry furious at UK government’s decision

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Thousands of British holidaymakers are now faced with quarantine on their return from Spain and its islands, even if they …

Virus spike in Spain prompts UK, France to warn off tourists
4 years, 8 months ago

Virus spike in Spain prompts UK, France to warn off tourists

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Nightclubs, bars and beaches — some of Spain’s most beloved summer venues — are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots, and some European nations are warning citizens not to visit the country. You can’t do anything else.” Spain reported over 900 new daily infections on Thursday and Friday as authorities warned that the …

Coronavirus: UK removes Spain from list of quarantine-free travel destinations
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: UK removes Spain from list of quarantine-free travel destinations

The Independent  

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Five countries added to UK’s quarantine-exempt list – but Portugal isn’t one of them
4 years, 8 months ago

Five countries added to UK’s quarantine-exempt list – but Portugal isn’t one of them

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five new countries have been added to England’s list of quarantine-exempt destinations, from where travellers no …

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