British tourists will be allowed to travel to Spain from Sunday without being required to self-isolate, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González said.
González said on Saturday that the Spanish government took the decision unilaterally to allow the hundreds of thousands of British owners of second residences in the southern European country to visit their properties. Visitors from overseas have been required to self-isolate for 14 days since May 15.
The decision comes after days of talks with the British government, in which Madrid hoped to persuade London to also lift its quarantine over Spanish visitors. But reciprocity has not yet been agreed.
Spain will open its borders to visitors from the Schengen area tomorrow. Tourism is a vital source of wealth for Spain, contributing 12 percent to the countrys GDP and supporting about 2.6 million jobs.
“We are discussing with U.K. authorities whether they will do the same on their side. Nonetheless, we are doing this out of respect for the 400,000 British that have a second residence in Spain and are dying to benefit from their homes in our country,” González
British tourists will be allowed to travel to Spain from Sunday without being required to self-isolate, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González said.
González said on Saturday that the Spanish government took the decision unilaterally to allow the hundreds of thousands of British owners of second residences in the southern European country to visit their properties. Visitors from overseas have been required to self-isolate for 14 days since May 15.
The decision comes after days of talks with the British government, in which Madrid hoped to persuade London to also lift its quarantine over Spanish visitors. But reciprocity has not yet been agreed.
Spain will open its borders to visitors from the Schengen area tomorrow. Tourism is a vital source of wealth for Spain, contributing 12 percent to the countrys GDP and supporting about 2.6 million jobs.
“We are discussing with U.K. authorities whether they will do the same on their side. Nonetheless, we are doing this out of respect for the 400,000 British that have a second residence in Spain and are dying to benefit from their homes in our country,” González
