Covid-19 The Day After – efforts and initiatives Spain Reopening to Tourism on July 1 with Enhanced Health Rules by GTP editing team 26 May 2020 written by GTP editing team 26 May 2020 1 comment Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 19 Barcelona, Spain Like Greece, Spain is also calling for a unified, pan-European framework for the re-opening borders and resuming travel to the Schengen Area. Spain said it would be reopening to international travelers on July 1 with enhanced Covid-19-related health rules in place to secure visitors’ health and safety, the country’s foreign minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, confirmed this week after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s announcement on Monday. “We will not only guarantee that tourists do not run any risk of contagion but we will also ensure that we don’t allow risks to come into the country,” said Sanchez, announcing the country’s “de-escalation plan”, which includes lifting measures by region. “We are in the de-escalation process, but we are still in a health emergency,” he added. Minister Laya confirmed meanwhile that travelers will no longer be required to undergo 14-day quarantine. “Spain will gradually open to international tourists, lift the quarantine and ensure the highest standards of quality,” she said on her twitter account. In an interview to The Independent last week, Laya described the tourism year ahead as a “tough” one, adding that European countries will have to come up with “innovative ways” so that international travel can resume in 2020. In this direction, like Greece, Spain is also calling for a unified, pan-European framework for the re-opening borders and resuming travel to the Schengen Area. Greece announced last week that it too would be opening its borders for EU travelers as of July 1. “We need to work with our European partners and set common rules that will allow us to restore freedom of movement on European territory,” said Gonzalez. Meanwhile, the prime minister encouraged Spaniards to start planning their holidays, and said that as of July 1, international travelers could return to Spain “in safe conditions”. “We will guarantee that tourists will not run any risks and they will not bring us any risks,” he continued. “There will be no opposing forces between health and business. Spanish tourism will now have two hallmarks: environmental sustainability and health safety,” he stated. It should be noted, that Spain, one of Greece’s main competitors, attracts some 80 million tourists each year. The tourism sector accounts for approximately 12 percent of the country’s GDP. At the same time, Spain together with Italy, is also among the hardest-hit countries in Europe from the coronavirus crisis with some 282,480 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 26,837 deaths. Join the 15,000+ travel executives who read our newsletter Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail GTP editing team This is the team byline for GTP. The copyrights for these articles are owned by GTP. They may not be redistributed without the permission of the owner. previous post HAPCO Calls for Support to Restart MICE Industry next post Greece Summer 2020 Opens with Outdoor Cultural Events You may also like Test post 6 June 2025 Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek Tourism Ministry Monitors Santorini Situation as Seismic Activity Continues 5 February 2025 Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024, IATA Reports 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 1 comment Javier 11 June 2020 - 13:05 Another propagANDa article that inform people about nothing. the realaity is that bolshevik sanchez is forcing everyone to wear masks (sutpid, abusrd, iditiotic like all socialist rules are) all the time and everywhere. Those who refuse will get a 100 euro fine. Acorrding to this dictator: these meausres will stay in place until the …’vaccine’ of course! Vaccine for a flu, useless, unsafe but this the agenda for total control and death of his puppet masters. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ