Countries Allowed to Travel to Spain

Spain first reopened borders on June 21st[1] by allowing tourists in from fellow EU nations, including the UK[2]. Spain kept the border to Portugal closed an additional week, but did make good on its promise of reopening it on July 1st. Nations allowed to travel into Spain: PCR Testing Update Starting on November 23, higher-risk EU/EEA countries will require a...

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On The Beach defends decision not to refund flights to Spain after Foreign Office travel warning

On The Beach[1] is refusing to back down on its decision not to refund flights if customers cancel holidays to Spain as a result of a change in the Foreign Office[2] (FCO[3]) advice. The online holiday company has said that it will refund travellers’ accommodation and transfer costs but not their air fare if the flight goes ahead as scheduled....

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Holiday Airlines Drop Spain After U.K.’s New COVID-19 Rules

A Jet2 737-300 (Photo: Pedro Aragão [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons) [ Routes ]July 28, 2020 6:30 am ET By Ian McMurtry Jet2 has followed the recent surge in coronavirus cases by removing the Iberian Peninsula from its route map for the time being. This comes after the United Kingdom’s Foreign...

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Tourism Sector in Spain Could Lose More Than 40 Billion Euros This Summer

Spain’s tourism sector risks losing more than 40 billion euros during this summer, due to the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). The Mediterranean country which last year welcomed 83.7 million international tourists, continues its fight to seek innovative ways to attract tourists during this summer, but the impact of the virus reflects on the streets and half-empty beaches, as well, SchengenVisaInfo.com [1]reports....

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