Spain Begins Receiving Travelers Immunized With The Corona Vaccine

Spain opened its borders to travelers vaccinated with the Corona virus from all over the world, on Monday, in the hope that the influx of visitors would revitalize the tourism sector, which has been hit hard by the pandemic.

The move sets off what many hope will be a busy summer tourism season in Europe, where vaccination rates are high across the continent.

Monday morning, with temperatures soaring, tourists from Germany, Ireland and Belgium could be seen passing through the arrival gates at Malaga airport.

At least 20 international flights landed on Monday morning in the most important tourist center in the Andalusia region (south).

Visitors who arrived in the sunny Spanish resort of Malaga were delighted to finally be able to go to the seaside after more than a year of closures and bans accompanying them.

“We are very excited and thrilled,” said Irish designer Gillian Ford, who arrived from rainy Dublin after her second dose of the vaccine. We love Spain, the sun, the food, everything about it.”

Under the new rules, Spain welcomes, as of Monday, visitors who have been fully vaccinated, at least 14 days old.

Now, unvaccinated Europeans who could have previously entered Spain by presenting a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours can undergo a less expensive antigen test within 48 hours before traveling instead.

Spain, which relies heavily on the tourism sector, was one of the western economies hardest hit by the epidemic, seeing a 10.8% drop in gross domestic product in 2020.

The Spanish government has set a goal of attracting 45 million passengers by the end of the year.

But by the end of April, the country had received only 1.8 million visitors, according to official statistics.

However, those working in the tourism sector are still hoping for an increase in the number of visitors in the summer.

Across the country, from the Costa del Sol to the Canary Islands, hotels and restaurants have reopened after months of closures, and airlines have restarted flights that had stopped at the height of the pandemic.

Also, Spain began allowing cruise ships to enter its ports again from Monday.

Although Spain eased measures, the United Kingdom, a huge tourist market for the country, has not yet removed Spain from the list of countries with a high risk of transmission of “Covid-19”.

This means that British travelers will have to undergo self-quarantine upon returning home in addition to paying the cost of exorbitant Covid-19 tests.

 

SOURCE  ALRAI

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