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Madeira vows to welcome vaccinated tourists

Destinations
James Chapple
3 March 2021

Tourism chiefs in Madeira have vowed to open up the Portuguese archipelago to tourists who have been vaccinated against, or fully recovered from, Covid-19.

Jet2 will offer more Madeira (pictured) flights and holidays this summer

A new green corridor will allow tourists to travel to the island providing they have a certification of a full, two-dose vaccination, or evidence of having recovered from Covid-19 in the past 90 days.


Travellers will have to submit their documentation via the Madeirasafe.com app prior to travel.


Madeira, by virtue of being part of Portugal, is currently on the government’s red list of 33 countries, from which arrivals into the UK must quarantine in a hotel at their own expense for 10 days.


Portugal was included on the list owing to its historic travel connections with Brazil, from which a particular Covid-19 "variant of concern" has been identified.