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Spain hopeful of reopening to foreign tourists in June

Government
James Chapple
28 April 2021

Spain will reopen to foreign tourists in June under a digital health certification scheme, the country’s tourism secretary Fernando Valdes has said.

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Speaking at the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Global Summit in Cancun this week, Valdes said Spain would participate in a pilot scheme allowing tourists to prove their Covid status digitally.


This could include evidence of vaccination against Covid-19, of a recent negative test for the virus, or immunisation against Covid-19 through a recent recovery from the infection.


The Guardian reports Valdes as telling delegates Spain would be "ready to receive visitors in June". Spain is aiming to vaccinate 70% of its population against Covid-19 by the end of the summer.