Spain Contemplates Bilateral Deals If EU Can´t Agree On Vaccine Certificates Spain will consider a “green corridor” for vaccinated British tourists if there is no EU agreement on vaccination passports, the country’s tourism minister has said, as the European commission prepared to table a proposal for leaders this month. Fernando Valdés said his government would seek to find agreement on a common system among the 27 member states to allow tourism to restart, … Read More
Spain Extends Travel Ban Spain has announced that the current travel restrictions on passenger travel by air and sea from the UK will be extended until 6pm (GMT+1) on 16 March 2021 (5pm / GMT in the Canary Islands), with the exception of Spanish nationals and those legally resident in Spain. International transit through Spanish airports by passengers on flights departing from the UK … Read More
Greece hopeful of ‘semi-normal’ summer as travel talks begin with UK Greece Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis has spoken of his hopes of a ‘semi normal’ summer after confirming talks are underway between Greek and UK officials over ways to reopen travel. He said ‘technical discussions’ have begun, with vaccination passports understood to be among the topics under discussion. While at a preliminary stage, Theoharis said he was hopeful an agreement could … Read More
Booking and staying in a quarantine hotel when you arrive in England How to book a place in a quarantine hotel and arrange coronavirus (COVID-19) tests if you’re travelling to England from a country on the banned travel list. This guidance is for people arriving in England who have visited or passed through a country where travel to the UK is banned (sometimes called the ‘red list’) in the 10 days before their arrival. … Read More
Future Master Chefs from Torrevieja Torrevieja town hall is to give two scholarships to students to study the Master of Rice and Mediterranean Cuisine at the University of Alicante, to develop works based on the culture of salt and fishing and use of blue fish, products which feature in traditional Torrevieja gastronomy. The councillor for Tourism, Fanny Serrano, announced the initiative, accompanied by the coordinator … Read More
Surfing Torrevieja Torrevieja´s councillor for beaches, Javier Manzanares, has begun the process of amending the municipal ordinance to allow surfing in an area of the town. An area of the beach at La Mata is destined to be allocated as a surfing zone following an agreement reached with local surfers and the surf school. The location is in the Avenida del Agua … Read More
