Newsbook
Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash
Tista taqra bil-
Spain plans to start welcoming foreign travellers as from coming June, international media reported.
Spanish Tourism minister Fernando Valdés said a pilot test will be carried out throughout May with preparations being made to receive travellers the following month.
The European Parliament today discussed the plans for the ‘Digital Green Certificate’ in time for the summer holidays.
Although the EU has been working hard to reopen for travellers, it still depends heavily on the EU’s certification, Valdés told a travel conference in Mexico.
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders warned of the possibility of “fragmentation across Europe” if an agreement on the ‘Digital Green Certificate’ could not be reached.
The world s leading Tourism Ministers joined together to urge the public and private sectors to work together in partnership to save Travel & Tourism at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
Spain s tourism minister says country looks forward to welcoming Britons back
Fernando Valdes Verelst said June will be start of recovery of tourism in Spain
Grant Shapps confirmed Government is working on using existing NHS app to allow people to show whether they have been vaccinated or had negative test
The transport secretary is expected to use G7 summit to sort out travel corridors
Plan is to get Covid passport deal with France, Italy and Germany by end of June
Greece says that NHS vaccination card and random testing will suffice from May
Last modified on Wed 28 Apr 2021 23.37 EDT
British and European holidaymakers should be able to visit EU countries this summer but may have to deal with multiple, potentially unconnected health certificates unless the bloc can agree on cost, privacy and technical aspects of a common pass.
Talks on the mechanics of reopening travel routes between the UK and EU countries over the summer holidays are due to open within days, with officials in Whitehall working on a Covid travel pass using the UK’s NHS app.
Under heavy pressure from tourism-reliant countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal, 20 EU member states plan to start testing a common EU “digital green certificate” next month, with a view to making it live by mid-June.