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Spain was the latest country to make changes to their travel rules this week.
Previously, anyone aged 12 or over could visit Spain provided they were either fully vaccinated against covid, or could show proof of recent recovery. To be considered fully vaccinated, you need to have completed your initial course within 270 days before arrival, or you need a booster jab.
But now the sunny country has opened up to unvaccinated Brits with immediate effect, as from yesterday. It comes just in time for the Easter holidays.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the most popular travel destinations and the most up to date rules that you need to follow.
Spain has opened up to unvaccinated British visitors with immediate effect, as from April 6.
Ahead of the summer holidays, the popular holiday destination has relaxed its coronavirus rules for foreign travellers. In an official state bulletin, the Spanish Government said unvaccinated people aged 12 or over who have taken a test before departure can now enter the country.
Spain requires all travellers to have one of the following certificates:
Unvaccinated travellers using active infection diagnostic test certificates will be accepted as valid for entry with a negative result belonging to any of the following types:
Recovery certificates issued by the competent authority or by a medical service at least 11 days after the first NAAT diagnostic test or antigen detection test with a positive result, performed by health professionals or qualified personnel, will be accepted as valid.
The certificate will be valid for 180 days after the date of the first positive diagnostic test result.
France recently reopened to unvaccinated Brits for holidays, with no quarantine requirements. However, travellers who are not double-jabbed will need to show proof of a negative covid test result; this can be either a PCR taken within 72 hours before departure, or an antigen test taken within 48 hours.
Fully-vaccinated UK travellers can visit without covid tests or quarantine. All travellers also need to fill out an online form before travelling to France.
In good news for holidaymakers, France has eased local covid restrictions recently including scrapping mandatory face masks and vaccine passes for venues including museums and bars.
Greece is open to UK tourists, but the rules differ depending on your vaccination status. If you’re fully-vaccinated, you can visit Greece without needing a pre-travel covid test. If you’re unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, you will need proof of a negative covid test result.
Proof can be a PCR test taken within 72 hours before arrival, or an antigen test within 48 hours. Proof of recovery from covid will also be accepted. Greece has also made pre-holiday admin that little bit easier after it axed passenger locator forms for travellers.
Fully vaccinated Brits can visit Turkey without needing covid tests or quarantine. Those who are not double-jabbed will need either proof of a negative covid test, or recovery from covid in the six months before travel. Your covid test can be either a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before entry, or a rapid antigen test taken within 48 hours.
Regardless of your vaccine status, all travellers aged six or over need to fill out an online passenger form within 72 hours before travelling to Turkey.
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Holidaymakers are planning to go away for longer this summer now that travel restrictions have been relaxed. UK travellers are also prepared to spend more to make sure they make the most of newly-restored travel freedom.
Data, released by Marriott Bonvoy, the travel loyalty programme, shows that amongst the four-in-10 (40 per cent) holidaymakers who already know they will be heading abroad this summer (June-September), 81 per cent of those will spend an average £1,481 more this year, compared to their typical spend on summer holidays pre-pandemic.
They also plan to spend more time away than usual with the return of the two-week holiday. The once-popular fortnight break has been in decline in recent years, with cheap flights leading many holidaymakers to favour more frequent, shorter breaks.
Nearly a third have not been on a two-week holiday in a decade or more. But that looks set to change this year, with 39 per cent of those going away planning to do at least one holiday of a fortnight or more.
Meanwhile, many will be looking forward to multiple holidays this summer. Nearly half (45 per cent) say they will be going away on more holidays than usual between June and September this year – rising to 61 per cent for adults under 25.
The increase in spend and time away is a direct result of the pandemic, with many making up for a lack of breaks in the past couple of years. Just 15 per cent of adults claim to have been on holiday abroad since the pandemic started. Meanwhile 52 per cent have not been abroad since summer 2019 – almost three years ago by this summer.
More than a third (36 per cent) say they are determined to go away this summer, with many feeling holidays abroad were simply too risky during the past two years. Some 17 per cent of those polled are using this summer for a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list holiday, possibly contributing to the overall increase in spend.
Neal Jones, chief sales & marketing officer, Marriott International – Europe, Middle East & Africa, said: “We are seeing that British travellers are determined to get a proper escape this summer with the return of the two-week summer holiday. Many are planning to spend significantly more, and go away for longer than pre-Covid, to make up for two years of lost travel. This is very positive news for the travel industry after two tough years through the pandemic.
“Our customers are prioritising hassle-free breaks where they can relax and be looked after this year. I would encourage anyone who is looking to get away this summer who has not yet booked, to consider doing so soon, so they can look forward to a much needed summer break whether at home or abroad.”
The research is taken from Marriott Bonvoy’s Joy of Travel report, which polled 2,000 UK adults last month.
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