Hotels and holiday lets to open in parts of Spain on May 4 – but only to Spanish holidaymakers
SPAIN could return to a "new normal" by the end of June with holiday apartments and hotels reopening by next month, according to the prime minister.
But Brits will have to wait longer, as they will only open to Spanish holidaymakers for now and no dates have been given for when international visitors can return.
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Juanma Moreno, president of the Andalucia region which includes the Costa del Sol, has admitted this summer would not be like last year when the region welcomed a record 32 million visitors.
He claimed last week he was “optimistic” certain sectors could reopen safely and people could be allowed back on beaches with police monitoring to keep the numbers down.
The Canary Islands has said it wants to welcome back British tourists from October after hotels are opened to Spanish holidaymakers in July or August.
Regional president Angel Victor Torres told Spanish daily El Mundo: “That way, in October, November or December, which are good months in the Canary Islands, we can begin to receive tourists from other countries.”
Balearic Islands tourism minister Iago Negueruela has warned that Brits will not be among those returning to the area this summer.
He told local media earlier this month: “There are countries like the United Kingdom that took too long to adopt confinement measures.”
Spain’s coronavirus death tally of 23,822 is more than any other country apart from the US and Italy, although France and the UK are now close behind.
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