Can we still travel to Spain?

Whether it be a sunny beach trip to Malaga or the Canary Islands, or a sight-seeing visit to Madrid or Barcelona, Brits can’t get enough of Spanish holidays. But to the disappointment of holidaymakers, this year many were forced to cancel their holidays to Spain due to travel restrictions during the UK lockdowns.

Can we still travel to Spain?

The second national lockdown in England has now ended, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly updates its list of countries approved as a UK travel corridor nation.

If a nation is on the FCDO list, people do not need to self-isolate after arriving back in the UK.

At the moment Spain is not included on the FCDO list of UK travel corridors, and this means anyone who visits Spain will be required to self-isolate upon return to the UK.

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This reduction in the self-isolation period will also apply to people who have to quarantine after returning from countries considered high-risk.

A statement from the four UK chief medical officers (CMOs) said: “After reviewing the evidence, we are now confident that we can reduce the number of days that contacts self-isolate from 14 days to 10.

“People who return from countries which are not on the travel corridor list should also self-isolate for 10 days instead of 14 days.”

From December 15, England will also launch its new “Test to Release” service.