Spain reveals delight in return of Gulf vacationers from June 7
25 May, 2021
Totally vaccinated tourists from Gulf countries can go back to Spain from June 7 in an additional loosening of its Covid travel restrictions which along Monday saw holidaymakers from the UK and Japan welcomed back again.
The imminent return of GCC travellers to the popular holiday vacation spot will be augmented on July 1 when Spain adopts the EU's digital Covid certificate, facilitating mobility within the bloc.
As long as vacationers from the Gulf have already been inoculated twice with frequently an EMA or WHO-approved vaccine, they'll be able to happen to be Spain from June 7.
The news headlines was heralded by Daniel Rosado, director of the Spanish Tourism Office.
"We happen to be seeing pent-up demand therefore the announcement is perfectly timed for the beginning of the summer season. It's excellent news," he told The National.
Spain is definitely a favoured vacation spot of European sunseekers nonetheless it is an ever more popular spot for GCC vacationers, too.
Before the pandemic, on 2019, 121,000 travellers from the UAE and nearly 100,000 travellers from Saudi Arabia visited the country, Mr Rosado said.
Spain opened its tourism business office in Abu Dhabi in recognition of this upward tendency and the economic rewards attendant on attracting travellers from the Gulf.
Gulf tourists a boon for Spanish economy
"GCC tourists are popular by all countries because they are the best spenders," Mr Rosado said.
He revealed that found in 2019, UAE tourists contributed about €300m ($366.2m) to the Spanish economy, and their Saudi counterparts around €150m.
Gulf tourists also tend to visit various areas of Spain to European guests.
"They do a large amount of metropolis breaks like Madrid and Barcelona," Mr Rosado said.
"They also just like the southern of Spain and some even have houses there."
But he hopes to entice GCC visitors to other areas of Spain that he thinks "have prospect of them".
With the pandemic creating so substantially uncertainty and a welter of contradictory international travel rules, Mr Rosado also hopes to assuage concerns over travelling while coronavirus still lurks.
If something goes wrong, Spain's public security and hospital network is one of the best
"Last week we unveiled different online tool - Travel Safe and sound Spain - that helps travellers to understand all of the actions and requirements had a need to happen to be Spain," he said.
"It's very interactive and multilingual, and has got up-to-date tips for 50 countries."
In the unlikely event a Gulf tourist catches Covid in Spain or constraints change mid-holiday, Mr Rosado was clear.
"If something runs wrong, Spain's social secureness and medical center network is probably the best.
"And in order to return visitors to the different side of the world, the connectivity between Spain and the GCC is assured.
"There has been really good connection between both areas throughout the crisis, even found in the really bad a few months when there is a lockdown."
Source: www.thenationalnews.com