British tourists will be admitted to Spain from next month only if they can show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a Spanish government bulletin published on Saturday as the country tightened travel restrictions amid concern about the new Omicron coronavirus variant.
Until now, Britons were admitted to Spain if they could show proof they had been fully vaccinated against coronavirus or a negative PCR test result taken up to 72 hours before arriving.
The new measure comes into force from Wednesday, Dec 1.
About 300,000 Britons have residency in Spain, making it the largest group of UK citizens in Europe outside Britain.
Spain restricted flights from South Africa and Botswana on Friday following similar decisions by other European governments.
