How to travel for tourism in Spain and abroad after Covid19

Since June 21 We can now move freely throughout the national territory, after overcoming this initial phase of the great coronavirus global health crisis that we are experiencing, and that has also seriously affected the world economy, especially the tourism.

Overcoming the stage of confinement general of the population now allows us to reconsider doing tourism trips.

As for Trips abroad, since that same date the borders have been opened with the Schengen Area countries, except with Portugal, where you can travel from July 1, after the reopening of the borders with Spain.

With the end on June 20, State of alarm in Spain, the conditions that must be met in restaurants, hotels, museums and attractions They are marked by the governments of the different autonomous communities.

Tips and rules for traveling through Spain in the new normal

This initially implies the establishment of capacity limitations in all establishments and tourist attractions, which in practice is implying a gradual opening of them.

Therefore, if you are going to travel tourismOn the one hand, you must make sure that the places you want to visit are already open to tourists.

And on the other hand, due to these capacity limitations, it is essential book your hotel stay in advance, and highly recommended in the restaurants.

Furthermore, in the main monuments and museums it is even more It is essential to buy tickets in advance of your tripas well as a advance booking of guided tours and excursions.

As for means of transportation, little by little the offer of flights, trains and intercity buses, and in the case of urban transport in large cities, normality has already been achieved.

Also, when it comes to travel tourism you have to fulfill the general rules marked for "New normal"that is, the mandatory mask use in closed places and recommended in open places, and maintain social distancing.

Conditions for traveling by plane abroad

As we have mentioned, since June 21 we can now travel abroad, specifically, to the aforementioned countries of the Schengen area.

For Rest of the countries, opening of borders It will be carried out gradually, as agreements are reached with them, conditioned by the health situation of COVID-19 in each country.

For travel by airplane, European countries of said space they have established some terms which apply reciprocally in all cases.

In this way, when after your plane trip you arrive at the destination airport, you must complete a health form, spend a temperature control and, where appropriate, a medical control.

On the other hand, the air routes throughout Europe, so in a few weeks a certain normality will be reached, although for now without the wide range of flights that existed before the global health crisis.

How have the phases of de-escalation been in Spain?

As a reminder, I emphasize that for the deconfinement process that allowed us to leave our homes and restart something similar to what our normal life was, the Government of Spain established three main criteria.

On one hand, four phases that in general were happening biweekly, with a total of eight weeks, which began on April 27 with the children going out for a walk accompanied by an adult.

In each of these de-escalation phases Several measures were contemplated that were bringing us closer to the new situation of a certain “normality” in which we still have to continue living with the covid19.

These phases ended on June 20 throughout Spain, once the State of alarm, and although Madrid and Barcelona did not go through phase 3.

This was due to the fact that the second criterion applied in the de-escalation process was that it is carried out asymmetrically, with which the provinces who have previously been fulfilling the health requirements established, have advanced the dates in the development of these phases.

And the third criterion is that if setbacks in the fight against the virus, there could be steps back in the coronavirus de-escalation phases., which only happened on a couple of occasions and in very specific territories.

Once de-escalation finished, have come into force conditions of the “new normal”, which is the way the conditions that we have to fulfill until a solution is found are called. health solution to COVID-19.

Here you can consult a pdf of the BOE decree with the rules of the “new normal” in Spain.