But Spain is still banning nonessential travelers from Brazil, India and South Africa, where virus variants have been a major source of concern. The certificates can be in Spanish, English, French or German — or their equivalent translations in Spanish, the government order said. That's about 40% of the tourists in the same period of 2019 but twice as many as last summer, when only EU visitors could enter Spain. Spain is back on the menu for non-EU tourists ahead of the all-important summer season. In another move to boost tourism, Spanish ports opened to cruise ships on Monday, nearly 15 months after they were banned.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 08, 2021 21:33 UTC