Canary Islands and Balearics follow the mainland’s ‘example’, more changes to travel advice

Changes to the travel advice: the Canary Islands, ‘yellow’ for long stretches during the corona pandemic, lose their largely positive travel advisory. The Balearics are given a negative advisory as well. And the colour code orange hits more sun destinations.

Spain’s island groups: the Canary Islands and the Balearics

Spain’s best-known islands are ‘divided’ over two island groups. The Balearics, for instance, east of mainland Spain. And the Canary Islands, west of Morocco and the Western Sahara.

These southern European sun destinations usually draw plenty of foreign tourists. The Balearics are loved for Ibiza and Mallorca, among others. Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote are the popular ones in the Canary Islands.

Like the mainland, these Spanish islands and island groups now go to ‘orange’ ( essential travelonly). Until today code ‘yellow’ applied, a largely positive travel advisory (tourist travel is possible, there are risks).

Travel advice and corona, the situation in Portugal

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs let slip yesterday that the colour code ‘for the whole Portuguese mainland’ changes from yellow to orange. “Essential travel only”, the ministry says.

“The Greater Lisbon and Algarve regions are already orange”, the ministry reports on its 24/7 channel.

Where to go in the summer holidays? Portugal is still a responsible answer, in part. Unlike the Spanish ones, Portugal’s islands can still be visited as a tourist.

“The colour code is green (no safety risks, ed.) for Madeira and yellow for the Azores”, the ministry says about this.

Cyprus

Lastly the country, island and republic of Cyprus changes from yellow to orange. “Which means, even if you are vaccinated: essential travel only”, writes de the Dutch government in a news item.

Changes to the travel advice: 4 European countries and regions

In short, then, the travel advice changes for 4 European countries and regions.

• Canary Islands (Spanish island group): from yellow to orange, like the rest of Spain
• Balearics (Spanish island group): from yellow to orange, like the rest of Spain
• Portugal (mainland): from yellow to orange; the Portuguese islands remain open to tourist travel (green/yellow)
• Cyprus: from yellow to orange

There is no quarantine requirement on returning to the Netherlands if proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative test is shown.