The UK Government has announced that The Canary Islands will be removed from the FCDOs global travel advice against non-essential travel and added to the travel corridors list.
From yesterday, passengers arriving to the UK from the Canary Islands will no longer need to self-isolate, so long as they haven?t been in or transited through any other non-exempt countries in the 14 days preceding their arrival.
The Canary Islands are one of the areas with the least incidence in Spain. The general feeling now is that life is as always in the cosmopolitan area and in the towns of mayor residential population. The touristic districts are very quiet due to the low rate of arrival of travellers. In the touristic district which are of village origin has its local daily life running as always. There is a large number of accommodations that are now open, including: four- and five-star hotels, villa residences, and hotel apartments.
To protect everybody?s health, the Government of the Canary Islands has implemented a series of health control measures, applicable to all visitors:
- Before the trip: in the 48 hours before guests arrival in Tenerife, they must complete a public health form online.
- At the arrival airport: travellers have to show their QR code at security and temperature will be taken on arrival and, if it is 37.5 ?C or higher, they will undergo a medical assessment.
- The Canary Islands has a travel insurance in place to cover possible expenses related with a possible positive case while observed during holidays.
- Mandatory use of face mask must be worn by adults and children over the age of six when outdoors or in enclosed public spaces, except when eating or drinking, doing physical exercise and/or if travellers are disabled or have a respiratory condition.
- Interpersonal distance is set at 1.5 metres.
- The use of products for individual hygiene (hydroalcoholic gels and soap) is encouraged.
- Appropriate cleaning and disinfection of all establishments and all materials for activities (especially common areas)
To get more information about the protection measures to prevent COVID-19 and other important aspects, visit https://www.webtenerife.co.uk/blog/2020/09/tenerife-travelling-to-tenerife-update-information/
