Scots holidaymakers hoping to make their getaway to Spain will have to remain patient after plans to reopen the country's border were revealed.
Passengers coming from the Schengen area will be allowed to visit Spain once again from June 21 - ten days earlier than expected, reports the Mirror.
People from the likes of Germany, Italy and France will be able to touch down on Spain for the first time since much of the country was locked down earlier this year.
The new rules mean that tourists from those countries will no longer have to quarantine upon arrival.
It is bad news for Scots hoping to get a summer getaway, as the UK is not a Schengen country.
The Schengen area composes of 26 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Slovakia, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Luxembourg, Malta, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.
Spain’s foreign affairs minister, Arancha Gonzalez, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: “Spain will open its borders with EU and Schengen area countries as from 21 June, with the end of the state of alarm and end of quarantine.
“With third countries as from 1 July depending on epidemiological situation and with safety measures.”
Portugal is set to keep its borders closed until July 1st.
As of yet, Scots may still be able to visit from next month - depending on our rate of infection.
But the Foreign Office continues to warn against all but non essential travel abroad.
Anyone who does faces a 14-day mandatory isolation period on their return after quarantine rules were introduced last week.
Airlines and travel firms are desperate to overturn the rules, with sources claiming travel to low-risk countries could soon be allowed.
The number of coronavirus cases and fatalities in Spain continue to decline, with just 27 deaths in the last week.
And the northern region of Galicia is set be the first to exit the country's coronavirus lockdown whilst 70% of the country is now in the final stage.
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated Spain's tourism industry, which accounts for around 12% of Spain's GDP and provides millions of jobs.
