Spain announced that it would be reopening its borders to tourists from countries from Europe's Schengen area from June 21.
According to Reuters visitors from outside the Schengen area will be able to visit Spain from July 1, though that will hinge on specific border agreements.
Britain and Ireland are outside Schengen so would not be allowed in until then.
However, government sources have since confirmed that from June 21 - when Spain's state of emergency ends - it will allow the entry of visitors from the open-border Schengen area AND the European Union.
It means that British visitors would be able to travel to Spain from June 21 since Britain is still considered part of the EU.
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.
Portugal is set to keep its borders closed until July 1st.
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 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.
