Irish people travelling to Spain for a summer holiday will be asked to produce several things when they arrive.
Tourists will be able to holiday in Spain with proof of vaccination, recovery, or negative PCR tests on arrival.
They will face three health checks and may be seen by a doctor if they fail any of them.
Travellers must firstly fill in a form detailing where they will stay during their trip and whether they've previously had coronavirus.
Then they will have their temperature taken at the airport and undergo a visual inspection.
The measures, which started in June across ports and airports, are carried out by hundreds of health professionals.
The health authorities ruled out carrying coronavirus tests on all arrivals because of the multi-million euro cost.
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Currently, the Irish Government warns against all non-essential travel but this is set to change on July 19th.
Ireland is due to adopt the EU Digital Green Certificate system on July 19 which will allow people to travel between EU states by showing they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, have a negative PCR test or have recently recovered.
However, it is not necessary to have a Digital Green Certificate to travel abroad but having one will certainly ease passage through the continent’s airports.
And by removing the need to quarantine, this will provide a much needed boost to the troubled tourism industry.
The digital certificate provides proof that a person has either: been vaccinated against Covid-19;
received a negative PCR test result; or recovered from Covid-19 in the previous nine months.
It features a QR code for verification, which border officials and venue staff can use to check against digital signatures stored securely in Luxembourg servers.
In Spain, a level two set of restrictions have been imposed which means only six people can sit at a table indoors, and eight outdoors.
Bars and restaurants are to close an hour earlier at 1am and can’t let any new customers in after midnight.
Discos must close at 2am but can only have 75% capacity indoors, however, the terraces outdoors can be full.
Drinks can be served at the bar and buffet services permitted provided customers are kept 1.5 metres apart.
Shops can only be 75% full indoors while gyms can only operate at 65% capacity indoors.
