Spain injects urgency for vaccine passports to boost tourism
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"We have created an internal commission to assess when to begin a pilot test - so that it’s ready to use as soon as pandemic numbers allow it," said Spain’s minister for industry, trade and tourism Reyes Maroto.
Spain faces stiff competition for vaccinated tourists with this week Cyprus stating that it will allow UK travelers to enter from May – if they have received both doses.
For Spain, a vaccination passport can’t come soon enough, with 12.4% of the country’s GDP directly attributed to tourism and with the high season fast approaching.
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